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Dennis Potter Quotes

The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouths they have been in.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: dramatist
Nationality: british
Birth: May 17, 1935 - June 7, 1994

Topics

Words You Trouble Know Never Been

The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest.

John Buchanan Robinson

Own Suit May Interest Fooled He

A lot of people are scared to come visit my hometown, but to me, violence is everywhere, man.

Man People Me Hometown Violence Lot

Everything about your life, about your body, grows! Your cells regenerate; your hair, your nails, everything grows for your entire life. And your soul needs exploration and growth. And the only way you'll get it is by forcing yourself to be uncomfortable. Forcing yourself to get outside, out of your head.

Life Growth Soul Yourself Hair Body

I can't just say everything that I feel because, at the end of the day, I am a product.

Day I Am End Of The Day End Feel

I didn't really have many friends as a child.

Child Friends Many Really

If you are close to your parents or a grandparent, you watch as they get old and you learn so much from that, and it makes you want to learn more while you have time.

Shooter Jennings

Time Parents Learn You Want More

We're adults. We're the ones who should teach the kids what's good to eat. I don't think the government should ever regulate what we eat at home, but we're feeding them in school with tax dollars. Quite frankly, if my tax dollars are being spent to feed kids, I'd rather feed them better food.

Good Home Food Government School

On the pitch, I argue, I shout, I talk rubbish and generally do anything I can to get ahead.

I Can Ahead Talk Anything Get Argue

Someone told me something that stuck with me: 'You have to envision your life, and then go backwards.' I've been living by that motto for a while, so I see where I need to be. Now I'm just backtracking and trying to get back up there.

Life Motto Me Someone Trying You

I tell it like it is, but I don't voice my opinion unless it's asked for.

Opinion Voice Tell Like Unless

We will do whatever it takes to keep Tom Herman at the University of Houston. We're not going to lose Tom Herman because of money. If Tom Herman wants to go to LSU or Texas or Oregon or Baylor or wherever else, we cannot stop him from doing that. But it's not going to be because of money.

Tilman J. Fertitta

Money Texas Doing Lose Stop Go

To deprive mankind of their natural right and power of creating wealth for themselves, is as great a tyranny as it is to rob them of it after they have created it. And this is done by all laws against honest banking.

Lysander Spooner

Power Great Tyranny Wealth Creating

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