Dwayne Johnson Quotes
I grew up where, when a door closed, a window didn't open. The only thing I had was cracks. I'd do everything to get through those cracks - scratch, claw, bite, push, bleed. Now the opportunity is here. The door is wide open, and it's as big as a garage.
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
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I am always locked in my design studio.
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The sweeping, unfocused cuts of sequestration are certain to have unintended negative consequences, including for America's small businesses.
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I'm only waiting for Lindsay Lohan's fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left.
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In the process of evolution, the body lasts for some time and then will take other body and take other body and take other body until the final redemption from diversity is transcended.
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It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians.
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Education - much like law or medicine - should be a profession governed by professionals. Unfortunately, too many policies, even those that are well-intentioned, come from the top, leaving out those closest to the classroom, who have the greatest insight into how to provide a high-quality education for all students.
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The heroes of 'Narcos' are the Colombian people who fought and decided to do something about the horrible narco-terrorism that took place in their country back in the '80s.
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Just try to get the puck and make plays, not so much worry about scoring or getting an assist or points, just try to get it and make plays. That should take care of itself.
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All too often, the pitchmen are selling the notion that if you gain 'control' over your financial destiny - pick your own stocks and execute your own trades - it will be the first step on a short road to riches.
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Through travel, you discover a new aspect to your personality. You discover things which you wouldn't seated in the confines of your home.
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Faith is personal if it's to be real.
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Skateboarding was the only thing I was ever good at. Growing up, I was doing that from, like, dusk till dawn.
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I learned that kids in show business are so different from regular, average students. They would gather behind you and help you to succeed in any way possible.
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You know, I had the music baskets and the writing basket. And I had the acting. And those eggs just hatched first, and the others were slow to incubate.
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Bolivar's legacy has always been a part of the Venezuelan/Latin American imagery, especially in the countries that he liberated or he helped to liberate. He's been a very prominent figure.
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Twitter is all about user experience - the fact that it is so easy, so clean, so unencumbered has won it so many users and fans, for so many different reasons.
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The problem is that my generation was pacified into believing that racism existed only in our history books.
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I think a lot of the dull parts of first drafts come from a kind of over-managing, intrusive writer who wants to direct traffic. The idea of taking out the parts that the reader could infer is very liberating, and it's weirdly part of radicalizing your work: it allows you to go to new places fast.
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All history is the history of unintended consequences.
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I don't think I had the aspiration to be a star growing up. I loved Madonna and Bette Midler, and I had my karaoke machine and would sing their songs.
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The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.
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I grew up where, when a door closed, a window didn't open. The only thing I had was cracks. I'd do everything to get through those cracks - scratch, claw, bite, push, bleed. Now the opportunity is here. The door is wide open, and it's as big as a garage.
