Carl Lewis Quotes
Track and field is the best way to reach out for kids. It doesn't matter how fast you are. You always want to beat someone.
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I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
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I want to see sunrises in the mountains. You never get to see such things enough in a lifetime. I want to see more.
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Wanted: a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say 'No,' though all the world say 'Yes.'
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I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.
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I don't have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else.
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People have these incredible expectations. So instead of being inspired by, say, Joni Mitchell's music, I look at it and say to myself, 'I'm going to quit - why would I think of writing or performing after listening to that?'
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You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.
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I'm not the most technical producer, so the weird mixes and blown-out sound happen naturally.
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I am definitely a dog person. I feel like Webster and I are very much alike.
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You don't boo at a Kemp rally. You boo at football games.
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There's nothing like taking two flights when you have a horrible hangover. It's bad when people can see actual alcohol seeping out of your disgusting pores.
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For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.
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I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn't have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things.
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Movies are a complicated collision of literature, theatre, music and all the visual arts.
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It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I'm not a politician.
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I know it sounds ridiculous, but I haven't quite got over the miracle that you plant things, and they do sprout up.
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What a blessed thing it is, that Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics out of the chips that were left!
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All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.
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I didn't have a resume when Lil Wayne hired me. I didn't have a resume when Beats by Dre flew me across the country to be their 12th employee. I still don't have a resume!
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Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it appears that bosses would rather be in control than have the organization work well.
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Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.
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Telling stories with visuals is an ancient art. We've been drawing pictures on cave walls for centuries. It's like what they say about the perfect picture book. The art and the text stand alone, but together, they create something even better. Kids who need to can grab onto those graphic elements and find their way into the story.
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The thing you want your kids to do most of all is succeed in life and be everything they can be. And if there's anything that may infringe on that, that may limit that, I don't want my kids doing it.
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Track and field is the best way to reach out for kids. It doesn't matter how fast you are. You always want to beat someone.
