Rick Pitino Quotes
I don't think you'll find a more competitive NIT field than the one I'm looking at with this one. We relish the challenge.
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I had this 'War and Peace' thing of wanting to experience war as a kind of incredible human enterprise. I even applied to Officer Candidate School. Then the practical side of me kicked in and I thought, 'I really don't want to get drafted.' So I went down to the physical and checked every psychological disorder and drug on the medical history form.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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My mom and stepdad were strict. I couldn't date; I couldn't go out. And I was a kid who was never good at just taking no for an answer. I needed to understand why. And sometimes they weren't interested in explaining.
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If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.
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I speak my mind. That's what we loved Tupac for.
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The first information I consume in the morning is probably 'The New York Times' and then my Twitter feed. I think Twitter is a really fascinating, easy way to stay on top of what stories are out there.
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A culture without mythology is not really a civilisation.
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I want to be the Letterman of metal. I want five nights a week, Monday to Friday, 11 to 12, live. I always shoot for the moon.
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Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other countries to get where it is.
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There is nothing more difficult to define than an aphorism.
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Everything is becoming science fiction. From the margins of an almost invisible literature has sprung the intact reality of the 20th century.
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When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
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Tell your husbands any bad news when everything is calm, not just as they come through the door.
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One of the things I'm fascinated by as a traveler is watching how different countries control how they let the world encounter them.
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The business breeds such a deep insecurity. It's the nature of the beast, and there is nothing you can do to get away from that.
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I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love.
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I've lived in London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York, and Turin. But New York is my favorite city. It has so much energy, so much toughness.
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I think I'd struggle to get excited by synchronised swimming.
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Education is learning to grow, learning what to grow toward, learning what is good and bad, learning what is desirable and undesirable, learning what to choose and what not to choose.
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Modern cars I don't like so much.
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The counterculture has nothing to do with Dolce & Gabbana having a 'Hippy Summer' or something. Street kids, and kids who want to live in any sort of counter-cultural experience other than what's being presented by the mainstream media or political climate, or 'normal' cultural climate, are never going to look like that.
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A combination of working in politics as well as teaching and being [an actor] certainly helped. I became so much more comfortable in front of a crowd. I felt like I was calling on all those other experiences.
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Whenever there is a challenge, the key is not to get consumed by the challenge but actually to learn from it.
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I don't think you'll find a more competitive NIT field than the one I'm looking at with this one. We relish the challenge.
