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 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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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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I would never go to a gym. How could I do it? So I tried to do it in my house and it doesn't work.
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I didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity.
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Look at the average American diet: ice cream, butter, cheese, whole milk, all this fat. People don't realize how much of this stuff you get by the end of the day. High blood pressure is from all this high-fat eating.
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As ships becalmed at eve, that layWith canvas drooping, side by side,Two towers of sail, at dawn of dayAre scarce, long leagues apart, descried.
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When I think of myself, I think of Toronto. My music would never sound the way it does if it weren't for Toronto.
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Maybe! Maybe! Maybe if your aunt had a beard, she'd be your uncle.
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I have a life. My kids don't run my house.
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Yoga is just good for you.
