Billie Jean King Quotes
I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.
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Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.
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All the things that were read to me by my father were stories about things becoming all right.
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When I was a kid, I didn't know how I got into acting.
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In most movies there is a Prince Charming who rides up and saves the girl.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Animals awaken, first facially, then bodily. Men's bodies wake before their faces do. The animal sleeps within its body, man sleeps with his body in his mind.
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If you're in a conversation with me, the last thing I'll probably say when I'm walking away is, 'Thank you and sorry.'
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The seminaries must be like the churches' poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.
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The militia had the same equipment as the military to protect them against the tyrannical government. It's more important today than ever that we uphold our Second Amendment.
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The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.
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I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time.
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My interviewing style and my approach to things is that, yes, it's okay to be sincere; it's okay to be yourself; it's okay to be real.
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To make an album like 'Love Letter,' everything's got to be about love. Everything has to have a great feeling when you listen to it.
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Female influence came from my grandmother and my aunt. They would sing Corsican love songs while cleaning the house and dress all in black and say melodramatic things like: 'I want to die.'
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Time has shown that Paradise is not cheap, and neither is Hell unnecessary.
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Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty.
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When I see other people out there, involved, and really giving their time and effort for the kids, then I don't mind giving my time and effort for the kids as well.
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I'm trying to shut up and let my angels speak to me and tell me what I'm supposed to do.
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Remember that breath walking - as with any meditation technique - should not be pursued with a grim determination to 'get it right.' The point is to cultivate openness, relaxation and awareness, which can include awareness of your undisciplined, wandering mind.
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There are lots of women tennis players, for instance, but because not many of them seem to have much personality, they're interchangeable. You don't have a feeling about them.
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So, yeah, Dad was right. Tennis was the way to go.
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I'm not saying I'm something special. I might play a little better tennis than other people, but it is because I was given the chance, and not many people are.
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I didn't realize until I was doing commentary what a gladiator-like competition tennis is - other than no one dies. The crowd is waiting for the players to come, and they walk through the tunnel, and they get on the court, and they get out their rackets, their weapons, and now they start.
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I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.
