Paul Pierce Quotes
I think the most important thing I work on is just my mental approach to every day, my mental approach to the game. How to come in each and every day focused, doing what I want to do, I think that's just the biggest issue.
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There ought to be more grants that go to people in their late twenties and early thirties. That's a crucial age, although it's very hard to judge who is worth supporting and who is not. Looking back on my own life, I see that was the period when I was closest to giving up as a novelist and when I most needed some encouragement.
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I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.
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The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads or what the referee says, it doesn't end when you come off the court.
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When something is at risk or in danger or about to be lost, those are the moments you start to realize how much it means to you.
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The magic of landing my first role on Broadway went 'poof' in a matter of a few weeks.
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The bad boy: always more fun.
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I need to have proper equipment when I work out, and the Nike Frees are light, comfortable, and great for training. I also usually bring a short-sleeve or long-sleeve compression shirt and a pair of shorts.
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Location is the sole difference between mobile and traditional Web.
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A movie and a stage show are two entirely different things. A picture, you can do anything you want. Change it, cut out a scene, put in a scene, take a scene out. They don't do that on stage.
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I put out records to this day that are not necessarily in a sequence of anything. Some could be written a while back, some not. There is no set pattern.
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I have learned how to breathe, to use my cords differently. I had been tilting my head in a way when I talked that wasn't good for my throat. I've been working on all of that, and it seems to be helping.
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You should take notes whenever you hear interesting or original language.
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My parents said marrying was an optimistic thing to do in pessimistic times.
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I am continually pleasantly surprised by how many people are showing up at shows and are younger than our first record.
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Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
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Basically I hate categorical labels. As a young artist I already was very clear about this - that 'objectification' is not the final aim of art. For there are greater things than the object. The greatest thing is the human mind.
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The worship of Adonis is united with that of Christ.
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The blessing of my mother is that she is so interested, she is so bright, she never complains - the joy of the Lord just bubbles out of her. Anybody who's in her presence is blessed to be there.
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Biggest lesson I learned my first year in the NFL is no one gives a crap about what you did last week. This league is about what have you done for me now. That's the NFL. It's also our culture. So you keep working hard because that's the biggest truth about football.
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I enjoyed the two years I was with Clannad. I enjoyed touring. We toured a lot in Europe.
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Life's a roller coaster, but I feel a change.
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We can't make movies without scripts, and there's no cost to writing a script, so my advice to newcomers is do it yourself: Write your own script, shoot your shorts, edit your shorts.
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I think the most important thing I work on is just my mental approach to every day, my mental approach to the game. How to come in each and every day focused, doing what I want to do, I think that's just the biggest issue.
