Jimmy Connors Quotes
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I'm just a Connecticut country boy. The people I've known, the changes of season, the call of the blue jay - when I'm away, all of them haunt me.
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school.
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Working with the dying is like being a midwife for this great rite of passage of death. Just as a midwife helps a being take their first breath, you help a being take their last breath.
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I already had high blood pressure. I have hypertension. And I think the chemo was just too much for my kidneys. And they went into failure. And that was September 12th of 2008. And the doctor rushed me right to the hospital.
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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 love rhymes; I love to write a poem about New York and rhyme 'oysters' with 'The Cloisters.' And 'The lady from Knoxville who bought her brassieres by the boxful.' I just feel a sort of small triumph.
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I'm not any kind of a bigot, I'm not.
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I was interested in the war part of 'Star Wars,' so I started reading about what it's like to go to war, what that does to you psychically, about the adrenaline and the rush.
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The whole idea is whatever you do, have fun with it; try to make sure that it's quality and something you don't mind putting your name on.
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My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people.
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I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.
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Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you.
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Two half philosophers will probably never a whole metaphysician make.
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I'm very much an observer and a conduit of thoughts and ideas.
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I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading.
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I'm thankful to say that I already have my dream job. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
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White Americans can go a long time without ever thinking about the color of their skin. Black and brown Americans have no choice but to confront issues of race every day.
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You have a right to your opinion about the work that you're doing. An artist is as equally important as the director. If you believe that, you can work in any circumstances.
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But he's got your way of making me lean into peace whenever I see red.
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The human eye is a wonderful device. With a little effort, it can fail to see even the most glaring injustice.
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I've been in this business for 40 years - you do a show, and you don't know what's going to come of it.
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A museum that really wants to promote modern art might give the artist a guaranty, on certain conditions, so that he can get on with his life and his creations. Or do you believe that the museum is more interested in the artist's death, in order to see the price of his paintings go up?
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Use it or lose it.
