Peter Gabriel Quotes
I really wanted the first record to be different from what I'd done with Genesis, so we were trying to do things in different styles.
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I had about four days of like, 'Pity party, woe is me, it's all over.' Then I did some research and spoke with doctors and got in contact with people who have MS, and I soon realized it's actually a lot more manageable than the kind of public perception of it is, and that's part of the reason why I've been so outspoken about it.
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My credentials, briefly: I no longer go to church or believe in God, but I can still name every one of the fruits of the Spirit and reeled for days upon hearing the announcement that Audio Adrenaline was reunited with one of the singers from DC Talk.
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I am no historian, but Hungary is a country which has never known democracy - and by that, I mean not a democratic political system, but an organic process which has mobilised the entire country's society. In the case of Hungary, this development was blocked by the growth of the Ottoman empire in the 16th century.
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I shall be glad when you have strangled the invincible respectability that dogs your steps.
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Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into words must be done deliberately and with rigid artistry.
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One believes others will do what he will do to himself.
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You get some directors, and I can never understand it - there's a thing they call the 'video village' where all the monitors are, and you've probably seen it on set visits - I hate that! I never, ever like sitting in video village. I get either my own monitor or a hand held monitor, and I stand right by the camera.
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In a way, 'Like Crazy' keys into our generation, this idea of now we can still be in communication. Where do the boundaries of relationships end?
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For me, I always like to get up bright and early.
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When I'm not on tour, I love to have a long breakfast at home in my garden.
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I do quite naughty things now. I do like to be a bit sexy.
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I think the most important cause for me is to try to represent honesty. I'm not saying I'm perfect, but it's about trying to be true to who you are.
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I feel it is a blessing, a duty, an honor, that we give the love that we have, and we share the lives that we have with our fullest heart.
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I have nothing in my life besides my work. I am obsessed with it. I leave my house only when I'm forced to.
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Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.
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I looked like Brigitte Bardot, and I was Stravinsky's goddaughter.
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There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
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Look for inspiration in books, magazines, and even other people's homes - then be brave and take a chance with a room in your home.
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We never came into the business with a plan beyond the next three months. It's all been a natural thing for us to go off and travel and then maybe record an album.
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I really wanted the first record to be different from what I'd done with Genesis, so we were trying to do things in different styles.
