Larry Bird Quotes
I've always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I've been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
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My mother has been the greatest influence on my life, morally. When I get right down to it, my mother and father are two people I can count on no matter what.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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There's a lot more to me than just power.
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When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
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When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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Catholic schools in Indonesia routinely accept non-Catholic students, but exempt them from studying religion. Obama's school documents, though, wrongly list him as being Indonesian.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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I've been in movies with Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson - but I was on 'The Simpsons,' and finally, in the eyes of my children, I was a star.
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I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.
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TV has grown so much. It is like a powerhouse medium.
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I think one reason my books have found mainstream success is that they're written from a skeptical point of view.
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I can get really nervous before a race. People will think this is mad, but sometimes I have got to the start line and thought, 'What if I can't do this?' But the minute I sit on the bike, I am like a different person.
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I don't mind Ryan Bader thinking he deserves a title shot.
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I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
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There are so many women who contributed in a very real way in pushing for the space program during the time in which there was a lot of competition to get into space first, and to know that there were African-American women who were integral in that success is pretty phenomenal.
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It could be interesting doing something with Kanye.
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Sports can unify the Iraqi people - no Sunnis, no Shiites, just sport for the country.
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I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox.
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My whole background as a social worker has allowed me to understand human behavior in difficult situations. Working in Kenya, I see the most desperate situations - things I could never believe possible - and then have to try to find solutions.
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I didn't have any desire to be an actor until right before I did it.
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Believe it or not, I'm a big fan of patchouli oil. I know it's not a universally liked fragrance. I usually combine it with other essential oils - I have many mixtures I like.
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I write and do all my arrangements on my Mac. And um, I use Logic Pro, which is a great software program.
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I've always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I've been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
