Mike Tyson Quotes
I probably have a 20,000-word vocabulary. I'll match my wits with anyone on literature, science and the arts.
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One of the most sacred purposes for which the scriptures were written was to make it possible for all to know Christ. The scriptures teach and testify of Jesus Christ. They teach us much that we need to know and to do to return to the presence of the Savior.
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I bought a girl roses once.
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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The reality is the majority of us will not get off this planet. So the long run is, some kind of space exploration has to benefit us here on Earth.
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No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
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We deem those happy who from the experience of life have learnt to bear its ills without being overcome by them.
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A great song should make you stop everything that you're doing. You should be so into it that you just can't imagine doing anything else for that moment. You wouldn't even dream of picking up the phone.
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A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
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Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.
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The whole purpose of those attacks was to drive those contractors out. Lots of them had to leave. They were terrified.
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I always fall in love with qualities of people I work with.
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I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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What's really good is African drum music.
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Then this will only prove again and again, that Monarchy in Germany is he longer capable of a national act.
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I don't even like to go out onto the streets sometimes because I can't get anything done. People want pictures and autographs all the time.
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There is a story which is not being told strongly enough of the Afghan employees of the UN inside the country who are saving hundreds of thousands of lives everyday by their bravery and nobody talks of them.
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Yeah, I am a character actor.
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Do you agree that when there's tension and an obsession to want to hit the ball is when you hit it worst? You have to be loose.
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Every game, and almost every life situation, has short cuts: ways you can get better without learning the entire literature of the game from beginning to end.
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I long ago abandoned myself to a blind lust for the written word. Literature is my sandbox. In it I play, build my forts and castles, spend glorious time.
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I probably have a 20,000-word vocabulary. I'll match my wits with anyone on literature, science and the arts.
