Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes
It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.
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Folks have to pin me down because, for one thing, I don't have a laptop. I don't have an iPhone, and I refuse to carry them because they're immensely hackable.
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I cannot turn down this incredible honor twice.
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I find it difficult to turn down an entrepreneur who's both passionate and knowledgeable about their space.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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We must strictly enforce the Environmental Law, closing down the polluters that fail to meet the standards.
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Teenage girls these days are more and more getting lured into thinking they should dumb themselves down, and that's going to attract the wrong kind of guy, and it's serious. It's serious business.
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When regulations on the housing industry are reasonable, the cost of housing goes down. Regulatory relief is needed to make housing more affordable to more Americans.
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We are now in the 21st century: all books, including the Koran, should be fair game for flushing down the toilet without fear of violent reprisal.
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When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see a picture of them on the weekend or on vacation, there's a good chance they look terrible and unstylish.
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Things are never perfect, so I never get too high about things, or get too down about things anymore.
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I am a huge admirer of Elizabeth I, and this intriguing biography gives a wonderful picture of the era.
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I am just doing photo shoots. It's not something that extraordinary. I'm not a great artist, I'm not writing books, I'm not a painter, and people in the streets ask me for a picture or a note, and I say, 'Why?'
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My dad was more tensed than I was a day before the release. Having learned that 'Bruce Lee' has released to the highest openings in my career, he has settled down.
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I like to take pictures of lots of things: people-such as my nephews, my dogs, and just interesting objects that I see. For instance, I might take a picture of flowers by the side of the road, an old sign or a fence.
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Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down.
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The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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When I started modeling, they tried to pay black models less than they paid Caucasian models. I turned down those jobs because I knew what I was worth.
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Perhaps the world's second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore.
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Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.
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As I grow older, I become more and more of a Marxist - Groucho, that is. When you have lived two-thirds of your life, you know the value of a good joke.
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The actor already comes with emotions to the scene: fear, the fear of being in front of the camera. It is this fear that spurs the emotion of the scene. I too am afraid; I don't know exactly what I am searching for. On the set, we are all participating in this fear together.
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On the road, I liked to be booed, I really did. Because if they boo you on the road, it's either because you're a sorehead or because you're hurting them.
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It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.
