Sean Pertwee Quotes

I didn't do very well when I was at school, so my dad gave me the opportunity to travel in Africa. I drove from London to Nairobi. It was incredible.

Sean Pertwee

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 4, 1964

Topics

OpportunityTravelSchoolMeAfrica

New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national model. Now, unfortunately, it's a national disgrace. Sometimes, the corruption in Albany could even make Boss Tweed blush.

Andrew Cuomo

TimeGovernmentBossNew YorkDown

I'm not sure I have a role model per se, but I do deeply admire every woman who raises children and has to walk for water.

Anna D. Shapiro

ChildrenWaterWalkWomanRole Model

Groupon has some interesting assets.

Matt Cohler

InterestingAssetsSome

We show deference to the civil authorities when they respect the divine origin of their power and when they serve the people with objective reference to the law of God.

Angelo Scola

GodPowerRespectPeopleLawDivine

The world is littered with the tales of small businesses in the dire straits of hiring that spent time and money they couldn't afford to hire people who couldn't perform.

Michael Gerber

TimeMoneyPeopleWorldSmallHire

Why do you not practice what you preach.

St. Jerome

PracticeYouWhyPreach

The year most of my high school friends and I got our driver's permits, the coolest thing one could do was stand outside after school and twirl one's car keys like a lifeguard whistle. That jingling sound meant freedom and power.

Sloane Crosley

CarFreedomPowerSchoolHigh School

First of all, whoever didn't want to be a member of this association or the other association, was branded, you know, like a dangerous individualist, you know, infected by the Western decadence, you know. So everybody joined.

Milos Forman

YouDangerousKnowWantFirstLike

The present level of armaments could be taken as the starting point. It could be stipulated in an international treaty that these armaments should be simultaneously and uniformly reduced by a certain proportion in all countries.

Ludwig Quidde

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Don't get me wrong: I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Even the word 'cancer' brings back the nausea and pain, the fear I felt, and the heartbreak I saw in my parents' faces. The smells that fill hospitals and the constant tired feeling that comes with treatment are also permanently stuck in my memory.

Jon Lester

FearPainMemoryTiredParentsMe

I'm slow to pick things up. Everybody always seems to know more than I do.

Christopher Lloyd

SlowKnowMoreAlwaysUpThings

My brother's an aerospace engineer who works for Boeing, and I started thinking, 'Well, my brother works nine hours a day at his job... What if I worked nine hours a day at being an actor?'

Brent Sexton

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