George Duke Quotes
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Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
I would not, under any circumstances, try to impose my personal faith and belief on the rest of the country. I don't think that's right. I don't think that's appropriate. But freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom from religion. And I think that anything we can do to promote the idea that people should express their faith is a good thing.
Sam Brownback -
Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
Tacitus -
I am definitely a dog person. I feel like Webster and I are very much alike.
Calista Flockhart -
I've often said that there's no one thing that I do or have done that is particularly unique. There have been a lot of other authors who were in the military. There have been a few others who were pilots. There have certainly been a lot of other people who were in politics or served congressional staffs.
L. E. Modesitt -
Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
Pat Buchanan
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The kitchen is tough. It's one of the last bastions in civilized culture that sets out to crush the spirit.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
I wear the national dress because it is the most natural and the most becoming for an Indian.
Mahatma Gandhi -
I think golf is literally an addiction. I'm surprised there's not Golf Anonymous.
Larry David -
I've never had any desire to be good. I don't like goodness particularly.
Hanif Kureishi -
I am into nature and seeing whales. I went whale-watching, and I was really looking forward to that, but when you see it on TV and you see other programs do it, you're seeing close-ups of these massive creatures, and the music that's added gives you a certain feeling.
Karl Pilkington -
If you give a good performance, something that gets some feeling across to people, that's such a rare gift. It's underestimated at this point in history, when the music biz is inevitably turning into a kind of politics.
Iggy Pop
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Jadakiss is not no walk in no park. Nas is not no walk in no park. These are dudes that could have ended my career.
Beanie Sigel -
I think being busy is a healthy thing.
Taron Egerton -
When I meet large women who walk with confidence and are articulate and really have an understanding of how they walk in this world, I love them so deeply for being able to overcome such unbelievable odds.
Camryn Manheim -
Some people get very confused about my game. They think it's better if the court is slow, because I have a good defence. But the faster it is, the better for me. My spin is more painful for my opponents, my aggressive game works better.
Rafael Nadal -
The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never permit the people of any country to fall victim to nuclear weapons, and for each individual to express their refusal to continue living in the shadow of the threat they pose.
Daisaku Ikeda -
The accusation that we've lost our soul resonates with a very modern concern about authenticity.
Patricia Hewitt
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I would like to be known as one of the best actors in the world because that is something that I would have earned. And being sexiest would come from my genes... it is something I was born with and not earned it for myself.
Randeep Hooda -
The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been a mouse in a previous incarnation they do not want to attract attention.
Edith Sitwell -
I want to be fulfilled in myself, rather than try to follow exactly in my father's footsteps.
Ziggy Marley -
I've developed an audience over the years and I don't want to loose them.
George Duke