Geoffrey Boycott Quotes
I was not a political animal; I could not toady up to the committee men, pour drinks down their necks at the bar, and make them feel important. I was too focused on the cricket.
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I'm not sure if being known opened or closed doors for me.
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The problem is foster youth don't really have this network that other kids have.
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There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it.
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I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old.
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Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.
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I wanted to show that Martin Luther King was simply a human being, not a god, not a saint.
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The celebration of homeownership seems to be part of a countermovement against popular owning of shares in corporations.
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By no means do I want to try to leave country music. That's absolutely where I want to stay.
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Americans are not saving enough for retirement.
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I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.
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I'm not graceful.
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I train as hard as I can every time I train and I do extra training every day and I've done that since I was a young boy.
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I continue to aspire to serve Colombia as president.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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I will not promote other people's songs big time. I will just mention that I produced the song to get the credit I think I deserve.
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My parents worked in the art world. They were really supportive of my music in that they allowed me to drop out of school and move out of our home, which not many parents would do.
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I've had my share of struggle. I believe, never take success to your head or failure to your heart.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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I can't imagine taking up running.
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I remember how inspiring it was to meet players like Bobby Charlton or Bryan Robson when I was a kid. I still remember Clive Allen showing up when I received a trophy for my Sunday league team.
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I always give three pieces of advice to all the teenage girls when I do my talks: long country walks - it's important to get some fresh air in your lungs, and be in contact with your body; masturbation - it takes the edge off, it'll get you through; and the revolution - believing in changing the world.
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I was born in America but all of my friends' parents, everybody's parents, including my own, had come to America from Europe. Many people in my neighborhood hardly bothered to learn English.
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I was not a political animal; I could not toady up to the committee men, pour drinks down their necks at the bar, and make them feel important. I was too focused on the cricket.
