Peter Maurer Quotes

We need to understand that the Geneva Conventions are not just some historical documents born of another time, created for another purpose.

Peter Maurer

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It's a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama.

Andrew Scott

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Boredom is a very self-conscious emotion by definition. Interest is not. So you can actually be completely absorbed in something and, at certain points in your development, not even realize that you're into it.

Angela Duckworth

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It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor's finger.

Andy Warhol

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You want to put a man at ease.

Mike Wallace

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I'm one of five; I have three sisters, so I've always had three best girlfriends. Actually, I'm the middle child, so it's no surprise I went into acting! There's a need to be seen.

Jordana Spiro

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I never intended to go into the family business. I've always been drawn to wanting to do something else at some time in my life.

Christie Hefner

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The proud fight against colonialism is one that should be consigned to history.

Winnie Byanyima

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I relate to that idea of not necessarily seeking out 'interesting female roles,' but 'this character, this role, who happens to be a woman, is interesting to me, and I relate to it in some way, so I'm just gonna go with my gut and see where it leads me.'

Phillipa Soo

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There's only so much you can do with an attorney on a show that's about New York policemen.

Sherry Stringfield

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I don't know about you, but there is nothing that's scarier than young people who have no future. If you take away someone's future, they have nothing to lose.

Shane Smith

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A lot of bands are influenced by other bands, and that informs their songwriting for sure. It definitely informs my songwriting, too. But it's more about not thinking about it, and if it comes out of you, it's better.

Ty Segall

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There was so long from when we did the pilot and then when the show was eventually picked up by Comedy Central - and, in fact, we had to shoot the pilot twice.

Thomas Lennon

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