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Peter T. King Quotes

I was born in Manhattan, raised in Queens, went to high school and college in Brooklyn. My father was a city cop for over 30 years. To me, New York values are being patriotic, being strong, not panicking when there's a crisis, and trying to help each other out.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: April 5, 1944

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Father School New York City College

My earliest memories are of my father explaining to me the American Dream and how he expected me to do better than he did.

Father Memories American Dream Me He

Coming back after the layoff, I wasn't really sure what to expect.

Jennifer Capriati

Back Coming Expect Sure After

I don't know what being an Everest guide means. I am a coach, not a guide.

Anatoli Boukreev

I Am Know Coach Everest Being Guide

I don't believe very much in corporate offices. I believe in leaders who are with their customers and their people.

Jean-Pascal Tricoire

People Believe I Believe I Believe In

One of the reasons it is considered such a privilege to sit on a Man Booker jury is because it is famously rigorous. The judging is not a gig for lightweights. Not only are all five judges expected to have read all 155 books from beginning to end, but they have to be able to talk fluently about every book at length.

Beginning Man Book End Judging Talk

Nature will take precedence over the needs of the modern man.

Nature Man Will Over Modern Take

I wanted to represent minorities in the respect of people who had been bullied in school or people who were gay or lesbian or trans or people who aren't blonde haired and blue-eyed. I have short hair, and I am covered in tattoos. I like showing people that it's within their rights to be different.

Respect School I Am People Hair Gay

Monetary policy will, as always, respond to the economy's twists and turns so as to promote, as best as we can in an uncertain economic environment, the employment and inflation goals.

Goals Best Environment Will Economy

The central problem of novel-writing is causality.

Jorge Luis Borges

Problem Central Causality

What I don't like so much is to give explanations about people's behaviour... I'm not interested in making conclusions. I would never think about myself or anyone else, 'Well, this happened, this happened, this happened, so this must be the result.' It doesn't work like that with me.

Work Myself People Me Think Result

I really have never been concerned about being beautiful on-screen. That's just not my jam.

Beautiful Never Being Beautiful Been

Money embarrasses me.

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