Dikembe Mutombo Quotes
My decision leaving the Nuggets was based on the organization not saying they had the cap room to sign me.
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Islam means peace.
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The high-grossing films are not all that interesting to me, I have to say. It's not stuff I would want to be in. Yes, you would want the big paycheck, but that's never really been my concern.
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I hadn't learned to read by third grade, which wasn't unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn't see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn't the least bit bothered - until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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I've dealt with a lot in my life.
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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When you cease to dream you cease to live.
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After briefly considering whether to study biology or medicine, I opted for medicine and initiated my studies at the University of Bonn. The first two years were particularly hard, since I simultaneously decided to attend lectures and courses in biology as well.
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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style - and that's what I do.
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Our idea is to serve everybody, including people with little money.
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Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.
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Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.
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I think most of the dinosaur specimens we find represent subadult sizes.
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I remember when I was in third grade, I was in a classroom, and the teacher said, 'What do you want to do when you get older?' We were going around the room. I said, 'I want to be a professional basketball player.' She's like, 'That's not realistic.' I thought to myself, 'OK, watch.'
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I've lived in Kansas for more than thirty years, and for half of those, I was part of a ranching family, so I'm writing about things I know and love.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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I love what I do, so it's not tiring. If I worked at a computer or drove a truck, I'd be dead in a week.
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The motivation should come from regulatory enforcement, but enforcement is weak, and environmental litigation is near to impossible. So there's an urgent need for extensive public participation to generate another kind of motivation.
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Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.
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Doctors didn't know what to do with me.
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I think great bosses hire great people. 'A' people hire 'A' people, but 'B' people hire 'C' people; they're worried they might be shown up... they're concerned that that person might make them look bad.
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When we speak of mom winning custody or of dad getting visitation time, we speak of someone winning, someone losing. When we speak of mom or dad spending 'parent time' with a child, we speak of two parents, not a parent versus a visitor.
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Characters with no integrity are just as interesting as characters with lots of integrity.
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Other people are not medicine.
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My decision leaving the Nuggets was based on the organization not saying they had the cap room to sign me.
