Baruch Spinoza
Philosopher, Rationalist
"What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter."
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Peter
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Veronica Roth
Author
"I'm going to stop a revolution,'' I say. I turn right, and Peter follows me."
Joan Fontaine
Actress
"I hope I'll die on stage at the age at 105, playing Peter Pan."
Mother Teresa
Missionary, Nun
"The other day I dreamed that I was at the gates of heaven. And St. Peter said, 'Go back to Earth, there are no slums up here.'"
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Politician, Philosopher, Orator
"Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul."
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"Well, sir, if things are real, they’re there all the time." "Are they?" said the Professor; and Peter did not quite know what to say."
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"Peter Jackson's instincts are extraordinary, as is his stamina."
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"I have been on stage on a few occasions where I felt I couldn't escape the interior of my - my interior thoughts. But Peter Wolf once said, what's the strangest thing you can do on stage? Think about what you're doing."
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"Peter Van Houten was the only person I’d ever come across who seemed to (a) understand what it’s like to be dying, and (b) not have died."
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"Certainly, Lu. Whatever you like,' said Peter unexpectedly. This was encouraging, but as Peter instantly rolled round and went to sleep again it wasn't much use."
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"And as far as actors go, Peter Sellers is my all-time favorite."
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"Peter Martin’s artistry is nothing short of extraordinary. To sing with him is sublime – to listen to him play is a transcendent experience."
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"If you made a better rat than a human, it’s not much to boast about, Peter."
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"Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul."
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"Levi's station in life was the receipt of custom; and Peter's, the shore of Galilee; and Paul's, the antechambers of the High- Priest, which "station in life" each had to leave, with brief notice."
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"Peter Pan is perhaps the most important thing, to me, that I have ever done in theater."
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"You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan."
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"Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized."
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