Pete Hamill Quotes

Every reporter inhales skepticism. You interview people, and they lie. You face public figures, diligently making notes or taping what is said, and they perform their interviews to fit a calculated script. The truth, alas, is always elusive.

Pete Hamill

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TruthLiePeopleFaceYouSaid

Even when I wasn't overweight I was never one of those girls or women who wanted to look nice. I always thought it wasn't important.

Jo Brand

WomenThoughtLookImportantNice

We've become a country that is often risk averse. That's not the way to succeed.

Jerry Moran

SucceedCountryWayRiskBecome

I remember sitting at home in West Texas listening to my 'Songs for a New World' CD over and over.

Michael Arden

HomeListeningWorldTexasRemember

I don't really know that there's any real rules for songwriting.

Amos Lee

RulesKnowSongwritingRealReally

I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts.

Steve Zahn

CareYouJustStillCampaignWon

I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.

Shirley Manson

MeMy OwnMeanEveryoneOwnAround

One of the most startling events in my life was when my older son was about 16, and he blamed me for all the troubles of the world. So I, I felt like telling him, 'Oh no, I was just like you when I was your age; I wanted to change the world, too.'

Robert Fogel

LifeChangeSonAgeChange The World

I believe in singing for my supper. I'll never accept a grant because what I do should be able to be founded purely on free enterprise.

Russell Crowe

SingingFreeBelieveAcceptNever

If some years were added to my life, I would give fifty to the study of the Yi, and then I might come to be without great faults.

Confucius

LifeGreatMy LifeStudyWithout

I'm always amazed that people are shocked when their despicable action causes an equally despicable reaction.

CM Punk

PeopleActionReactionAlwaysAmazed

The first thing successful people do is view failure as a positive signal to success.

Brendon Burchard

PositiveSuccessFailurePeopleView

A painting that is well composed is half finished.

Pierre Bonnard

ArtPaintingHalfWellFinished

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