Carl Lewis Quotes
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Violence is literally the glue of the cycle of life, and yet I think that we're the only species that does it maliciously.
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The great aim of your life should be to keep your powers up to the highest possible standard, to so conserve your energies, guard your health, that you can make every occasion a great occasion.
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Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us... Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of life.
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Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to be both generous and creative. You're sharing your life with people. Of course, it's also an expression of your own need for approval and applause. Nothing wrong with that.
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Dreams take you beyond what you think you can do in life.
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It is only through such real-life daily struggles and challenges that a genuine sensitivity to human rights can be inculcated. This is a truth that is not limited to school education: it applies to all of us.
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I just don't consider myself to be, you know, an American actor. I don't want that life.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
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I've had faith my whole life that there was someone looking out for me, a spirit guide, a soul guide.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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Be who you are. It's easy to feel like you have to blend in, but it takes courage to live your life with conviction and embrace the person that you are.
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I think, for every phase of your life, you take something out of it, you learn from it, you grow from it. You just have to try to take what you can from it and then move on to the next phase of your life to be better.
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Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.
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In Denver, I was a homebody, and that's a life I'd chosen with great happiness. I wanted that break from the arc lights and focus on building a lovely home, have some fun, look after my kids and do things that I had missed out on while pursuing my dream.
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It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.
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Music is part of the life of fashion, too.
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Where there is love there is life.
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You know, I spend most of my life turning things down. There's a lot of crap out there.
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I love to clean my ears. I've heard that you're not supposed to do it every day, but I throw caution to the wind for some quality time with a strong Q-Tip.
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The camera is not your eye, and it's not the eye of the audience. I don't think it's my eye, either. It belongs to the film.
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There are some actors who see a show as something to do before going out.
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When I'm in the U.K. – and I'm here more than people would think – I tend to keep a very low profile.
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Life is about timing.
