Mario Lemieux Quotes
I think people in Montreal smoke a lot, and I used to smoke when I was 17-18, and just picked it up when I was playing juniors. But I think I stopped when I was 22, which was a big decision in my life.
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I grew up watching 'Raging Bull.'
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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I wasn't interested at all in doing a documentary. I was not a public figure.
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Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again.
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When I was younger, I thought about retiring.
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
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Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
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The hijab is a symbol that we wear on our heads, but I want people to know that it is my choice. I'm doing it because I want to do it. I wanted people to see that you could still be really cute and modest at the same time.
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When I was a kid, I always had my hair in two plaits. But for dancing, I had to have it in a bun because I did ballet.
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Investment in training is a huge necessity for knowledge-based corporations.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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I'm interested in the cosmos. I want to know what's out there and how connected we are.
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Life is hard. It is. And it's like, I don't want anybody feeling any pain.
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We are what we repeatedly do... excellence, therefore, isn't just an act, but a habit and life isn't just a series of events, but an ongoing process of self-definition.
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Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
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The great thing about crummy software is the amount of employment it generates.
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I think people in Montreal smoke a lot, and I used to smoke when I was 17-18, and just picked it up when I was playing juniors. But I think I stopped when I was 22, which was a big decision in my life.
