Larry Bird Quotes
Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
Quotes to Explore
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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It isn't what I do, but how I do it. It isn't what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do it and say it.
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It does make me sad that there's a lot of great songs out there, and they're not going to see the light of day because they're competing with these tailgate songs.
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My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.
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It's so much easier to pray for a bore than to go and see one.
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I didn't follow big box office ideas. That eventually led me to witches. It's led me to find interesting roles.
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In my career, there have been roles I haven't taken because someone involved with the project gave me a bad vibe. I don't care how much money is on the table: No job is worth feeling uneasy every day.
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As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.
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Most of us, if we're not careful, tend to dehumanize the enemy.
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The great thing about all my siblings is we all agree we had a horrendous childhood. It's not like it doesn't affect us now; it affects us every day, in everything we do.
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Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.
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I love engaging in conversation with other moms because we can relate to one another, and we swap valuable insight and information.
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I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know?
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Like the average American that I hang out with, and like my father before me, I raised all my children to respect tools and use them wisely and safely.
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I think Col. North is first a U.S. citizen and he has the same rights as you yourself do, sir.
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In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.
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If you'd have told me five years ago that I'd have done all this – two books, some television and everything – I'd panic, I'd be scared.
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It is key that Kansas Citians make the call as to what kind of airport they want.
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People can be teachers and idiots; they can be philosophers and idiots; they can be politicians and idiots... in fact I think they have to be... a genius can be an idiot. The world is largely run for and by idiots; it is no great handicap in life and in certain areas is actually a distinct advantage and even a prerequisite for advancement.
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Every day I wake up and I lay in bed counting my blessings and saying my prayers for how fortunate I am to have great fans and health and family.
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I think that can also be the downfall at the same time in what's really difficult about being kind of in the public eye, you have so much exposure through the Internet, and you can receive a lot of comments, and you get kind of immediate gratification, but also immediate response from people that can either be negative or positive. But I'm really thankful for the internet because it's allowed me to connect with people so much more easily.
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I've always had tremendous support from my parents. I think there's a myth that gay people have lousy relationships with their parents.
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Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
