Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes
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It's insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams.
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
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I view my role now as providing more of a macro-level skepticism, rather than saying this poll is good or this poll is evil.
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I want to be judged on my own merits.
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Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border.
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I'm a sort of nuts-and-bolts guy. I'm into turning wrenches and swinging a hammer and wrenching on cars.
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Because of what I did when I was 10 years old, I'm not living from paycheck to paycheck, and I can do things because I want to do them.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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I love anything to do with history.
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Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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I am a night owl. I always have been... and I'd like to think I always will be, although surely having children will put a stop to my nightly affairs with myself.
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I was never the mascot of the Georgia football team.
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When someone says something in an interview, the beauty of Twitter is that it's a platform for instantaneous response.
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Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.
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I did do some Shakespeare on film, it's really difficult. It's really interesting, because I was doing a series in Canada called 'Slings and Arrows' and it was about a company based around the Stratford Festival.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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This isn't the best town for what we're doing. Too many other things to pull the crowds away.
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I think that the more of us who take the time to understand how someone else is feeling, the more likely we are to resist alongside them.
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Why would somebody just read a novel when they can see it on TV or in the cinema? I really have to think of the things fiction can do that film can't and play to the strengths of the novel. With a novel, you can get right inside somebody's head.
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When there's no technical problems, if you did the right casting, and the scene is well written, the actor will give you a strong performance with his intuition right from the start.
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There was a time when 'Batman' really kept me from getting some pretty good roles, and I was asked to do what I figured were important features. However, Batman was there, and very few people would take a chance on me walking onto the screen. And they'd be taking people away from the story.
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Yoga is just good for you.
