Douglas Tompkins Quotes
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That's what everybody calls me, 'Cheat Code,' because they just throw the ball up to me.
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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.
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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.
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I went to college, though I didn't take many writing courses.
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You can't judge your characters or otherwise; it's not about you, it's about them.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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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.
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Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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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.
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A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.
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Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket.
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I left my mark on 'Dark Shadows.' One day I was doing my lines perfectly from Act 3. Everyone else was doing Act 2.
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We need money. We need hits. Hits bring money, money bring power, power bring fame, fame change the game.
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I was in the underground until I left Germany.
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This is the city that kind of formulated who I am. And, not only that, but to be black in Atlanta is one of the greatest things because you can go anywhere and feel familiar with anyone who's right next to you, from Bankhead to Buckhead.
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In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.
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Then, as now, the Disney studio buzzed with activity. You had a strong impression of being at the center of something very exciting.
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I feel a strong bond with Chile and Argentina.
