Peter Tork (Peter Halsten Thorkelson) Quotes
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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I love the idea of getting up early on Sundays and walking to the market to pick up fresh fruits and vegetables. It's a good way to start my day, and it makes me feel like I've accomplished something before other people are even awake.
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I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
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I doubt I'll ever have another traditional print deal.
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There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants.
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You have to treat Hollywood like it's your boyfriend - he's there all the time.
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I come from a family of refugees. I'm used to surviving and going with the flow, and what happened to me was just life.
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Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
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I think the thing I'd like to do is just educate the people to some of the travesties they can end.
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To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.
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There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.
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I love writing. I feel ridiculously lucky that this is what I get to do all day.
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You do indeed have a past, but not now! And, yes, you have a future, but not now! You can consume your now with thoughts of 'then' and 'maybe,' but that will keep you from the inner peace you could experience.
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Art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.
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I always worked mostly in Quebec. I never thought of the States, somehow. I don't know - I don't have blue eyes or blond hair. I thought I didn't fit with the stereotype of America.
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Rooting for the offense is the safe way to go. You win either way.
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Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society.
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I grew up in Kentucky, so we do not have a pro team. My family was split between the Cubs and the Reds. I would say I go Cubs usually. That's sort of where I grew up. My older brother was a huge Reds fan.
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If you can find the courage, if you have in your heart even the slightest bit of rebellion against injustice, maybe you can channel that and become a leader.
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Black, brown, white, yellow - why are we always talking about colors? I'm a girl. I believe in a global community.
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That's the great thing about having your friends around you. I've known these guys forever. I really enjoy their company just as people. You couldn't ask for a better work environment.
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Americans who live in metropolitan areas with more than a million residents are, on average, more than 50 percent more productive than Americans who live in smaller metropolitan areas. These relationships are the same even when we take into account the education, experience, and industry of workers. They’re even the same if we take individual workers’ IQs into account. The income gap between urban and rural areas is just as large in other rich countries, and even.
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I like to listen the blues and some classical.
