David Robinson Quotes
It was difficult to step away. I've always been an athlete. And to give that up was extremely daunting. The looming factor of brain damage, to me, was too strong.
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It's more important to fly midpoint in deals and work together than to try to haggle for the last dollar.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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Unfortunately, if you don't want to be in the spotlight, get out of it.
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Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
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I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish.
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I think a book should be judged 10 years later, after reading and re-reading it.
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Before 9/11, I was playing a wide range of characters. I would play a lover, a cop, a father. As long as I could create the illusion of the character, the part was given to me. But after 9/11, something changed. We became the villains, the bad guys. I don't mind to play the bad guy as long as the bad guy has a base.
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Oh how I wish I could be as obsessive as Carrie from 'Homeland' when I'm writing a book! That would save me a lot of trouble during the revision process.
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We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
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One of the more difficult tasks for me as president was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment awarded by courts... to my surprise... almost all cases which were pending had a social and economic bias.
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As an offensive lineman, having spatial awareness is key: understanding where the quarterback is going to be and understanding what the defensive end might do depending on the play we're running.
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Jessica Jackley has a gift for making people want to fork over their cash. To total strangers. Far, far away.
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It's very hard to self-motivate without someone standing over you snarling, ready to hurl the chalk at your head at the slightest slackening.
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I feel exhausted if I teach too long.
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The people at the bottom who are working but working at relatively low wages need some help.
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I had a really hard time after 9/11. I was basically living across the street from the World Trade Center, and a big chunk of debris fell on top of my building, and the roof caved in. I thought I was going to die. Really. I'd never thought that before, but on that day I sat there and thought 'I cannot believe it's going to end this way.'
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Fake friends believe in rumors. Real friends believe in you.
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The highest ideal of cure is the speedy, gentle, and enduring restoration of health by the most trustworthy and least harmful way.
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I wouldn't call Adolf Hitler a corporal. Adolf Hitler was looked up to. He was revered almost like a God because he was feared. Adolf Hitler took all of Europe, and my generation had to confront Adolf Hitler.
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It was difficult to step away. I've always been an athlete. And to give that up was extremely daunting. The looming factor of brain damage, to me, was too strong.
