Derek Bok Quotes
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Fame has become this obsession for people, which kind of creeps me out.
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There's one guy who inspired a nation of golfers, and that's Greg Norman. He's been incredible to me and all the great golfers.
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The student will try to defy the master. Always.
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There was a time I desperately needed for the world to know that I was no category guy. My whole goal in life was to reach that certain success where people will say, 'Hey, that guy can do anything. He's the Evel Knievel of music. He's jumping over 15 buses!'
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Most people consider me an optimist because I laughingly state that I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt.
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If you don't feel good in it, don't wear it. Because it'll never look good. Any hesitation in the fitting room and just walk away.
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I just don't believe that when people are being unjustly oppressed that they should let someone else set rules for them by which they can come out from under that oppression.
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I am going to Rio with a chance of a medal.
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The South is brutalized to a degree not realized by its own inhabitants, and the very foundation of government, law and order, are imperilled.
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I've always loved Scotland, and I'm not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit, but I'm not sure I would want to live in one again.
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Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking.
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My singing is my hobby. It's me and my brother. We just enjoy writing music.
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It's always a thrill to wear the flag and ride for Canada in any competition, but especially the Olympics.
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When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks.
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My dad was very much a struggling actor and spent more of his life as a postman, as a member of a tarmac firm, as a van driver.
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According to God's word, we haven't done a very good job concerning our little ones, nor our teens.
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Common participation in the Eucharist can only be a final outcome of ecumenic dialogue, not the starting point.
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In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.
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I am a Beyonce fan. I’m gonna watch her upcoming documentary because fortunately one of the TVs in our kitchen has closed captioning so I’ll be able to understand what she says. You know Beyonce can’t talk. She sounds like she has a fifth grade education.
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The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.
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I didn't play with other children.
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Daring is the price of progress. All splendid conquests are the prize of boldness, more or less.
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The oldest of the arts and the youngest of the professions.
