Muhammad Ali Quotes
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When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.
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I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of 1994, I joined Pearl Jam.
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I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.
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I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
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Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.
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I wish I had had a great disappointment, a real one.
Nastassja Kinski
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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I'm totally fine with people criticizing me in shows... people like this show, or don't; you're entitled to your opinion. But when people are criticizing you as a person, I have to say it's a little bit different.
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The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
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I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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I listen to music to when I'm feeling a certain way or to make myself feel a certain way. So why not make my own music inspired by true emotions?
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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Pop knew absolutely nothing about pro football.
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Sure, we want to know what a president believes in... but that doesn't always mean he should tell us.
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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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I formed a resolution to never write a word I did not want to write; to think only of my own tastes and ideals, without a thought of those of editors or publishers.
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My shadow in my art is one way I trace who I was and where I have been. My shadow and I have been on a journey for quite a while now!
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'In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people.'-Learning To Sing, Page 240
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There's nothing stressful about turning 50 except people reminding you about it.
