Ben Peek Quotes
Characters die all the time. At times, they die amongst a reader's tears, and at others, amongst the applause, and some, still, in quiet satisfaction.
Quotes to Explore
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.
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I started making music for fun, but I had two parents who were very much in the business. I didn't run around trying to get the spotlight. I was very shy. I never sang in front of people 'til I was about 17 years old.
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Being a role model is about being true to myself.
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My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.
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Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.
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Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make.
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A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it.
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I started out doing musicals.
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That is the effect of my sculptures in the public domain: people are making contact with each other again.
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On radio, you're in your own little world. Every time I'd be doing a possible no-hitter - I think I've done something like 25 no-hitters and a couple of perfect games - I would always put the date on the tape. Not for me, but for the player, so that 25 or 30 years later when he's playing it for his kids or grandkids, you have that date.
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It's very difficult for my body to recover after workouts now that I'm older, so we have to keep them short, which means they're extremely difficult and intense. It sucks.
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As it is, relationships are difficult, aren't they?
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My M.O. is just do what you do and don't feel like you have to make apologies for it. I'm sure there will come a point when I have to apologize for something, but not yet.
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I want to be like Robin Williams, really. It's all the different characters he does, all the different voices.
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Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.
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We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.
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It's very demanding to make up your own music.
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Franny was staring at the little blotch of sunshine with a special intensity, as if she were considering lying down in it.
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If you kiss on the first date and it's not right, then there will be no second date. Sometimes it's better to hold out and not kiss for a long time. I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for everything else.
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Benchmark your performance against your best competitors. Think how you can beat them next time.
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I've read about 80 books a year for the past 50 years. I come from cultural breeding. I don't have a cellphone. When you spend all your time checking your cellphone messages, or updating your Facebook (of course I don't have a Facebook page) then you don't have any time for reading.
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Characters die all the time. At times, they die amongst a reader's tears, and at others, amongst the applause, and some, still, in quiet satisfaction.
