Wade Davis Quotes
What is science but the pursuit of the truth? What is Buddhism but 2500 years of observation as to the nature of mind?
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My favorite thing to do is to wind those guys up by hitting on their girlfriends. I say, 'I think your girlfriend's gorgeous, but it's all right, I'm gay.' They get very nervous after a few minutes!
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Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
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If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you?
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.
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I remember growing up always loving the guitar. I used to love to watch the people play on the Country Western shows on TV. My folks told me that when I was just a toddler, I used to pretend I was playing a guitar on a toothpick.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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The most precious things in speech are pauses.
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When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
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Health food makes me sick.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism.
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I did tennis for a while, and I was actually on the volleyball team for a minute.
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I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.
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War is good when good survives and evil is crushed. If you don't crush evil then evil will get you.
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There are always people who will - who will do peculiar things and think that they are doing things in the name of their religion.
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I think in the corridors of power these dangerous kinds of orders are issued in a much more vague way, passed down two or three levels of command before they're given to the assassin.
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Peace and quiet govern the world.
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The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.
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They say I can open movies, and that's nice in that it puts into people's minds that women can do it. It's not just Kevin Costner, not just Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not just the guys.
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There are some real memorable highlights in my history that, in my mind, are such milestones. Winning a national championship in college and being on the Olympic platform getting a gold medal. Visiting the Hall of Fame and going into the Hall of Fame.
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Positive psychology is both a movement and a science. The movement involves absolutely anyone who is interested in evidence-based approaches to improving well-being, either for themselves or for their community. I invite you to join this movement!
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What is science but the pursuit of the truth? What is Buddhism but 2500 years of observation as to the nature of mind?
