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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I'm right on the edge of getting another movie. It's between me and a famous person. The studio said they're thinking about going with somebody with a name. I said, 'That's great! Because I have one!'
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People don't like when you point out to them and remind them that they're not very smart.
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The one governmental agency that has no ambition.
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I have three favorite cities: London, Wellington, and Los Angeles. What makes them so good? The friends who live there.
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I'm one of the millions of immigrant children, children of loneliness, wandering between worlds that are at once too old and too new to live in.
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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.
