George Karl Quotes
Just because we play in the NBA or coach in the NBA doesn't mean we are not human. We are supermen. For me, getting shot is scary.
Quotes to Explore
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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
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When friends ask for a second cup they are open to conversation.
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You can write whatever you want about me in websites and newspapers, but no one really knows me. They get the idea that I'm a tough, heroic figure, but I'm a sensitive pussycat.
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Many young men in the 1960s and 1970s came to reject some of the traditional ideas about manhood that many of their fathers tried to pass down - like unquestioning respect for authority even when that might mean killing and dying for questionable or unjust causes such as the Vietnam War.
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I always had this childhood image in the back of my mind of this fantastic place where all the things I liked came from; Orson Welles, jazz, all that stuff. Los Angeles is one of those places where somebodies become nobodies and nobodies become somebody.
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In Bombay, we have a fine concert hall. I think it is high time we built venues in Delhi and Calcutta, not only for western music, but also Indian music. It doesn't matter which party is in power; don't you think the capital of India should have a concert hall?
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My life was pretty rough.
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Just because I might be bored doesn't mean I have to look boring. I'd rather look fabulous, like I'm having a great time.
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I don't really think in terms of goals.
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My mother was an introvert and quite religious. And we were brought up in the church. And when she learned that I wanted to act, she simply said: 'You cannot live here and do that.'
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It is a holy blessing to be born with the exquisite qualities of a daughter of God. Women of God, both old and young, are spiritual and sensitive, tender and gentle. They have a kind, nurturing nature. This is your inheritance. Never belittle the gifts God has given to you. Develop the divinity that is within you.
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I think I have a sense of mischief and that I can laugh at myself.
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My parents taught me the importance of telling the truth no matter what.
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Copywriting cuts the communication cord between word and feeling. By offering instant gratification, it atrophies more subtle emotions.
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The wrists, the Achilles' tendons, and the neck are some of the weakest points of the human body, so a lot of people have phobias about those things. I can't deal with the undersides of wrists.
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I am in that position where I finish something, it goes out, and I'm onto the next thing. I finish it, it goes out, onto the next thing.
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If I'm really jet-lagged and need to get to sleep, I just try and watch cartoons. As long as it's animated, I don't care - it has to have that distance from real life.
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A state that suppresses all freedom of speech, and which by imposing the most terrible punishments, treats each and every attempt at criticism, however morally justified, and every suggestion for improvement as plotting to high treason, is a state that breaks an unwritten law.
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Without game, men prey on each other.
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There is incredible generosity in the potentialities of Nature. We only have to discover how to utilize them.
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From all indications, the Offutt runway replacement is not a matter of 'if.' It is a matter of 'when.'
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Spend an afternoon with them sharing the latest research on the treatment of traumatized children, adolescents, and their families. The same is true for many of my colleagues. These countries have already made a commitment to universal health care, ensuring a guaranteed minimum wage, paid parental leave for both parents after a child is born, and high-quality childcare for all working mothers.
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I always knew I wanted to be a doctor, but I also knew that being a doctor meant more than treating just the patient in front of you.
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Just because we play in the NBA or coach in the NBA doesn't mean we are not human. We are supermen. For me, getting shot is scary.
