Mario Lemieux Quotes
I have two main reasons for retiring. The first is I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past. That has been very, very frustrating to me throughout this past year. The second one is realizing my health, along with my family, is the most important thing in the world.
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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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I'd learned some things. I knew you weren't supposed to hold a good wine at the top - the paper bag falls off.
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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The science of life is changing hearts and minds.
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If I get in a dark spot, I'll listen to some Adele and cry about it.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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Sometimes, especially when it's cold, I get dry skin, so I scratch a lot. I scratch my arms incessantly.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.
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I enjoy making films, but my heart is in the stage. Every night you have to be on. There's no second take.
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It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.
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We're sad about some of the losses of members of great seniority and distinction in the Congress, and some very new members, who will no longer be serving with us.
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The way I like to start a new project is to take a cover song and make a stab at it, ideally one that has nothing to do with the people in the room.
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I meant that the Chinese people are not aware of their own entrapment. They believe they live in a free society, but don't realize how much they are being monitored and controlled, how much the information they receive is restricted and warped, until they step out of line, that is, and feel the heavy hand of the state fall on them.
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People often ask me about what constitutes a nerd-friendly show - like, does it have to have sci-fi elements? But I think it's just a show that satisfies the secret craving we all have to be obsessed with something and not feel at all stupid about it.
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Only lies and evil come from letting people off.
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New York is such a diverse place in and of itself, it would be ridiculous to see it otherwise.
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I'm a mac and cheese freak. Homemade or from the blue box, I'm not picky!
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To me the only real star of the movie is the writer. And I work with writers very closely, from outline to first draft and on to the seventh draft, whatever it takes. Then my job is to support the director to make the best movie we can. Some producers try to go past them, but my job is to support them.
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So many of the major decisions that affect the entire future of your enterprise happen during its first year in business. In fact, most don't make it because they don't know how to get the resources they need to survive.
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I don't think malls are going to go away. People still need somewhere to go, but they do have to evolve.
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Cultivating relationships with people who've achieved what you want to achieve makes the path fuller and more fun.
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We partner with movies that stand for more than the latest bestseller.
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I have two main reasons for retiring. The first is I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past. That has been very, very frustrating to me throughout this past year. The second one is realizing my health, along with my family, is the most important thing in the world.
