Jerry Jones Quotes
Sports gives us the grandest opportunity of all to talk about reaching down and helping up or getting on somebody else's shoulders.
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Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.
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Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life.
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Being American and being an outsider at the same time, it's a perspective I often bring to a character.
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My mom, she's the strict one. If we did something bad, we'd get a whippin' but nothing too bad.
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The people of South Africa are ready to stand up to the oppressions of the Pretoria regime, and they are ready to fight back.
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The name of the game is to keep from pushing the accelerator pedal so hard that we speed up the aging process. The average American, however, by living a fast and furious lifestyle, pushes that accelerator too hard and too much.
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I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history.
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It's taken me time to find my feet in L.A.
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Anyone can train to be a gladiator. What marks you out is having the mindset of a champion.
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The substance of what it means to be a geek is essentially someone who's brave enough to love something against judgment. The heart of being a geek is a little bit of rejection.
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For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty, and it's not what it is for me.
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I've never played a Dane in a movie. I've had offers to be in Danish movies, including for some good directors, but I either had a job at the time or, when I was available, the movie just didn't happen. Hopefully someday I'll do one.
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That's what the sari is about. Everything is covered, yet a peep of an ankle can be a turn on for men.
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Balancing my career between two industries has never been an issue. I started with a Telugu film and have a soft corner for the south industry, though I've grown up speaking Hindi. I don't think language can be a barrier when it comes to acting. And, since I come from a theatre background, I'm used to memorizing my lines.
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If life doesn't offer a game worth playing, then invent a new one.
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You got to pick one - pay your medical bills or pay the mortgage. Most people can't do both, and I'm no different.
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Bond in 'Goldeneye' is pretty much a set character. To be honest, he's another version of Connery, and Connery was terrific. How many submarines can you blow up? How many control rooms are evaporating?
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I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.
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Sports gives us the grandest opportunity of all to talk about reaching down and helping up or getting on somebody else's shoulders.
