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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It was always my dream to be part of MTV and make history.
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Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make.
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Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental human right.
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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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I believe in creative work.
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'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
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This is what the media does with women. You try to divide and conquer women so you can intimidate and victimise them. This is why they don't make movies where a lot of women get to be on set together. It's about dividing.
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I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show,' I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of a newsperson. Having a British accent definitely gave me a sonic leg up on that because there is a faux authority to the British accent in and of itself.
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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.
