John Seabrook Quotes
I do think that television, in its early years, played a significant role in that standard-setting, enforcing a certain decency among people. They took their role seriously, and the people behind the camera took their role seriously, too.
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I've done nothing but show up and fight, go to work inside the Octagon, outside the Octagon, and do things right. But people want to talk about me and discredit me.
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In the future, I want to have super-fights.
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When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
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I'm not telling you what to do on the Sabbath, and you won't tell me.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.
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A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.
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Y'all have no idea how many times I say, 'Yes, ma'am.'
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Did I shop Kmart for clothing? No, I didn't. But I loved that I could be totally involved in the hangtags, the buttons, the commercials and with the designers. Something in my head said 'Yes.' I was adventurous.
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When I was a kid, there was so much talent outside of recorded music.
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I grew up in New York.
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For me to be as effective as possible, I intend to sharpen those skills I need to successfully lead an organization that is growing in size and complexity with each passing year.
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I loved Allan Dwan. He was a tough old guy.
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My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer.
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Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.
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I love to travel. This is the time for me. When will I do it if not now?
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In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.
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In life, there's no such thing as an unmitigated good.
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No rules exist, and examples are simply life-savers answering the appeals of rules making vain attempts to exist.
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In the early days of the software industry, people cared about copyright and didn't give a damn about patents - they copied each other willy-nilly.
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I think we should stop asking people in their 20s what they 'want to do' and start asking them what they don't want to do. Instead of asking students to 'declare their major' we should ask students to 'list what they will do anything to avoid.' It just makes a lot more sense.
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When an Indian fights, he only shoots to kill.
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I used to lift very heavy weights in my mid-twenties - I used to bench press over 300lb. The most I ever lifted was 330lb; I couldn't do that today, no way.
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I do think that television, in its early years, played a significant role in that standard-setting, enforcing a certain decency among people. They took their role seriously, and the people behind the camera took their role seriously, too.
