Jocko Willink Quotes
When things are going bad, don't get all bummed out. Don't get startled; don't get frustrated. If you can say the word 'good,' guess what? It means you're still alive. It means you're still breathing.
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But when it came to jamming and writing songs like we used to, we realized Brandon was a huge spirit in the band. Who knew? It was just something we had to learn.
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I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.
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I don't really care that much about eating. But I like impressing people with how good a cook I am. So I will cook. I'm an excellent cook. Not many people know that about me.
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I have this first album that sells more than 100,000 copies in its first week, debuts at number two, goes gold, the single goes platinum, we're doing Madison Square Garden.
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I love the fact that everyone's trying to be good-looking in L.A. - then I turn up and I get work.
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The University of South Carolina has always played a role in my life and the intellectual life of South Carolina.
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Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.
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We must expect to fail... but fail in a learning posture, determined no to repeat the mistakes, and to maximize the benefits from what is learned in the process.
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If you really want to see the face of war, see the faces of survivors.
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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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My mum is a bit unconventional; she's outdoorsy and has more of an emotional intelligence, whereas my dad is pragmatic; he's a businessman.
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It's sort of like, our bodies are designed to keep moving, and when we don't move it, we're not going to feel great.
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White folks hear the blues come out, but they don't know how it got there.
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I was sad to see anybody leave, we had a very nice family on that show. I was very sad to see momma go, Victoria and especially Linda. My god that was my wife on the show, in fact my wife calls her wife.
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I really love it in Belfast. I always stay in the most bombed hotel, the Europa!
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I love that quiet time when nobody's up and the animals are all happy to see me.
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Female performers have been doing this for years - pushing the envelope about sexuality - and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.
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Me and my dog are best friends.
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How can you go wrong with two people in love? If a good boy loves a good girl, good. If a good boy loves another good boy, good. And if a good girl loves the goodness in good boys and good girls, then all you have is more goodness, and goodness has nothing to do with sexual orientation.
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Growing up in Ireland, there never seemed to be the notion that children should be seen and not heard. We all looked forward to mealtimes when we'd sit around the table and talk about our days. Storytelling and long, rambling conversations were considered good things.
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Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at.
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When things are going bad, don't get all bummed out. Don't get startled; don't get frustrated. If you can say the word 'good,' guess what? It means you're still alive. It means you're still breathing.
