John McEnroe Quotes
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People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. Fortunately, political and religious leaders stopped barbecuing astronomers for saying so, turning their spits with human-rights activists instead.
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As a consumer, I don't create art, but I think whatever the message is, art has to touch you.
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Most experiences are either sensual or intellectual. Chamber music, played by a small group so the listener can follow what each player is doing, is both.
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Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone.
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I have so many other talents other than fighting, and I would love to be able to show those off. I would like to say, 'Yes, I'm a fighter, and I'm this,' or, 'Yes I'm a fighter, but I'm also this.'
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You give before you get.
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It's a very strange experience being on set of 'Breaking Bad;' you never know what's coming next for your character. I feel like I don't even know if I'm going to live through the next scene I'm in. It's exciting to work on.
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Education and work are the levers to uplift a people.
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My ambition is to do a good job. I never plan anything.
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My career is not well thought out. Every choice has been instinctive and, quite literally, impulsive in many ways.
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In northern architecture - the cathedrals of Europe and all the little churches - the details, the carving of stone, become necessary because the light is not there to help you very much. You have to enrich surfaces. The desert reduces form to its simplest nature. There is no need for gargoyles or flying buttresses in the desert.
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When I'm doing a photo shoot, I'm not playing a part. I'm just trying to be myself.
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If we knew the truth, we'd see it; all else is system and outskirts.
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I say it because I don't believe.
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They were the first Westerners. The spirit of the West, the modern spirit, is a Greek discovery; and the place of the Greeks is in the modern world.
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For inspiration I look to those great players who consistently found original ways to shock their opponents. None did this better than the eighth world champion, Mikhail Tal. The 'Magician of Riga' rose to become champion in 1960 at age twenty-three and became famous for his aggressive, volatile play.
Garry Kasparov -
With Earth's first Clay They did the Last Man knead, And there of the Last Harvest sow'd the Seed: And the first Morning of Creation wrote What the Last Dawn of Reckoning shall read.
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Forgotten the strife;Now the need to killHas died like fire,And the need to loveHas replaced desire
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If I never sang on a record again I can still look at my walls. They are covered floor to ceiling with gold and platinum records from all over the world.
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You need at this time especially to know that you are fit for something better than slavery and cannon fodder.
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I have to display what I have seen to people.
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I couldn't swear that I believed in the law - or in the American legal system.
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There is no intensity of love or feeling that does not involve the risk of crippling hurt. It is a duty to take this risk, to love and feel without defense or reserve.
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I had a similar year back in 1984 when I felt like I couldn't lose.
