I'm always uncomfortable describing being sacked from 'Blue Peter' as beneficial because it looks like you're glorying in it, which I don't. It's always something I'll regret. - Richard Bacon

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The boost in confidence that kept me going in those early days when I was at Newcastle came from Peter Beardsley. - Ivan Toney

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Spiderman was my favorite comic book character growing up. I'm a geek, so I love the fact Peter Parker is into science. And I gravitate towards short guys. I'm 5' 9" now, but in junior high, I got picked on because I was 4' 8". - Josh Keaton

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The New Zealand culture and nature is such that we find it very difficult to celebrate creative achievement. In order to get New Zealanders' respect you have to dominate the world like Peter Jackson has done. He is absolutely revered. - Niki Caro

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I used to go to the supermarket dressed as Peter Pan when I was about five years old. - Luke Treadaway

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To be honest, Peter Pan was one of those fairy tales that I sort of related to, and I think that's the case with a lot of kids. - Robbie Kay

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I probably learned most at MIT by teaching and working with Peter Diamond, who acted like a big brother to me during my time in the department. - Eric Maskin

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I'm a lifelong 'Doctor Who' fan. Like, Peter Davison/Colin Baker, lifelong fan. - Andrew Kreisberg

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United fans don't care if the team only has 40 per cent possession as long as they are watching an attacking team. My experience was that the supporters understood that even our best teams, even the teams with Peter Schmeichel or Edwin van der Sar in goal, were going to concede goals. - Paul Scholes

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Thanks to the success of Henning Mankell and Peter Hoeg, there wasn't the same stigma attached to writing genre thrillers in Scandinavia as there was in many other cultures. Quite the opposite, in fact. - Jo Nesbo

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