Cal Ripken, Jr. Quotes
Being elected to the Hall of Fame is about your career pretty much and your impact on the game.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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If this be treason, make the most of it!
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When I'm in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off onto other paths creatively for a while and see what comes to me.
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In my opinion - in Georgia, there's a town called Lula. And Lula, Georgia, has the best peaches.
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With every bathroom renovation, there are three areas that I focus on: budget, function and style.
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The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.
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The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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I think the most expensive thing I've bought thus far is my Rolex.
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People don't remember each tree in a park but all of us benefit from the trees. And in a way, artists are like trees in a park.
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You can be socially accepted and tell the truth about what it is to be a woman.
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I'd have loved to have appeared in 'Absolutely Fabulous' - that's one of my favourite shows.
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Fact is, inventing an innovative business model is often mostly a matter of serendipity.
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I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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I'm pretty athletic and I play basketball a lot.
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I ate better in Liberia than I did in Ohio.
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Many women have asked me if it is possible to have a well-built wardrobe on a limited budget. 'Money,' I tell them, 'is no guarantee of taste, and an overstuffed wardrobe is often as bare as a skeleton when it comes to wearable apparel.'
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Alas, in 1929 came the Stock Market crash and everything changed and became worrisome. People started practicing conservatism because of financial losses, myself included.
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When you get great stuff to do, you just don't want to let anybody down.
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Being elected to the Hall of Fame is about your career pretty much and your impact on the game.
