Maxwell Maltz Quotes
Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.
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I had nearly finished school because I was making effort not that bad on that. But there was a law in Germany after the war. You could not make your final examination before 18, so lots of people who were late because of the way had to do it first.
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Manufacturing takes place in very large facilities. If you want to build a computer chip, you need a giant semiconductor fabrication facility. But nature can grow complex molecular machines using nothing more than a plant.
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Hip-hop definitely taught me a lot. Having to create your own identity and become known and respected in a male-dominated field - it requires some guts. There are times you have to be strong, and times when you have to stand alone for what you believe in.
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I never feel like there's any one point to the film, to anything, to any of the movies I've made.
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I've never fabricated or plagiarized anything.
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In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
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Never count on the crowd to take care of you.
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My boys asked me to write beautiful letters for their ex-girls so they could get them back. I thought, 'I should be writing songs for myself.'
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I started traveling by myself as early as 5 to see my dad. I'd go to Toronto or Los Angeles, depending on what show he was doing, but most often New York, and we would hang out, and he'd take me to museums and Broadway plays. The ones that had the biggest impact on me were the George C. Wolfe productions.
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Education is at the heart of achieving your dreams.
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It's more fun to look at an old picture of me than it is to look at a new one sometimes. Although, I still wear a dress pretty well.
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I kinda like the idea of having an album that's all me.
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I'm looking to expand my portfolio while I'm on top and while I'm young.
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Granted, I've changed internally as I've gotten older - I take it easy, I know when to stop and take care of myself, I laugh much more and with my belly and soul - but this comes from the confidence and acceptance that comes with maturity.
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One-sided national economic triumphs cannot be achieved in the increasingly interwoven global economy without precipitating calamitous consequences for everyone.
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I've always boxed, I always taught boxing.
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A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.
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If you wouldn't write it and sign it, don't say it.
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When something horrible is done to you, the natural impulse is to strike back.
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I never understood that when I heard people retire - they said they missed being around the guys. I don't have a need to make a play in the ninth inning of a game anymore. But being on the inside and being part of a team is something that you really do value and you really do miss.
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My looks haven't prevented me from playing prostitutes or people broken by life. But when they need a token blonde with big breasts, that's OK, too. It's part of the game.
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Truth is the cry of all, but the game of few.
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Mountains are like the great equalizer. It doesn't matter who anyone is or what they do.
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Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.
