Jason Giambi Quotes
I know my swing is going to be there. I don't need 600 swings in the cage; I know where it's at.
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I like to go to my simple cottage by the ocean or, really, any beach!
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Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them.
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The single most important thing that I feel responsible for is that the company cherishes the work.
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My dad was in the movie 'Moonwalker,' and I knew he could sing really well, but I didn't know he could act. I saw that, and I said, 'Wow. I want to be just like him.'
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We are not a TV station that only concentrate on those who are always under light. We are not a TV station for celebrities and for grand politicians and superstars. We are a TV station for the ordinary person. The normal people, ordinary people in the Arab world sees Al Jazeera as their voice.
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There are a lot of shows that have secrets and string people along and use the secrets of the narrative engine to keep people coming back every week. I don't know if those programs even have an answer. I don't know how they build their shows.
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I was raised on movie sets, and I decided for myself at a very young age that it was what I wanted to do.
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Historical costumes from the 18th and 19th centuries look so complicated, but when you see the patterns, it's very systematic. I've always been impressed by how the patterns economize the fabric.
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I think everyone's a little afraid of being part of a trend, because you get compared to each other. Writers tend to have a lot of camaraderie, and when you're constantly compared to someone else, it kind of damages that camaraderie, but I think this is a great trend. I'm honored to be a part of it in many ways.
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Oddly, a search for 'jeggings' in my email inbox shows that my first exposure to the phenomenon came from - wait for it - Mike Allen of 'Politico,' who helpfully explained the concept on December 20, 2009.
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Yeah, Dundee was great. It was a great film. I fell in love with my Mexican wife on Dundee.
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New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom is not something that is served up on a plate.
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From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles.
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Art is subject to arbitrary fashion.
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We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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There's no reason that there has to be a fringe network that illuminates an urban or a multiethnic experience.
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I don't want fans mad at me, so I gotta give them what they expect and what they want.
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The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
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My dad, in particular, was adamant that I should finish my education. He encouraged me to go to Oxford, for instance, and I rather doubt I'd have gone if he hadn't. I would have gone straight back to L.A. and tried to start my career.
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Social situations, for me - it's very natural for me to be an observer. That's where I'm most comfortable. I observe things.
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The discovery of personal whiteness among the world's peoples is a very modern thing - a nineteenth and twentieth century matter, indeed. The ancient world would have laughed at such a distinction.
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I took an incredibly roundabout route getting into feature films.
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I train hard Monday to Friday. I'll do weights and cardio in the gym most mornings and do a spinning class, too.
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I know my swing is going to be there. I don't need 600 swings in the cage; I know where it's at.
