David Maraniss Quotes
If you start with the mindset that you know nothing, you will learn a lot that nobody knew before.
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I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know?
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The right to bear arms is because it's the last form of defense against tyranny.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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When I first started out in music, I was so negative. I was knee-deep in the streets. Then my friends started going to jail. They said, 'Boy, you better start taking this seriously; you got a chance to do something with your life.' That's when I realised I had to focus. The music led to the acting.
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I love India.
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I love football so when I finish playing I would like to still be involved in it somehow and a manager would be my first choice.
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When you strengthen women, you strengthen the world.
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The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce.
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Basically my whole life revolves around soccer. I don't take many vacations. Everything just gets put on the back burner because of my training. I miss out on a lot of weddings and family functions. But at the end of the day, I'm sitting here as a world champion, and it feels pretty good.
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My parents split up when I was 3 years old, and I lived with my mother.
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It must be the PGA Championship if it's August and you can sit down and talk to the heat or reach inside your shirt, where it's 110 degrees, and grab handfuls of humidity.
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My friends are very opinionated about the people I date.
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I will always have my songs and I don't think I will ever dry-up.
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One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame we have killed off so much real shame as well.
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I wear my pajamas. That's the thing I love most about writing. I don't get changed until I actually have to go out of the house. I'll write and take a late lunch or go to a coffee shop when I get where I can't stand the four walls anymore.
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The raising of an eyebrow, how you do it; when you look, how you look. All those little things are physical.
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It's easier to learn things for life by the age of 12 and not the age of 18. This is just my guess.
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There are lighter colors of granite and I like to break the rules.
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Russia does not have a modern economy: it's a petro-power. The only thing it sells that the world wants to buy is oil and natural gas. When was the last time anyone bought a Russian computer? A Russian car? A Russian cell phone? Russia is so dependent on high energy prices that if oil falls below $100 a barrel, the Kremlin can't meet payroll.
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Effective leaders are willing to use power and authority, but they're doing it in the service of the collective good, as opposed to self-aggrandizement.
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We've become so used to the concept as a measuring and sorting tool, that it and its correlates - below-average, above-average - are everyday speech. We don't even question the language, although the challenges we face require a different mindset.
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Do I feel any pressure as the most decorated Winter Olympian in American history? None at all. The only pressures that I know I face are those of how to pay it forward: How can I continually make a positive impact in people's lives, help others achieve their dreams, create their own Olympic mindset, creating champions within themselves?
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If you start with the mindset that you know nothing, you will learn a lot that nobody knew before.
