Quotes of: Peter-sellers Keyword

I’ve never gotten a love letter before. But reading these notes like this, one after the other, it feels like I have. It’s like . . . it’s like there’s only ever been Peter. Like everyone else that came before him, they were all to prepare me...

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

He had a charm about him sometimes, a warmth that was irresistible, like sunshine. He planted Saffy triumphantly on the pavement, opened the taxi door, slung in his bag, gave a huge film-star wave, called, "All right, Peter? Good weekend?" to the tax...

Saffy's Angel

Peter curled his hands into fists at his sides. 'Kiss me,' he said. She leaned towards him slowly, until her face was too close to be in focus. Her hair fell over Peter's shoulder like a curtain and her eyes closed. She smelled like autumn-like apple...

Nineteen Minutes

The thing is, and here we come to E. Gorey's Great Simple Theory About Art (which he has never tried to communicate to anybody else until now, so prepare for Severe Bafflement), that on the surface they are so obviously those situations that it is ve...

Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer

Sirius Black: Enough talk,Remus! C'mon, let's kill him! Professor Lupin: Wait! Sirius Black: I did my waiting! Twelve years of it! In Azkaban! Professor Lupin: Very well, kill him. But wait one more minute. Harry has the right to know why. Harry: I k...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Ellie Andrews: You think I'm a fool and a spoiled brat. Well, perhaps I am, although I don't see how I can be. People who are spoiled are accustomed to having their own way. I never have. On the contrary. I've always been told what to do, and how to ...

It Happened One Night

No more need to rob Peter to pay Paul with Cosmic Ordering.

Cosmic Ordering: You can be successful

Help her," Peter pleaded. "Do something. You have ways. Your potions. Your medicines. Do something.

The Child Thief

What did the Romans say? “De gustibus non est disputandum”: It is worthless to discuss personal taste. It is called 'personal' for a reason.

Daimones

Freedom is for the curious ones. Free is the one not influenced by taboos. Free is the one who reasons and evolves continuously, and refuses to accept anything without thinking.

Daimones

If you made a better rat than a human, it’s not much to boast about, Peter.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Not all developing countries are the same.

The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

On the porch were the still-smoking remains of long-stemmed roses, evidence that someone angry and passive-aggressive didn't know Peter was out of town.

Byuck

Those at the top would do better with a smaller share of a booming economy that elicits a positive politics than they will do with an ever-larger share of an anemic economy that fuels the politics of anger.

Robert Reich

My mother took me to Venice one time and showed me all the houses where famous composers used to live. It gave me a fascination for music and the city, but also for architecture. It was a valuable lesson.

Ben van Berkel

I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of human beings, or the world.

Tadao Ando

I'll show you how," Peter said. "Stop hiding behind your ignorance.

House of Many Ways

Everyone may be called "comrade," but some comrades have the power of life and death over other comrades.

Knowledge And Decisions

I wonder if your mother was frightened by Peter Pan before you were born?

Out of Control

(Peter) If you don't share the lows, it seems you might stop sharing the highs as well.

My Wife's Affair

Money is a public good; as such, it lends itself to private exploitation.

Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises