Phil Jackson Quotes
The game was in our hands. We led for 46 minutes. It was a basic collapse by our team in the fourth quarter.
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In Paris, AIDS was dismissed as an American phobia until French people started dying; then everyone said, 'Well, you have to die some way or another.' If Americans were hysterical and pragmatic, the French were fatalistic: depressed but determined to keep the party going.
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I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.
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But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction.
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I became interested in ocean issues in the 1980s when I couldn't take my daughters swimming because of pollution at our local beach. Twenty-five years later, I'm a board member of Oceana, the world's largest international organization dedicated to ocean conservation.
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The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower.
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I love pretending to be other people. The more unlike me they are the better - I find other people endlessly fascinating and myself incredibly boring.
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I would say I am an ordinary bowler but one with a really big heart, and that's what has stood me in good stead in all these years.
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To like an individual because he's black is just as insulting as to dislike him because he isn't white.
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There are lots of actors who insist on speaking the lines themselves, and you hear the same thing from directors and the audience, but I don't think it's worth getting het up about. I think it makes more sense to use someone who speaks that country's language: that's what voice actors are for.
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As a boy, I was a member of a club run by the famous reptile showman Ross Allen, and the club sent its members pseudoscientific papers mimeographed on construction paper with a three-hole punch.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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There was a point I could have just churned out the spot and spin paintings for ever and laughed all the way to the bank.
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I didn't have any problem bonding with Honey, but I was plagued with insecurities about my ability to bring up my baby.
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I'm honestly not the kind of person who wants to step up to a podium, test the microphone and be like, 'Hey, I'm homosexual and this is who I am, hear me roar.' That's not who I am.
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I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.
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I try to avoid all mistakes. I try to prepare my players and to put them in the best condition to play the game. If you discover a problem during the game, it is too late. You must anticipate and prepare.
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I'd love to stay in baseball, but I won't beg. I'd love to work with young umpires. I think I could teach them, help them develop. I can spot flaws, help them get over the hump. You're striving for perfection every game, yet you never achieve it. If baseball wants me, I'm available.
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I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.
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There's a lot to love about America - freedom, the melting pot of diversity, individualism - all attractive concepts, especially to an introvert. In fact, the introverts were probably the first to feel crowded in England and to daydream about all the space they would find in the New World. Peace! Quiet!
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My parents never ceased to struggle, but in witnessing their lives, I learned more about natural industry and leadership than in any classroom.
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The game was in our hands. We led for 46 minutes. It was a basic collapse by our team in the fourth quarter.
