Yao Ming Quotes
When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now.
Yao Ming
Quotes to Explore
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I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top.
Ted Turner
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I know I can serve Hawaii and our country well in the U.S. Senate, know we can mount a solid statewide campaign, know we have a good chance of prevailing.
Ed Case
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I just get really defensive as soon as anyone comes near my personal life. I made a decision early on that it's strictly off-limits. No exceptions.
Samantha Morton
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
Tavi Gevinson
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The desert Arab found no joy like the joy of voluntarily holding back. He found luxury in abnegation, renunciation, self restraint. He made nakedness of the mind as sensuous as nakedness of the body. He saved his own soul, perhaps, and without danger, but in a hard selfishness.
T. E. Lawrence
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To play something which is a big spectrum is so much more fun, so much more of a challenge.
Olivia Colman
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The world cannot live on 140 characters alone.
Matt Mullenweg
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A lot of times in comedy, and also in podcasting and television, there are different kinds of voices that can be celebrated. So you can have 'Insecure' exist, you can have a '2 Dope Queens' exist, you can have 'The Mindy Project' exist - very distinct, funny voices from women and from people of color.
Phoebe Robinson
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I move around and play different golf courses. I just enjoy it.
Darrell Royal
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If changing strategies doesn’t help, you can try to change the game. And if that’s not possible, you can at least exercise some control about which games you choose to play. The road to hell is paved with intractable recursions, bad equilibria, and information cascades. Seek out games where honesty is the dominant strategy. Then just be yourself.
Brian Christian
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When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now.
Yao Ming