Jake LaMotta Quotes
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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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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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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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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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Be not unwilling in what thou doest, neither selfish nor unadvised nor obstinate; let not over-refinement deck out thy thought; be not wordy nor a busybody.
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The President has so much good publicity potential that hasn't been exploited. He should just sit down one day and make a list of all the things that people are embarrassed to do that they shouldn't be embarrassed to do, and then do them all on television.
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I can drown a drink of water. I can kill a dead tree. Don't mess with Muhammad Ali.
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When it comes to .NET they've done a really outstanding job.
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I don't want to kill windowing; I want to restore choice and options.
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.
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I fought Sugar Ray six times. Pound for pound the greatest fighter who ever lived.
