Peter Carey Quotes

I thought I would be an organic chemist. I went off to university, and when I couldn't understand the chemistry lectures I decided that I would be a zoologist, because zoologists seemed like life-loving people.

Peter Carey

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I can cry all day long - that's easy for me.

Jessica Pare

DayMeLongEasyI CanCry

I came from the Bronx and a certain background. I worked really hard. I kept my focus on the right things.

Jennifer Lopez

FocusHardRightThingsBronxCame

You just keep doing stuff, and one thing evolves into another. Then suddenly it's like, 'Oh, wait, I'm here surfing against Kelly Slater and all these guys I grew up watching.'

John John Florence

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I miss being governor.

Jeb Bush

MissBeingGovernor

The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be.

John Templeton

HumbleDayEvery DayKnowBecome

I actually have huge respect for Lorne Michaels. I think that guy is really something.

Michaela Watkins

RespectThinkGuySomethingI Think

Something I learn every time I stand in front of a bunch of children, I learn never, never to underestimate them or patronise them.

Michael Morpurgo

ChildrenTimeStandLearnNever

I can probably earn more in an hour of writing or even teaching than I could save in a whole week of cooking. Specialization is undeniably a powerful social and economic force. And yet it is also debilitating. It breeds helplessness, dependence, and ignorance and, eventually, it undermines any sense of responsibility.

Michael Pollan

ResponsibilityIgnoranceCookingWeek

A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends; and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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In the 45 years I've worked in casinos, I dreamed of being honored by an organization like the American Gaming Association, especially since I don't even have a hunting license.

Don Rickles

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A lot of bands whine about the road and how tough it is.

Dimebag Darrell

RoadToughHowAboutBandsWhine

Well, real estate is always good, as far as I'm concerned.

Donald Trump

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