Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes
Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.
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What I'm trying to do is save and rescue the country if I can, and I'm doing my best to do it.
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Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
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I never left doo wop.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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The spring wakes us, nurtures us and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently, or very frequently.
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I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.
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We didn't want our kids raised in a place plagued by smog and plastic surgery.
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All working parents should have paid family leave. That's one of many reasons I'm working to elect Hillary Clinton. She has a plan to guarantee workers - men and women - up to 12 weeks of paid family leave to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
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People say it's a Ponzi scheme, it's a bubble. People really don't want to take it seriously. At some point, that narrative will shift to 'virtual currencies are here to stay.'
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I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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My first gig was a Corn Pops commercial. I did the first Vanilla Coke campaign. A Juicy Fruit commercial paid my bills for years.
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In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
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What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.
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I try to be smart with my comedy. Generally, it devolves into bathroom humour. I describe my comedy as, 'I have the best intentions, but usually it fails.'
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Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions.
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I sort of knew very early on that I wanted to be a writer. Even in high school, I was a big movie buff, very much into TV shows, and would critique them.
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Life will force you to make changes you never wanted to make.
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Management did not emanate from nature. Management is not a tree: it's a television set. Somebody invented it. It doesn't mean it's going to work forever. Management is great. Traditional notions of management are great if you want compliance. But if you want engagement, self-direction works better.
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Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.
