Bill James Quotes
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Wanted: a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say 'No,' though all the world say 'Yes.'
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I wanted a personal-finance tool for people who didn't want to be accountants: something you could set up in ten minutes and spend less than five minutes a week on. Mint is now that tool.
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To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
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If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.
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I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.
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More than anything, there are more images in evil. Evil is based far more on the visual, whereas good has no good images at all.
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I became a dancer late and an actor late.
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I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.
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Making music is fantastic.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.
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A person who suffers from severe locomotor anxiety finds himself in an almost permanent state of mental tension. He wakes in the morning with the anxious expectation of having to go out somewhere in the course of the day.
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In my life, there have always been people who guided my path, towards the school, towards this company. I didn't know about any of it. I didn't have a plan. It's good fortune and generosity from other people that have given me all I have today.
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People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
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Novelists are in the business of constructing consciousness out of words, and that's what we all do, cradle to grave. The self is a story we tell.
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My favorite food was seafood, and that's all I used to eat. And then there I was, 27 years old, and bam, I have this allergic reaction - and it's life-threatening. So it's very important to spread the word and spread awareness so people can be better prepared in case anaphylaxis occurs in their life.
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However, white male privilege means white men are not collectively denigrated/targeted for those shootings - even though most come at the hands of white dudes.
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A lot of the stuff about white-supremacist groups was very family-friendly: 'We just love our people.' One the surface, you go, 'Gee, what's wrong with loving your people?' But when you love your people to the exclusion of everything else that's remotely different, that's when you get into trouble.
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Crime stories show us the part of people's lives they try to keep hidden.
