David Robinson Quotes
You need to learn a practical lesson. Grit alone is not going to save you from sinking.
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A lot of the players that I play with who are Canadian, they call me Patty. Before then, I never heard it. I didn't mind Patty.
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I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower.
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I agree with my colleagues, even the one who just preceded me, that marijuana is probably a dangerous drug, and I would not suggest that we do anything to encourage its use.
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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If you're equally good as this Latin player, guess who's going to get sent home? I know a lot of players that are home now can outplay a lot of these guys.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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The fact is, Latinos now own their own lives and I believe they can afford to look back without judgment.
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I mean, Tool has a style, but we try to make all our songs sound different from each other.
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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
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I don't read the critics.
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I was fortunate to have teachers that were flexible with allowing me to miss more class than I was supposed to be able to, for the sake of being able to tour.
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I have been struck by the pervasive frequency of pompously patriotic ads for the defense industry, usually accompanied by deferential salutations to our men and women who are heroically sacrificing their lives in our defense. Do we really need all of that for our security?
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Outlining is like putting on training wheels. It gives me the courage to write, but we always go off the outline.
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I haven't been back in Montreal, at all, since the playoffs ended two years ago. It's been a while.
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We put so much pressure on kids to excel in school at such a young age.
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The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record.
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I liked Sartre's views but not his writing.
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The real middle class India that has always been looking for a voice that is its very own. I write about it because I belong to it.
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To shoot a gun proficiently, including speed shooting, is much less of a skill than typing.
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I don't worry about budget, at least not early on. I discovered that if you start worrying about budget, then you'll get half of whatever you're trying to worry about. You're constantly working yourself into a corner. So, you just shoot for the stars and then see what you get.
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You need to learn a practical lesson. Grit alone is not going to save you from sinking.
