Stephen Perkins Quotes
It's a side of museums that many people don't see and sometimes don't understand when they see it in your budget. It's something that happens out of the way and it's not flashy but we're ensuring the long-term health of the cultural legacy of the area.
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I usually get all my stress and anger out at the gym. But when I get out, I'm kind of a pleasant person - really.
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My first car was an '84 Ford Taurus. It caught on fire from me trying to change the fuel pump, so that wasn't good at all. Dried leaves on the ground while I was trying to change the fuel pump. Don't do that. Do it on concrete.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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Being typecast is the enemy of any actor, so if you can try to do something that flips on the head peoples' ideas of who you are or what you can do, that's my biggest aim.
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There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter.
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The E.U. has its weaknesses, but it's been pretty good for us, and it's been pretty good for Europe, and it's kept peace.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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Most practical jokes, I'll feel too bad for the other person so I'll stop just before the punchline.
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I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin.
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I've approached every character I've ever played with a poem, first and foremost.
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My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
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Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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I think God has a sense of humor, and the way my lessons come from God is very funny. I have to laugh at myself even if it's a tough lesson.
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The various forms of intellectual activity which together make up the culture of an age, move for the most part from different starting-points, and by unconnected roads.
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I'm a loser on Sunday. Yeah, I'm a couch potato. I get up and try and eat and then back on the couch. And watch anything.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren't pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency.
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Although I believe the Web has greatly increased the distribution of quality news, I do worry about those who don't have Internet access.
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My nature just changes.
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We have performed promotion and press but we have never been able to fit it into the schedule.
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I'm very keen on the family getting together around the table because you learn so much of what's going on. With a full tummy, they begin to talk to you. People now have busy lives, but once or twice a week, it's lovely to sit all around together.
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I have an amazing husband who is a strong man of God. He is very dedicated to me and our family.
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It's a side of museums that many people don't see and sometimes don't understand when they see it in your budget. It's something that happens out of the way and it's not flashy but we're ensuring the long-term health of the cultural legacy of the area.
