Jake LaMotta Quotes
I hypnotized myself so in my subconscious, I believed I couldn't get hurt. And I don't mean 'believe' - I mean believe believe believe.
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I remember the first time I went to Italy when I was eighteen, I was in Florence and there were all these eighteen, nineteen, twenty-year-olds gliding past on Vespas with crinkly, long, hair, and I thought I was on the set of a movie. I couldn't believe that this was going on and I hadn't known about it before. I was flabbergasted.
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We want to believe that we're invulnerable, and that people who get tricked deserve it. Well, they don't. And someday the arrogant types who mock the gullible are likely to get their turn to wear the dunce cap.
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I believe in God. God created the world.
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I believe the old boys' network is a powerful one. No one gives up power and privilege willingly, do they?
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I don't believe in regret.
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I want to learn about a different religion. I grew up Catholic, but my grandfather was Jewish. Knowledge about other religions can help you understand your own better. I think it's kind of hypocritical to believe one thing and don't know about any others.
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And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.
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Sticking with your vision and what you believe in is so, so important.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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Personally, I believe in self-determination, but in the context of one South Africa - so that my self-determination is based in this region, and with my people.
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And I don't believe that melodramatic feelings are laughable - they should be taken absolutely seriously.
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When Californians see something we truly believe in, we say so and act accordingly - without evasiveness or equivocation.
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I truly believe that everything Sci-fi taught me as a child about an efficient and wondrous world will be happening in my lifetime.
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You can't believe everything you read. I am only six foot three, by the way.
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I don't believe you should make fun of anyone but yourself.
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Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean share a cultural heritage based on centuries of common history. And what is more, we share the same values and world view. We believe in a world order that is based on cooperation, on regionalism, on multilateralism.
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I've never had an issue with studios. I believe in them as true creative partners in the process.
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I do believe in the separation of church and state. But I don't think separation of church and state means you have to be free from your faith.
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I quite like the idea of family. That's probably the greatest achievement in the world. I've got a lot to achieve workwise - I'd love to direct - but family would be good.
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I have the infinite galaxy from '2001' as my screensaver - so if I space out while I'm writing and it goes to screensaver, I can just stare off into the stars.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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If poverty persists in America, it is not for lack of resources. We lack something else.
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No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man.
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I hypnotized myself so in my subconscious, I believed I couldn't get hurt. And I don't mean 'believe' - I mean believe believe believe.
