Phil Jackson Quotes
I'm a sports-watcher. I played football and baseball, coached baseball. So I watch those things.
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I was a tough kid with the jeans, the concert shirt with the flannel over it, the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair.
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Righteousness exalts a nation, and sin brings reproach.
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I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.
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I like writing about places, about people and environments. When I create a world, it lets me go in and define the details of that world.
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But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin' on trying to destroy us.
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I really am pretty boring. There's no reason to take pictures of me.
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Whether people like it or not, China is incredibly important to the future of mankind. For me, this is something that we all need to have intelligent discussions about in America, in Britain, in Europe.
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The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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It was never about winning medals or being famous.
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My goal isn't to shock.
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Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.
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I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.
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If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success.
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The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win.
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Hypocrisy is a detriment to progress. There's always a hidden agenda.
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The circus leaves a sweet memory.
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We found the appetite for 'Frontline' has only grown as the digital landscape has exploded. The appetite for the reporting we do on our digital platforms to the short films we're doing for our Facebook and YouTube channels. And we're still producing these remarkable long-form films.
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Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him. Never, ever stop going back to Him. Repent often. Cry to Allah. And hold on tight-with your life-to His remembrance and to prayer. If you do this, you may get wet, but insha Allah never drown in this ocean of dunya.
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It's like when people talk about driving F1 cars in the rain. I have absolutely no problem with it.
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I was baptized Methodist, but I was mainly raised First Church of NFL, which is to say that my family, especially my father, was much more concerned with watching football on Sundays than attending services.
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I have a saying: 'I'm good for three things: making fried bologna sandwiches, making money and picking out good movies.'
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So I try not to do press and if you can keep the balance of keeping a certain degree of anonymity and do interesting work then you can hope for a degree of career longevity.
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I'm a sports-watcher. I played football and baseball, coached baseball. So I watch those things.
