Jon Jones Quotes
I don't believe a champion is the biggest, baddest, meanest dude in the world. I think the champion is like a warrior; it's like the head knight or lead samurai: humble men of integrity, respect, and honor that treat people kindly.
Quotes to Explore
-
Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
-
The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.
-
I am basically a citizen of the modern world, as we all are, praise the Lord and damn us all to hell.
-
I love surfing more than cricket, more interesting and you meet great people.
-
Produce great men, the rest follows.
-
Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
-
I was supposed to be a doctor. I was supposed to go to Princeton. And everything I was supposed to do I didn't.
-
The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
-
I should confess that I'm woefully under-read in South African fiction.
-
There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
-
I am musical and I enjoy theatre, but I never wanted to just do theatre. I always wanted to go into film. I love film. I loved growing up in the theatre, but I always wanted to do film all along. But, I still pursue music separately.
-
A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
-
I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
-
I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
-
We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.
-
Give news a little more time, and don't request that they also, in their news time, entertain. We're not entertainers. We're journalists. And we need more time to do our job well.
-
I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.'
-
Other people pull off amazing festivals and events and things like that. I think ours is a little bit different, and that's what makes us distinct.
-
I find it a very, very powerful thing to be yourself and not to try and be something else and to use that as your biggest shield and your biggest attack in the world - to just be you.
-
If you want something bad enough, take the steps needed to make it happen, no matter how long it takes. Sometimes you get lucky and can skip some steps, but most of the time you can't. The secret to achieving any goal is nothing more than putting in the necessary time and effort.
-
Playing point guard is someone's instincts. They're used to that. That's my instincts.
-
When you are interviewing someone, never let your camera person turn off the camera. The second you turn off the camera, they'll say the magic thing that you'd been looking for the whole interview. People want to relax after the performance is done. Don't be afraid of awkward silence. That is your friend.
-
It was a mistake. I was wrong, but I discovered this many years later. I was acting on the basis of this mandate given me by the most important leaders of the world: President Bush's father, prime minister of France, President Mitterand, the Chinese, everybody.
-
I don't believe a champion is the biggest, baddest, meanest dude in the world. I think the champion is like a warrior; it's like the head knight or lead samurai: humble men of integrity, respect, and honor that treat people kindly.
