Donny Robinson Quotes
I haven't accepted anyone telling me what is or isn't possible and have just kept moving along toward my goals.
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Rowing provided a place to go, a community where people cared about what I did and what I achieved.
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
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I stay true to myself, my daughter. I just remember where I came from - I remember what I'm coming from - and then I remember why I do what I do.
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Question the motives of those who make requests of you. Discover what they really want. You may not want to give it.
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I started off thinking that I just needed one shot to prove myself, but then I realised that I was only going to learn about acting by doing it.
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I would say to an actor new to the business that it's best to go where you are most comfortable as a person, both in and outside of the business.
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.
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It is said that the West had a global policy in regard to Islam. That is stupid. There isn't a global Islam.
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I'm ready for a different America.
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Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table.
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A lot of women in sport tend to take on a very masculine, aggressive look. They want to be perceived as being strong and powerful. I never lost that sense of wanting to retain my femininity.
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I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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Overpaying the banks for their toxic assets could contribute capital, but that may not be politically feasible or attractive.
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We run to win, not just to be in the race.
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People may get tired of hearing from me, but I don't think I'll ever run out of things that I want to write about.
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I always have scarves handy; they're my indulgence. I buy them at an L.A. shop called Lost & Found. I'll spray one with loads of my Byredo Gypsy Water perfume, put it on and be like, 'Ah, this feels good.'
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My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to me when I graduated from grammar school, from the eighth grade. And those cows multiplied, and he kept track of them for years for me. And that was my herd.
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You have to have something that is forever, something that is invisible.
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There is nothing that's been in any of my novels that, in my view, hasn't been either illuminating surroundings or defining a character or moving a plot.
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When you begin moving toward excellence, you will find very little competition. You're competing with only 20% of the population.
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I haven't accepted anyone telling me what is or isn't possible and have just kept moving along toward my goals.
