Joshua Waitzkin Quotes
We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.
Quotes to Explore
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When I designed my first house in L.A., I didn't have any money - I did it all on my own. I liked that.
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I don't want to play everyone's best friend. I don't want to play the role of a girl struggling in the ghetto. It's not that that story isn't important, but I saw patterns, and was like, 'I don't relate to these people.'
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Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention.
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Hannah leaned against the wall. "Mind if I call shotgun?" Since you're carrying one? Feel free.
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I like to hike and play with my dogs and spend time with my family. We go out to family dinners a lot.
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Be careful what you’re doing, because no one is ever who you want them to be. And the less you really know them, the more likely you are to confuse them with the girl or boy in your head
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I think the common elements first are that, basically, we are entering markets or in markets that are deregulating or have recently deregulated, and so they have become competitive, moving from monopoly franchise-type businesses to competitive, market-oriented businesses.
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The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life.
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A good old man, sir. He will be talking. As they say, when the age is in, the wit is out.
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There's no such thing as a bad Picasso, but some are less good than others.
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No war or battle sound Was heard the world around.
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I had the feeling that focusing on objects and telling a story through them would make my protagonists different from those in Western novels - more real, more quintessentially of Istanbul.
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Not being able to fully understand God is frustrating but it is ridiculous for us to think we have the right to limit God to something we are capable of comprehending. What a stunted, insignificant god that would be! If my mind is the size of a soda can and God is the size of all the oceans, it would be stupid for me to say He is only the small amount of water I can scoop into my little can. God is so much bigger, so far beyond our time-encased, air/food/sleep-dependent lives.
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My relationships are based on personal reciprocity. Being a Dodger was a matter of heart, but in the end I felt they didn't want me.
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We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.
