David Boies Quotes
It's a matter of priorities. Do you want to win, or would you like to sleep? Do you want to win, or would you like to take a day off?
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.
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There are two sides to being pregnant. There is the beautiful, wonderful blessing side. The second side - it sucks!
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My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town.
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You don't make houses cheaper by making them more expensive to build.
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I like cars. I know some things. I can change my own car and battery and change my own oil.
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Spider-Man's probably my favorite. You see, Batman is a billionaire and there's nothing really cool about a billionaire saving the world. But Spider-Man is Peter Parker, a conflicted character who puts on a suit and saves the world. I love that.
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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.
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When I get drafty cold air in my ears, I would get an earache and get sick. I had to make sure I hustled and stayed well for my shows that I played.
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As far as guys who perform onstage, I love Chris Rock. I'm kind of jaded on everyone else.
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The goal of the EU is to form a region of freedom, security and justice. Freedom in this connection cannot be just the freedom of the strong, but it must be combined with fraternity and equality.
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It's kind of cool to have the whole country at your back. Not just a city, but the whole country is rooting for you.
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To resolve problems through negotiation is a very childish approach.
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The U.N. might not be the most luxurious place to work, but it certainly is one of the most important places in the world.
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To sleep around is absolutely wrong for a woman; it's degrading and it completely ruins her personality. Sooner or later it will destroy all that is feminine and beautiful and idealistic in her.
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In truth, we are all part of the team of humanity. And as such, we are all obligated to share ourselves, and our talents, for the sake of the team.
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The word 'cancer' carries with it enormous fear, fear for the future, fear for family.
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I've always been interested in DIY and home renovation - even from my first student flat. I've always left places better than when I moved in.
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When I was 18, I took a trip to Thailand with a friend. We stayed for a month. Bangkok was very raw for a teenager: there were no cellphones, no Internet, and the only music I had with me was this cassette by Liz Phair. I was writing a lot of poetry, and she embodied a talky style of songwriting that I found very accessible.
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I came from a place where there wasn't a lot of joy.
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Control what you can control. Don't lose sleep worrying about things that you don't have control over because, at the end of the day, you still won't have any control over them.
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You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than anybody else's.
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It's a matter of priorities. Do you want to win, or would you like to sleep? Do you want to win, or would you like to take a day off?
