Jon Jones Quotes
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For a man of my generation, our century has been a long intellectual and political struggle in favor of freedom.
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A purpose of our lives is to broaden what we can understand and say and therefore be.
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There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.
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I think the only way to maintain profitability is to meet the needs of the customers.
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There is a kind of structure for a story that was peculiarly compelling for the radio. I thought I had invented it atom-by-atom sitting in an editing booth in Washington on M Street when I was in my 20s. Then I found out that it is one of the oldest forms of telling a story - it was the structure of a sermon.
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I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound.
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Every song, the title dictates the architecture of the song.
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Women are complicated. We all know that.
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I cannot sing Vampirella artist Patrick Berkenkotter's praises loudly or often enough.
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When I became a published writer, I said, 'Whatever I can do to help the libraries I want to do,' so all of my book tours since then have involved me coming to a library and talking about how important libraries are for a community.
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You can talk good ideas out of existence.
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I am not hungry for roles on TV or in films. I am happy being a social media sensation.
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You must do as your people do. If my people are poor, I must be poor. People ask me, 'Why don't you find a personal coach or a private car?' I can't. Then I won't be part of my people.
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'No Bones' has some reverb that I kick around.
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I felt so free in space, flying around and unrestrained by any social relationships, but my life since has changed a lot. Now I am extra-careful about what I say and do because everyone recognises me.
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About 90 percent of the pieces in my home are vintage, and I'm a ruthless editor. I only live with things that I love. There is not one thing in my home that doesn't have meaning to me.
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I didn't work hard to make Ruby perfect for everyone, because you feel differently from me. No language can be perfect for everyone. I tried to make Ruby perfect for me, but maybe it's not perfect for you. The perfect language for Guido van Rossum is probably Python.
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Our men and women in our armed forces are the real heroes in this conflict.
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You can be an ordinary athlete by getting away with less than your best. But if you want to be a great, you have to give it all you've got-your everything.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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Even the ears must dance.
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Believe things will work out. How was I ever to know that the girl who broke my heart in university would lead to my soulmate? How was I to know that the ‘dream job’ I was rejected from out of college would lead me to a year of entrepreneurship and adventure in Spain? How was I to know that taking a miserable job back in the states would be just the push I needed to vow to never do something I wasn’t passionate about again? Everything works out. I mean everything. As long as you believe it will. When you do, you will find the silver lining. That will take you to the next level.
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Is it possible that even happy moments of pleasure never stand up to a rigorous examination? Possible.
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I am an athlete in every sense of the word. Athlete, martial artist.
