Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes
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Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.
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Some of the stuff that Wilmer wears is bad. And Debra Jo.
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We've been probably to some degree too successful.
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A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
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There are some seminal things that happened in the '70s for me: Billy Joel and Jackson 5.
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Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch.
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Some actors don't even read the stage directions at all.
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I like a man with some extra padding.
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In some countries, women aren't allowed to wear a swimsuit.
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To be intellectual does not require one to be alienated and oppositional.
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The horses are all characters, all personalities. Some you get along with, some you don't, some might take a bit longer.
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It is only by drawing often, drawing everything, drawing incessantly, that one fine day you discover to your surprise that you have rendered something in its true character.
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If I don't direct a movie at some point, I've failed personally.
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In some countries, no one knows who Idris Elba is.
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I've met some incredible people who I really admire.
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Recently I've been doing risottos. Some of them have been amazing. Some of them, not all of them.
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Some things in literature are inexplicable.
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For some critics we might be uncool on account of our popularity.
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The record shows that I've kept a very steady hand on the helm throughout some enormous challenges.
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When I pick up a pencil, that this is a rough draft. This is not going anywhere, and no one's going to see it. You have permission to make all the mistakes you want. It signals freedom to me, and it signals mistakes. Then when I put it on the computer, a different part of my brain kicks in and I really evaluate every single word and sentence and make decisions. I like that step of polishing while I'm rewriting the entire thing, not just cutting and pasting. Really putting in every word and making a decision: is this something I can stand by?
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I'm just observing. I don't ever want people to think I'm preaching at them or wearing them out.
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Schools connect children to their communities. Jobs connect adults to their societies. Persons with autism deserve to walk the same path.
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I wasn't bullied by the mean girls in high school. I'm just bullied by adults and teenagers all over the world.
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I totally alienated some reporters as I retreated.
