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No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliably sane. ↗

— Robert M. Parker, Jr.

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The man at Kodak told me the shots were very good and if I kept it up, they would give me an exhibition. Later, Kodak gave me my first exhibition. ↗

— Gordon Parks

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Any show that's bringing in a young audience is doing a good thing, because that's the only way that theater will continue to grow. All the other audience members are going to be dead soon! ↗

— Adam Pascal

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I'm not particularly impressed with going 50 miles per gallon. That doesn't impress me when we can go to the moon. ↗

— Alexandra Paul

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One minute we're over here, the next minute we're doing something completely different. But it's interesting because you are producing so many things you couldn't do with analog. ↗

— Les Paul

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Music is your own talent and is an important tool. Even if you don't want to be a role model, get ready to be in the public eye. Energy is there, you just have to use it. ↗

— Sean Paul

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I'm very sensitive about being held up as some sort of example. I don't consider myself any sort of role model at all. I have great advantages over many other working women, and my schedule allows me more time with my kids than many working women have. ↗

— Jane Pauley

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This may sound funny, but as much as the 'Today' show matured me, it also was something of a cocoon. I'd been happy there. I never went into the boss's office and pounded my fist on the desk, saying, 'Give me more money! Give me a prime-time show!' ↗

— Jane Pauley

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The most important thing to do is really listen. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

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Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life. ↗

— Zac Posen

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