Cal Ripken, Jr. Quotes
I lived the baseball life as a kid, with my dad in it. And I lived the baseball life as an adult, because I was in it. When I retired, I wanted the opportunity to be a little bit more flexible and home-based for my kids.
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If God wants to take my left arm, that's OK, as long as I can walk and play with my kids. I'm a lot improved. I was worse than this after the accident.
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Most of my friends from college became dental hygienists or went into retail, a lot went into sales. They all started getting married and having kids and buying homes and I was still living like a college student.
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The most important of all rights is the right to life, and I cannot foresee a day when domesticated animals will be granted that right in law.
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All my life, I've been working with male directors, which I've really enjoyed. And I'm lucky in that I've worked with men who have a lot of respect for women. But working with a woman is a different experience. It feels like the communication is different.
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Realize that the game of life is the game of, to some extent, being taken advantage of by people who make a science of it. Whether they are in government or personal life or in business, they're everywhere.
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The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
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You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.
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Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion to be essential to the life and practices of a society.
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When students leave college, they are like children who know nothing about the problems of life, and don't have a political stance.
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Remember, if you want to love your life and live it to the fullest, don't let the sun go down on your anger. If you don't have a solution to the issue, agree to disagree and focus on the importance of the relationship.
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Even if you're happy with the life you've chosen, you're still curious about the other options.
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Most people figured I'd be in jail. I've been proving people wrong my whole life.
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You don't have to stick with these recipes. They're guides. As I say, they're a way in. Have fun with them. It's an easier way to cook in a busy life, once you get the hang of it.
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Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet.
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I suppose I flee to life. I'm most interested when conversations become difficult.
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I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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I always trained hard in my life to win the title, and I will train twice as hard to stay at the top.
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Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life. Do not be concerned with escaping safely - lay your life before him.
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On my visits back home, if they saw that I was getting a big head, they'd let me know right away.
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I joined the Actors Studio and began to work with Lee Strasberg, and that changed my work.
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You can't be afraid of failure and you can't be afraid of success, because either one gets in the way of your work.
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I don't like doing things that are easy!
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I lived the baseball life as a kid, with my dad in it. And I lived the baseball life as an adult, because I was in it. When I retired, I wanted the opportunity to be a little bit more flexible and home-based for my kids.
