Bobby Riggs Quotes
I know beating a woman isn't like winning seven gold medals. But how many old guys are there in the world? You think they can relate to Mark Spitz? They relate to me, Bobby Riggs.
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I love when you aren't accountable to anybody or anything, and you can just be wherever you are.
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I was a tomboy and didn't pay too much attention to my clothes.
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I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. Jamey Rodemeyer's life changed mine.
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If you've followed my career at all, you will know that I perform best in comfortable surroundings. Though other leagues may seem more enticing to other players, it's something I'm just not interested in doing personally.
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You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
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Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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We want a marriage with our customers, not a relationship.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of.
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Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.
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'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.
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I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.
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People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.
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You can over-think things. If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it and do it honestly. I also don't learn things for auditions, because I feel like it's just a test of memorising rather than being real.
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This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.
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As soon as I get home, all I want to eat is seafood.
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Men are every bit as gendered as women.
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My protest about the post exchange seating bore some results. More seats were allocated for blacks, but there were still separate sections for blacks and for whites. At least I had made my men realize that something could be accomplished by speaking out, and I hoped they would be less resigned to unjust conditions.
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Clearly, the Chinese need the resources, but I don't think they want to clash with the industrial world which happens to be the market for their goods.
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Refuse to be scared in this lifetime.
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How you go about moving within the world you live in says so much about who you are.
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It is a callous age; we have seen so many marvels that we are ashamed to marvel more; the seven wonders of the world have become seven thousand wonders.
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I know beating a woman isn't like winning seven gold medals. But how many old guys are there in the world? You think they can relate to Mark Spitz? They relate to me, Bobby Riggs.
