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'Waiting for the guy with the gun to show up' words to live by


I love the exchange between Keaton and Marisa Tomei where she asks him that if a guy with a gun shows up and puts it to her head what would he choose. The paper or her. Keaton said that's stupid but she keeps asking the question. Then, Keaton angrily answers "of course I'd pick you." Tomei's character says that's the point. You keep waiting for the guy with the gun to show up but life is about the little choices you make every day. In other words, choose your priorities daily.

Words to live by.

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Peabodymaster = wise dude

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Those are words to live by whether you relate it to job, family, religion, etc.

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Now more than ever.






I AM
magnificent.

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