Peter Abrahams Quotes

We do not ask the right questions when we are young, so we miss the important answers. Now it is too late to ask, too late for the illuminating answers, and the unanswered questions haunt us for a lifetime.

Peter Abrahams

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Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

John Locke

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Some people are directors and I think they should stay behind the camera.

Matthew Vaughn

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I'm a very private person. I don't go out much. I'm home with kids. I go to work. I don't really like being the focus of attention, which is why I like being behind the camera more.

Angelina Jolie

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The one fiction show I watch is 'Hannibal.' I love it!

Sophie Turner

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I'm not a big fan of trying to be a sex symbol or any of that stuff because I really like the music to speak for itself.

Skylar Grey

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What did Republicans get for 16 days of a government shutdown with people being hurt? We have absolutely nothing to show for it, other than a damaged brand.

Trey Gowdy

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The truth is, I've never thought of myself as the Michael Jordan of comedy. And that's a good thing. You know why? Because I'm not. Wasn't that Richard Pryor? Yes, it was. I know what I am: I'm funny!

Tracy Morgan

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I'll turn on the TV or look at a magazine, and it's like, 'Who is this person?' And you find out they are from '16 and Pregnant,' and I'm like, 'Really? They're celebrities now?' You read about them on the news having fights and breakups, and I think, 'Well, of course.'

Josh Hopkins

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As an actor, you know when you've got great material in front of you. When you're working, you think, 'Is this the one? The one that everyone will respond to and be moved by?' You pray that you have told the story well... that your peers will see it and audiences will love it.

Demian Bichir

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Olympic athletes have to find a job right after they're done competing.

Apolo Ohno

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I just loved working with George Benson, whom I very much enjoy musically and as a person.

Aretha Franklin

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Basically, the body does have a vast amount of inbuilt anti-ageing machinery; it's just not 100% comprehensive, so it allows a small number of different types of molecular and cellular damage to happen and accumulate.

Aubrey de Grey

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