Peter Carey Quotes

So in the first draft, I'm inventing people and place with a broad schematic idea of what's going to happen. In the process, of course, I discover all sorts of bigger and more substantial things.

Peter Carey

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PeopleProcessPlaceMoreFirst

I tried to buy the script of 'Hancock.' I loved it. The script was far darker and edgier than the movie.

Matthew Vaughn

LovedBuyFarThanTriedMovie

Remember that the Communist Party is a meritocracy in China.

Steve Wynn

RememberPartyChinaCommunist

For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing.

Simon Wiesenthal

GoodMenEvilNothingGood MenOnly

I had a few comics, but I was by no means a huge aficionado. I was more of a 'Mad Magazine,' 'Calvin & Hobbes' sort of nerd.

Robin Lord Taylor

MadMoreMagazineNerdMeansComics

A lot of Indian fathers don't know how to show affection. My parents really do love me, even though my dad has never been able to say those words to me.

Rupi Kaur

LoveWordsParentsMeLove MeKnow

When I got political that blew our marriage out of the water. I was not the same person and I admit that.

Michael Moriarty

MarriageWaterPoliticalPersonOut

Add anchovies to almost anything, in moderation, and it will taste better.

Jay McInerney

BetterWillTasteAnythingAlmost

I would like to be remembered as the reporter who snuck back stage to all the off-limits shows, be it the Vatican dressing room, the Pentagon war room, or the Celtics locker room. Some curtains ought never to be pulled back; others deserve to be ripped down. When appropriate, I want to be the curtain remover.

Jonathan Franklin

WarBackDownWantDeserveNever

I read five books on the Constitution. My favorite was 'Plain, Honest Men' by Richard Beeman. I went on a science jag in the same way. I kept getting in arguments about evolution and being bested. So I read Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of the Species,' a fantastic book that is not that difficult.

Denis O'Hare

ScienceMenBookConstitutionWay

On any play where there's a scramble of 22 men, blindside hits and unprotected hits on knees occur.

Ara Parseghian

MenPlayWhereKneesHitsScramble

I was at a point where I was ready to say I am what I am because of what I am and if you like me I'm grateful, and if you don't, what am I going to do about it?

Anne Bancroft

GratefulI AmMeYouI Am What I Am

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.

Aung San Suu Kyi

PeopleFeelingHumanAlwaysLead

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