Pete Hamill Quotes

My father did shape me. He didn't drive because he had one leg, and for years I never drove. I had no mobility.

Pete Hamill

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FatherMeDriveNeverYearsShape

It's one thing to execute dishes on your own time for family and friends, but quite another to perform and be judged in a competition. And that's what cooking in a high profile restaurant is. It's a competition. You're up against every other three-star restaurant in your city, and if you want to stay in business, you'd better deliver.

Joe Bastianich

FamilyBusinessTimeCookingCity

There's the dual challenge of wanting to speak from an authentic place, and then being able to be honest about it. Even in the most mannered art, I think that's what people value, is a voice that comes from a real place.

John Darnielle

ArtChallengeValuePeopleThink

That's the biggest thing I struggle with. We could never hope to represent every gay person in America. There will be people who will say, 'Well, my experience of being gay isn't like that,' to which I can only say, 'That's fine.'

Andrew Haigh

HopeExperienceStrugglePeopleGay

Oh, all southern women say they're sorry. You could do almost anything, bump into some one, don't spread the jam right, you're always sorry. I've had people tell me to stop saying it so much!

Andie MacDowell

WomenPeopleMeSorrySayingYou

You need to be proactive, carve out time in your schedule, and take responsibility for being the healthiest person you can be - no one else is going to do it for you.

Mehmet Oz

TimeResponsibilityYouPersonNeed

That's one of the things about getting older isn't it? You suddenly realise that you are what you set out to be. And there are no role models any more.

Stephen Bayley

Getting OlderYouMoreOutRoleSet

I don't take care of myself at all. I've no idea why I'm not a fat bloater. I eat everything and anything. I never cook and just eat take-outs.

Travis Fimmel

MyselfCareTake CareFatWhyNever

People-watching is my favorite thing to do. This is blowing my mind. I fixate on one person, and then I think about the struggles in their life. I think about what made them walk the way they do.

Trevante Rhodes

LifeWalkMindThinkPersonWay

I've said all along that God is in control.

Tony Dungy

GodControlSaidAlong

We believe in personal choice, rather than society dictating how we must live our lives.

Mike Peters

LiveSocietyBelieveChoicePersonal

If we were all to chase every squirrel that comes running along in the form of a personal dispute or a mischaracterization of someone, or someone's integrity or intent, we'd be very busy doing that and not focusing on the government, on that which we need to reform internally.

Mike Lee

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The poet doesn't invent. He listens.

Jean Cocteau

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