Peter Matthiessen Quotes

I used to distinguish between my fiction and nonfiction in terms of superiority or inferiority.

Peter Matthiessen

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And I think of that again as I've written in several of my beauty books, a lot of health comes from the proper eating habits, which are something that - you know, I come from a generation that wasn't - didn't have a lot of food.

Joan Collins

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Just because so many conforming kids wake up every morning asking, 'What is everybody else going to wear today?' doesn't mean that they don't wish it were different. Peer pressure is just that: pressure.

Jerry Spinelli

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There's different kinds of laughs. It's like a baseball lineup: this guy's your power hitter, this guy gets on base, this guy works out walks. If everybody does their job, we're gonna win.

Jerry Seinfeld

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Freelancers generally want as friction-free an engagement as possible.

Andrew Yang

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Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.

Michael Crichton

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I didn't go to film school; I studied fine art - I learned how to be a filmmaker on everybody else's money.

Steve Carr

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Nat King Cole - I listen to him a lot.

Ry Cooder

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Few men have been admired of their familiars.

Michel de Montaigne

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We must make sure #MeToo breaks the race, class, gender, and faith lines that make it so hard for marginalized people to be heard.

Mona Eltahawy

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Women watch and say, 'I like watching you control your own space. It's motivated me to do better, to go back to college, to even try law school. My daughter's been watching you since she's 10 - I love the fact that she's watching a strong woman who's in control.' All of those things are good, positive things.

Judy Sheindlin

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There are a lot of perks when you're an actor. Free food at work was my second favorite in the beginning, but my first was the weird stuff. Like seeing celebrities in no makeup and finding out what they ate.

Judy Greer

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Some people are desperately looking for scapegoats, they just don't want to see the truth!

Jonathan Davis

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