T. J. Perkins Quotes
Things will come and go, and your life will go on, but you don't want to get too ahead of yourself.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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I used to think I needed a man to define myself. Not any more.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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My mom and stepdad were strict. I couldn't date; I couldn't go out. And I was a kid who was never good at just taking no for an answer. I needed to understand why. And sometimes they weren't interested in explaining.
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One rose says more than the dozen.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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I didn't think then, and I still don't, that I was actually sick.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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I try to photobomb as much as possible.
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If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.
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That's one of my real goals is to keep theater in my life.
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I think we should balance the federal budget tomorrow. I'm optimistic. I think Americans are optimistic. We went to the moon; we can balance the federal budget.
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Filipinos are not worse than any other colonized people except that our colonization was a little longer, and the independence movement was always dictated in political terms, never in social ones. We borrowed terms, but we didn't understand them.
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My real name is Amethyst. It sounds like a stage name. My mom is kind of crazy.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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It seems then that it is not the excellence of any two things (or more) in themselves, but those two things as viewed by the light of each other, that makes beauty.
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A universal draft is most often the instrument of Third World dictators.
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Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.
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Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life.
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If you remain open to great directors who look like you, who know what they're doing and are making impactful films that are destroying these 'blockbuster films,' you can do okay, and everybody can get more of a piece of the pie. But you've got to be open and brave.
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Things will come and go, and your life will go on, but you don't want to get too ahead of yourself.
