Harmon Killebrew Quotes
My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'
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Hollywood is strange in and of itself. People dress up and pretend to be other people, and you can either make millions of dollars, or no money. It's odd.
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When I was maybe 22, 23 years old or so, I was sort of floating in between New Japan, Ring of Honor, TNA - not really committed to one place.
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A new untruth is better than an old truth.
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I think Indians dress better than anyone, but I don't want to imitate more than a detail or two; I prefer my clothes humdrum and inconspicuous, and a cowboy hat just doesn't work for me.
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Culture is a way of coping with the world by defining it in detail.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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I've performed Schoenberg's 'Pierrot lunaire' many times.
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Many faux pas of fashion can be avoided if you curb your instinctive desire to buy things with your heart instead of your head.
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I eat two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners throughout the day. It's always eating.
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There are certain things you don't discuss with Ansel, especially if you don't agree.
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When I went to Africa, I was reduced to floods of tears every day.
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Americans should never believe, even incorrectly, that one's criminal activity will go unpunished simply because it was committed on behalf of a corporation.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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Wear comfortable clothes when you fly; my preference is T-shirt and jeans.
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A lot of people have a sense-of-entitlement mentality that somebody else ought to do these things for them. People are mad at the government for not getting jobs for them. I don't understand why it's the government's responsibility.
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I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life.
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Bob Dylan impresses me about as much as... well, I was gonna say a slug but I like slugs.
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There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever.
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My father taught me that the easiest thing to do was to quit. He'd say, 'It doesn't take any talent to do that.'
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When I was teaching English and trying to get kids passionate about reading, the most effective weapon I had was 'The Martian Chronicles.'
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I see the human in everyone and everything. No one is more important than anyone else; I still hang out with my high school friends.
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Against the bold, daring is unsafe.
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My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'
