Jake LaMotta Quotes
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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Throughout my Enterprise career, I have been primarily operationally focused.
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At a young age, I had to give up a lot of things, like being able to hang out with my friends.
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You don't move just because you want to go from this point to that point - the body has to be using the words as well as you vocally use the words.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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I'm not even kind of a lesbian.
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Go to the young conductors who are not making it, and you will hear how we shouldn't push ourselves or sell ourselves, how they don't have the right connections and the right opportunities. Well, you can be sure they've had the opportunities.
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Buddhism talks about the possibility of transforming greed, hatred, and delusion. But sometimes need turns into greed.
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Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing poems about suicide.
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The ocean is the lifeblood of our world. If we were to lose our fish that we appreciate so much by overfishing; or if we were to lose some of our favorite beaches to overbuilding and pollution, then how would we feel? It's become a case of not knowing what you've got until it's gone.
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If you do your research on hot springs all over the world, they're usually places of peace. People, even in warring nations and so forth, they'll go and live in peace together around the hot springs, which were always considered medicinal. I firmly believe in water therapy.
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'SpongeBob SquarePants' is a great show, and it centers on a character that is courageously nice. Why is SpongeBob interesting? It's because he has passion. He has a passion for chasing jellyfish.
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There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.
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It was tough trying to figure out how to put on all the women's clothes.
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Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
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I did grow up in a very small town, and I only had a couple of people in my year at school. There were a lot of kids to play with - maybe not the same age, but there was always someone around.
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I feel honored that the Hispanic community in the United States have embraced me. I'm really happy and honored to receive their support.
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I always have to just be myself. Anything else, I'm not happy, and it comes out musically.
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Something on mainstream radio is very in your face with the vocals. I tried that, and it just doesn't feel like Washed Out. It's got to have that haziness to it.
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We want freedom for our country, but not at the expense or exploitation of others, not us to degrade other countries…I want the freedom of my country so that other countries may learn something from my free country so that the resources of my country might be utilized for the benefit of mankind.
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You are not responsible for anyone who stubbornly chooses to ruin his own life.
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Well, my personal mission statement is that we want marriage equality in all 50 states. We want it not to be a state-by-state issue. We don't want it to be something the majority is voting on. I don't think the civil rights of any minority should be in the hands of any majority.
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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I fought Sugar Ray six times. Pound for pound the greatest fighter who ever lived.
