Pedro Martinez Quotes
If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage.
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I am very happy my Olympic dream has come true.
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When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet.
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I can't predict whether I'll leave here freely or in handcuffs.
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
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I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
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I make a living playing rock n' roll. I'm not going to complain about anything.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where I'm going to ensure that I've packed the right clothes.
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We'll only be playing four new songs live, but all the material for the next album is basically finished.
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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The F-22 is a shameful, disgraceful boondoggle and it revolts me.
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Once you achieve a level of success... you learn, something tells you, 'Man this ain't even for you.' You got to share with the people. You got to inspire the people.
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For a homebody like me, the evolution of gadgets has been a blessing.
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I feel if I'm healthy and happy, I look good. With a good mixture of fitness and healthy food I always feel great!
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You have to captivate and entertain if you want your message to get across.
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Theater owners are exerting a lot of power over the studios to withhold access to content that people want to see. That's bad for consumers, that's bad for studios, and ultimately, I think it will be bad for theaters.
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But everything of value about me is in my books.
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There are two types of people: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. They are never the same.
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I worked as a teacher in the public school system in New York City for several years, and I was a victim of the layoffs, you know, in the mid-'70s. And then I worked as a sales engineer for a company in New Jersey that was selling industrial filtration equipment.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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...just as great men are great disasters, overwhelmingly good poets are overwhelmingly bad influences.
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Every day my conscience makes confession relying on the hope of Your mercy as more to be trusted than its own innocence.
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If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage.
