Primo Levi Quotes
A country is considered the more civilised the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak and a powerful one too powerful.
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I have worked with some great directors.
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Home court changes everything. If you have home court, you're expected to win.
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You can learn from everyone, the president or the cleaner. You need teachers in life, but they're not always school teachers or professors. You learn from ordinary people. You learn from travel, from just walking down the street.
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This is my journey. If I fall, I have to pick myself up. If I'm not getting the playing time I want, it's up to me to figure out why.
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They're always so serious, the orchestras, you know? It's always a fun contrast of that song and the genre of music. And me.
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I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.
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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
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If you've followed my career at all, you will know that I perform best in comfortable surroundings. Though other leagues may seem more enticing to other players, it's something I'm just not interested in doing personally.
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I went from 118 pounds to 135 pounds in a few months. But, I still didn't know anything about food.
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The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
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I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A.
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I've played in Boston and New York, and it doesn't matter if you're sick, aching - once you step on that field, you're a completely different animal.
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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If it's really beautiful weather, sometimes I might take a helicopter out. I got my license in 1999.
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I would abolish the federal Department of Education and very quickly. People don't realize that the federal Department of Education gives each state 11 cents out of every school dollar that every state spends. But it comes with 15 cents worth of strings attached.
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I've been in some bad TV shows and suffered through so much poor writing.
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I'm into Gucci a lot, like vintage '70s everything. I'm into Versace.
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One of my early childhood memories was my grandmother always having a bowl of Nestle chocolate bars at her house. My sister and I would argue over who could eat the chocolate bars. Looking back, I don't know why we just didn't share. We could have split them.
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I think what really matters is the support you get in football regardless of the uniform you wear. Some girls feel good playing in long shorts, while some of them feel good playing in tighter shorts. I'm not against it. It's obvious that women have to explore that female side of things, and I don't think that's a mistake.
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My earnest hope is that what we started in terms of building partnerships with communities across America will continue, that we will continue our efforts to reduce crime and violence.
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In humans, the thing is that as we mature, our telomeres slowly wear down. So the question has always been: 'Did that matter?' Well, more and more, it seems like it matters.
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There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.
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A country is considered the more civilised the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak and a powerful one too powerful.
