Sugar Ray Leonard (Ray Charles Leonard) Quotes
My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great, something special.
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Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
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I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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People just decided I was an R&B artist because I'm black.
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In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void.
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I always put my fantasies in the realm of goals.
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There's nothing that's impossible to me. You can ask my parents.
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One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.
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Twitter means all my friends are in my computer. All my ideas are in my computer. I can do whatever I want in there; I'm kind of... bionic.
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It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.
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I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size because there can be hang-ups and anxieties.
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The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself.
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Every American, I think, should be able to fill out their taxes on a postcard.
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We have a bad image in the world, I've got to admit. I just want people to think twice about Colombia. Don't go by the first impression.
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The more you consume, the more insecure you are. It's the nature of the world.
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Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie.
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I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in an extremely corny way.
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When I came to Philadelphia in the late '80s, it was going through a very difficult time.
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'I think, George,' says Merion, ' the trouble is that you don't have a conflict model of society.'
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I challenge you to show me where the saloon has ever helped business, education, church, morals or anything we hold dear.
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I've taught the better class of tourist both to see and not to see; to lift their eyes above and beyond the inessentials, and thrill to our western Nature in her majesty.
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My worst nightmare when I was in school was that I would get into trouble. I never got in trouble. I was a good student.
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I want to see Netanyahu speak to the Congress and speak to the American people about the real situation in Israel, and let me just say, I stand with Israel 100 percent, and I will never waiver on that.
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My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great, something special.
