Per Petterson Quotes

I do consider myself a Norwegian writer, or a Scandinavian writer, as my family tree reaches into both Denmark and Sweden. I don't think about it, of course, when I am writing.

Per Petterson

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Be assured that, as certain as Congress transcends its assigned limits and usurps powers never conferred, or stretches those conferred beyond the proper limits, so surely will the fruits of its usurpation pass into the hands of the Executive. In seeking to become master, it but makes a master in the person of the President.

John C. Calhoun

LimitsHandsPersonBecomeNever

The great thing about a culture is that once you really get it going, it evolves on its own. It's self-organizing. It's dynamic. It just feeds on itself.

John Mackey

GreatCultureYouOwnGoingGet

For the surf idol Duke Kahanamoku portrait, which I created for the Surfrider Foundation, I took a photo from a book cover and abstracted the photo image into a drawing. This drawing was laminated onto a surfboard and auctioned to a buyer.

John Van Hamersveld

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I want to go back to my country to help other girls. We need to support girls to see other possibilities for themselves, to have a vision for their own future.

Sonita Alizadeh

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I don't see myself as such an important guitarist.

Ritchie Blackmore

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The puzzle of 'To the Moon' is both elegant and memorable. Take a few hours and try to solve it. The pieces fit together oh so nicely.

Jason Schreier

TogetherMoonPuzzleMemorableTry

None of us feels the true love of God till we realize how wicked we are. But you can't teach people that - they have to learn by experience.

Dorothy L. Sayers

LoveGodTrue LoveExperiencePeople

When I was born, the economy wasn't in a great state; it was the Depression, and my father had to be quick to try and find work.

Clint Eastwood

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As I've gotten older, I've realized the element that sounds like The Gaslight Anthem that's mine is always going to be me. The other three-fourths of it is going to be the other guys. I can't stop doing what I do naturally, whether I'm in The Gaslight Anthem or my own thing.

Brian Fallon

MeDoingStopMy OwnAlwaysOwn

I don't have and have never had an email address. I'm old school. But as far as downloads go, my only objection is I like the sound of CDs better, so I buy those. I think the sound quality is better.

Bob Seger

QualitySchoolThinkBetterGoOld

One of the things I wanted to do with 'The Turn' was write a production of songs that could be stripped down to one or two instruments if you chose to do it.

Alison Moyet

YouDownWriteTwoTurnProduction

I didn't know how to smile for the paparazzi.

Peggy Lipton

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