Douglas Tompkins Quotes
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That's what everybody calls me, 'Cheat Code,' because they just throw the ball up to me.
Calvin Johnson -
I grew up poor in India, and there were days when we struggled to find food and other basic necessities. Our mother worked odds and ends jobs to keep the family together and educate us.
Naveen Jain -
Loser lit antiheroes aren't well intentioned or earnest; they don't care whether you like them or not. They're self-mocking, ironic and inventive; they narrate their downfalls with manic wordplay, rampant metaphors, wisecracks, and escalating flights of spleen-fueled lyricism.
Kate Christensen -
I went to college, though I didn't take many writing courses.
Walter Jon Williams -
You can't judge your characters or otherwise; it's not about you, it's about them.
Edgar Ramirez -
I'm very conscious of Miguel Cotto's career... I need to do my part on that night to have victory and create my own legacy in this sport of boxing.
Canelo Alvarez
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As a child in the rural district of Penal I remember sharing meals from the same pot with neighbours of different racial, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar -
I used to trip over my legs and get detention for my too-short shorts because none fit. I still trip, but now I like to show them off.
Maggie Grace -
Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
Nas -
When Bob Wilson left the BBC for ITV, I got the 'Football Focus' job, and it went from there. It came completely out of the blue, but the fact I had a high profile certainly helped.
Gary Lineker -
Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock.
Park Chan-wook -
It's important to have masculine energy around your child.
Samantha Morton
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
Omar N. Bradley -
I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
Jack Antonoff Fun. -
It might be useful to distinguish between pleasure and joy. But maybe everybody does this very easily, all the time, and only I am confused.
Zadie Smith -
A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.
H. L. Mencken -
Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket.
W. C. Fields -
I left my mark on 'Dark Shadows.' One day I was doing my lines perfectly from Act 3. Everyone else was doing Act 2.
Kate Jackson
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The second someone tries to put me in a box, I will do everything to rebel against that.
Charli XCX -
Each song is a small universe to me. Each song has a story of its own. Each has a full life to express in order to be complete, so it often happens that the building to a big crescendo feels right in the recording or writing process.
Damien Rice -
If you can't help me grow, there's no point with you being in my life.
Jill Scott -
So civil society is the conscience of our countries. It’s the catalyst of change. It’s why strong nations don’t fear active citizens. Strong nations embrace and support and empower active citizens.
Barack Obama -
Holland is a really small country, but with a very strong club and festival scene. Dance music has been huge in Holland since the late eighties. So there were a lot of opportunities for producers and DJs to release records and play live.
Nick van de Wall -
I feel a strong bond with Chile and Argentina.
Douglas Tompkins