George Foreman Quotes
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The truth about people at every economic level of life is you get those who are kind and who are not, those who are greedy, whether they be rich or poor. That's a common thread through humanity on any street you go to.
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My dad was a kind of semiprofessional Dixieland-type drummer, and I learned the drums from him. When I was about twelve, we bought our first Ludwig drum set from a pawnshop - a marching-band bass drum, great big tom-toms, and big, deep snare drums.
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The most important thing for me is to walk the little alleys of the city, to find the little alcove where someone is cooking something, and just watch them do it. That's my idea of fun.
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As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasn't made the World Cup since 1982, so I guess I did well to choose something different.
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We solve last year's problems without thinking about the future.
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A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned.
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I don't know where Hank Aaron will break Ruth's record but I can tell you one thing - ten years from the day he hits it three million people will say they were there.
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It's all about risk-taking when you're making an album. Don't be scared to do weird things sometimes.
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Touring helped me understand where I needed to be better in my music.
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I feel like I've been the star of my own show for a while now. I was always putting on shows as a kid, and obviously, my household was really creative.
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In Iran, fundamentalism was fuelled to an extent by the regime of the Shah being supported by the West.
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I believe you never get tired by doing work. You get tired when you don't work. When you clean your house, you don't get tired; it gives you satisfaction.
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A lot of women in sport tend to take on a very masculine, aggressive look. They want to be perceived as being strong and powerful. I never lost that sense of wanting to retain my femininity.
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I have been five minutes too late all my life-time!
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I broke things to get attention.
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We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
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I like writing for teenagers because they're not snobs.
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Laws and customs may be creative of vice; and should be therefore perpetually under process of observation and correction: but laws and customs cannot be creative of virtue: they may encourage and help to preserve it; but they cannot originate it.
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I don't compose, actually. I just record. I'm the opposite of a composer in my way of working. I'm more instinctive.
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A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
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There's no question that Kennedy was an utter failure as a passer of laws during his proverbial thousand days.
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I was always a writer – working on campaigns was never a profession for me. It was something I did on the side, really, so the trajectory hasn't been a political operative who likes to dabble in writing and finds himself into stumbling on film and TV – that was always my goal.
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No matter where you are, you're always a bit on your own, always an outsider.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.