Peter Gabriel Quotes
It took me three albums to get the confidence and to find out what I could do that made me different from other people. And the first record, really, was a process of trying.
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I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just crammed with full of stuff!
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Acting is something different to everybody. I just know that if you watch an actor or actress getting better and better, I think that's them just understanding themselves better and better.
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I think the key for any kind of artist - and this transcends music - is a certain degree of authenticity and sincerity.
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The 100m taught me a lot and it's given me confidence.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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I don't want to be an action star; action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer. I want my career to get longer.
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Readers appreciate the truth. Why say, 'Some think a situation is a mess?' Based on my reporting, if a situation is a mess, then I say that. The truth is always what reporters tell each other when they get back to the newsroom.
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Not a lot of people have jobs that they're really comfortable with, but I'm one of those people.
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I won't be in gay parades - I don't think they need them. I believe in class - I believe that people should have a bit of class about them.
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Sunseeker is well placed to take full advantage of opportunities in China, one of the world's fastest growing luxury yacht markets.
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I have to say I am a 'Strictly' fan, which is why I am in it. I've always watched it for years. I am not an 'X Factor' fan, and I just think it is a different show. One is about learning something new and having a great time, and the other is rather desperate.
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Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.
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Washington presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and is often credited with its success. But he had no known part in drafting its provisions.
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The Uighurs are a Turkic people more closely related to Uzbeks and Kazakhs than to Chinese.
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I was fortunate to have teachers that were flexible with allowing me to miss more class than I was supposed to be able to, for the sake of being able to tour.
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I think of myself as writing realist American fiction. 'Cynical but hopeful' wouldn't be the worst thing I've ever been called.
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I truly have a love-hate thing with the press.
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There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible.
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When you know you can run forever on court, you're not worried that you can play three sets. I think this is really important for your confidence.
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Confidence is everything. Confidence is what makes that simple white tee and jeans look good.
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Everyone gets that second album syndrome.
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It took me three albums to get the confidence and to find out what I could do that made me different from other people. And the first record, really, was a process of trying.
