Roy Blount, Jr. Quotes
Going to Vanderbilt did a lot of things for me, and one of the things it cured me of was the need to follow college football.
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God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me.
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I was a good decathlete until I got with a coach that really knew how to train specifically for the event... I'd really describe it as like being a juggler; you have ten balls and you're trying to get them all in the air at the same time.
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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
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Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs.
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I'd love to work with Kanye West. He's gone through a lot of stuff in the public eye, but his music is genius. He always takes risks.
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I love going to the local market and seeing friends that I grew up with... and having conversations. I love the community of Bayonne.
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The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.
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I've been approached after shows from people who said, 'I don't agree with anything you said, but I laughed the whole way through.' That's still a little strange to me. Like, nothing, really? But at the same time, that's what happens in a conversation.
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I'm proud of my sexuality.
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My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.
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It's the thing I struggle with every day: the mental diligence and stamina needed to sit in front of the computer, open the file, start writing and to keep doing so, word after word, until I've created the next story. A combination of learning disability and chronic health issues make that the hardest thing for me.
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I'm someone who believes in 'live and let live,' and that applies to everything.
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At Cambridge, it was the weirdest culture. Everyone pretended they didn't do any work, yet it was so competitive.
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I started running 3 miles every morning after throat surgery to remove a cyst last year. The gym used to be my adversary. But that has all changed. Now, I look forward to it every morning.
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I don't ever want to have to depend on anyone completely.
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I was brought up in Britain, and I'm very proud of my Britishness and my culture.
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It might be that to surrender to happiness was to accept defeat, but it was a defeat better than many victories.
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Cuando ya nada me quede, no pediré más nada.
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I have been black and blue in some spot, somewhere, almost all my life from too intimate contacts with my own furniture.
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I have a strong affinity for animals.
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Every acquisition of accommodation becomes material for assimilation, but assimilation always resists new accommodations.
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When I was a child, it was my dream to be a professional footballer. When I was 14 I visited Milan's San Siro stadium and remember thinking how unbelievable it was. From then onwards I vowed that one day I would be playing there - and I am very proud that I achieved this and also for everything else I have managed to achieve in football.
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Going to Vanderbilt did a lot of things for me, and one of the things it cured me of was the need to follow college football.
