Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes
The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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You'll probably find most models are incredibly insecure about their bodies.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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Stuffed vine leaves tend to burn and/or stick when you cook them. To avoid this, use a heavy based pan lined with a few layers of second-rate leaves.
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The beautiful thing about working with new instruments is that you sort of approach it with a fresh perspective.
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You break her heart, I'll break your neck.
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Once you give up rights, they're not going to give them back.
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You can't tell a millionaire's son from a billionaire's.
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The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.
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Even if you throw your hair up in a quick topknot or ponytail, you can add instant polish by wearing a headband or bejeweled barrette.
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You can always make peace with an F-16 in your pocket.
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How well you eat and rest helps you analyse your energy reserves.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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Womanhood is something you don't consider until it hits you.
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I'm an actor, full stop. Not an Arab actor. Not an actor of Algerian origin. Just an actor.
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In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hated it.
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You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities.
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I am truly at my happiest not when I am writing an aria for an actor or making a grand political or social point. I am at my happiest when I've figured out a fun way for somebody to slip on a banana peel.
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As an actor, you blindly put your trust in experts - and if they tell you something's safe, you don't fully vet it yourself. If you're young and inexperienced, that's just what you're taught to do.
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It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.
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And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health care costs going up 6 percent a year, it's going up at the level of inflation, maybe just slightly above inflation, we've made huge progress. And by the way, that is the single most important thing we could do in terms of reducing our deficit. That's why we did it.
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The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.
