Mike Tyson Quotes
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It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.
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Today, if you are not confused, you are not thinking clearly.
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I am an opponent of war and of war preparations and an opponent of universal military training and conscription; but entirely apart from that issue, I hold that segregation in any part of the body politic is an act of slavery and an act of war.
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There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter.
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Economists want their discipline to be a science, and they have nailed down a few precepts, but many of their debates are still clouded by ideology.
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I was just making music in my bedroom. I never wanted to be onstage.
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Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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Hold puppies, kittens, and babies anytime you get the chance.
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North as well as South, the Negroes have emerged from slavery into a serfdom of poverty and restricted rights.
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I'm really nearsighted, which has served me well.
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I'm completely open about the fact that I don't love every genre of metal. I like what I like. It's got to have some vocal quality and some semblance of melody.
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The great thing in life is efficiency. If you amount to anything in the world, your time is valuable, your energy precious. They are your success capital, and you cannot afford to heedlessly throw them away or trifle with them.
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Sometimes people say that coach is a winner, but everyone wants to win. You must know how to behave in victory and in defeat, to look after what is our sport, football.
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I don't get this whole super-skinny obsession. I really think women look more beautiful when they let their curves show.
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You're always close and you never get that big romantic lead.
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I've never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.
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Women are builders of civil society. We are the ones who are going to build it. You know why? We have no choice. Either you shut up, and you are humiliated, or you do what I'm doing. You scream.
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'Newsies' is definitely aerobic! The boys have to do a lot more than I do in the show, but for 'King of New York,' the big Act Two tap number, I have to be warmed up or I will hurt myself.
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We live in a violent world, but since the success of films like Pulp Fiction, it seems every movie has some violence in it, and it's now being used as a form of comedy: audiences are now being encouraged to laugh when people get their heads blown off. I just don't like hearing people laugh at violence.
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The pro athlete is a sad tale. He signs a big contract and thinks he's set for life. I didn't think I was set for life, and I don't now. As athletes, we are important, celebrities, in demand and rich. Then we are out of the game and we are not important, not celebrities, not in demand and not rich.
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I don't really listen to my work. If I have to DJ and I play something, I hear it. But I don't sit quietly and listen to my work; I'm always off to do the next thing.
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I'm not afraid to be a jerk or anything and laugh at myself anymore.
