Cal Ripken, Jr. Quotes
I did make a choice when I got away from baseball to be there to get my kids off to college.
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I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.
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I think blogging is a muscle that most people wear out.
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For me, it is very important to control a situation in defence. You can always score goals, but you have to add stability in the defence.
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I spend my own money, not other people's money.
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I'm not a control freak.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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Insight enables you make sure you don't allow negative beliefs to get permanently set in your thinking - just the same way you wouldn't want fractured bones to be permanently set into place.
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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
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I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.
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What really matters is your movies and how good a person you are. Otherwise, tabloids and news channels writing about you only builds your curiosity and stardom and propels you to reach wider places.
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One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.
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Responding to terrorism inevitably implies military consequences. This may shock some people, but these groups must also be dealt with on a military footing. I won't use the word 'combat' to avoid being painted as a crusader.
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The last few years of my life have been a little like a long ride in a Poop de Ville with the bottom down.
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I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn't have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things.
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I have no idea what advantages I truly get, but I know people talk to me and give me time of day because they like how I look.
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As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss and has all the power. I'm a control freak, so that's really hard for me. Then when you see a film later, it can be infuriating, really disappointing. I've been very lucky, though, and so many of my early experiences were great.
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I've never been a huge sweets eater, and I've always loved a Mediterranean diet. We eat a lot of dark leafy greens, and a couple meals each week are meat-free. We enjoy eating a balanced diet.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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If I had not been dyslexic, I wouldn't have needed sports. I would have been like every other kid. Instead, I found my one thing, and I was never going to let go of it. That little dyslexic kid is always in the back of your head.
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Academics are becoming much more entrepreneurial these days.
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If you don't have something that glues the audience to the screen, you're in trouble.
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I grew up in a Caribbean family household, so the parents are always right. My father smacked me up til I was 20. It was a strict household.
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You've got to make it a good example for those kids regardless of how much you mess up.
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I did make a choice when I got away from baseball to be there to get my kids off to college.
