Jason Kidd Quotes
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I wear the Jewish star, but I'm not - I haven't converted to Judaism, and I'm not - I'm not - I'm not Jewish in the conventional sense because the Kaballah is a belief system that predates religion and predates Judaism as an organized religion.
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Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
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Although it's the hub of the nervous system and the ultimate terminus of every nerve, the brain itself lacks enervation and therefore cannot feel pain.
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I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
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Even as a kid in drawing class, I had real ambition. I wanted to be the best in the class, but there was always some other feller who was better; so I thought, 'It can't be about being the best, it has to be about the drawing itself, what you do with it.' That's kind of stuck with me.
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I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.
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First, people don't read novels off screens, and they don't have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don't retain anything physically for their money.
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I was born in East Germany, before the wall came down. We sort of escaped, I guess. I grew up all over the place. Germany, London, back and forth between Minnesota and Germany. I was sort of an army brat, but not in the army.
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I certainly was one of the instigators in the 1960s of freedom of expression.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.
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An old building is like a show. You smell the soul of a building. And the building tells you how to redo it.
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A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too.
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There are those who believe that the value of a children's book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. In fact, I happen to think that's huge.
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Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.
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I've come to learn that the determined and gifted and genuine sociopath has far more power to deceive than we realize.
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My mum brought me up to think that personal happiness is more important than your family.
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TV has grown so much. It is like a powerhouse medium.
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I don't need fame and I don't need power and I don't need wealth. I'm in need of friends, which I have found in abundance.
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Back in the day, cooking definitely was the thing where you could make a lot of money. Also, it was something that I liked to do.
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I read the Koran and it appealed to me. At the time I was agnostic and it really breathed spiritually back into me. For me it's really a cushion; it's cool, I'm cool with it.
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I live for comedy. I've been doing it for such a long time. Comedy is hard in itself.
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I'm totally comfortable with myself.
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I've played the game for a long time.
