Jim Bouton Quotes
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So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.
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Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes.
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I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.
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Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you.
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A woman can walk miles without making one single step forward. As a child born in a harem, I instinctively knew that to live is to open closed doors. To live is to look outside. To live is to step out. Life is trespassing.
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I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
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I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident.
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The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
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I use more makeup now then I did before. I didn't use to wear really that much, and I didn't know how to do makeup, but now I know how to do it a bit more. I can do eyes and makeup in general more. I do like my own lipstick as well.
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I just came back from my hometown, making a movie about a kid who grew up just like me, and it was financed by white people in New York. Personally, I can't be angry. In my personal experience, the support was there.
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People really love editorial cartoons, and I think publishers understand that.
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The integrity of the federal procurement system needs to be protected so that the public has confidence in government contracts, and small businesses have every opportunity to compete.
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I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.
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I think everyone knows the news has become ridiculous. It's entertainment driven.
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If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
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I've got great people who handle my schedule, and everything does revolve around the children. If there's a parents' night or an Easter bonnet parade or a Nativity play, whatever it might be, then I plan everything around that.
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Music is the space between the notes.
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Regression analyses show that self-efficacy contributes to achievement behavior beyond the effects of cognitive skills.
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Everything counts! Everything you do helps or hurts, adds up or takes away.
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Thematically, in a lot of what I write, there's a sense of displacement, of being rooted in multiple places, and how that can tug at your identities and your wants and your goals.
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You must not let your negative emotions distract you from achieving your goals.
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Forget goals. Value the process.
