T. J. Perkins Quotes
I grew up watching Super J-Cup tournaments and things like that, and those were pretty cool.
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I'm a lot more introspective than one would believe.
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There are recurring elements in popularized fairy tales, such as absent parents, some sort of struggle, a transformation, and a marriage. If you look at a range of stories, you find many stories about marriage, sexual initiation, abandonment. The plots often revolve around what to me seem to be elemental fears and desires.
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
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I've been traveling all over the world for 25 years, performing, talking to people, studying their cultures and musical instruments, and I always come away with more questions in my head than can be answered.
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After 'Lindbergh,' my publisher asked whom I wanted to write about next. I said, 'There's one idea I've been carrying in my hip pocket for 35 years. It's Woodrow Wilson.'
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We're seeing a crazy appetite for people to acquire and invest in British businesses.
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A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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The politics of the Cape Town Metro, which allows an executive Mayoral committee to make secret decisions which affect you, behind closed doors, is wrong!
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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No one can make the most of himself until he looks upon his life as a magnificent possibility, the materials for a great masterpiece, to mar or spoil which would be a great tragedy.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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I depend on good editors and a good director.
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My dresses are for women of all different shapes and sizes. Actually, the one I tried on yesterday was the one Jennifer wore. And who'd have thought I'd be the same size as Jennifer Lopez!
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Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous. I just wanted to have mastered the art of sketch comedy.
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Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there, even on my team. It's really cool: you'll see so many different things.
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I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.
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Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
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If I was 13 years old and Kurt Cobain tweeted me some advice or even just said hi, my whole world would be affected by that.
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I came very close to quitting my job for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. I seriously considered packing up my office and heading home to Colorado.
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Production goes up and up because high pressure advertising and salesmanship constantly create new needs that must be satisfied: this is Admass- a consumer's race with donkeys chasing an electric carrot.
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Personally, I don't think it is acceptable to manipulate the human germline for the purpose of changing some genetic traits that will be transmitted over generations.
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We want this - and I - we hope that right when they come back, that the Congress passes the Lilly Ledbetter Act which would correct the Supreme Court decision that was just recent that essentially guts wage discrimination law. It's been in place for years. It was gutted by this Roberts Court. We want it to be reversed by legislation. We hope that Congress passes it and that is on the desk for [Barack] Obama to sign as one of his first acts once he's sworn in. So it - I could go on, we have quite a well-developed list.
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I grew up watching Super J-Cup tournaments and things like that, and those were pretty cool.
