Mike Tyson Quotes
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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If I'm going to change, my life and experiences should change me for the wiser and more profound.
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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The mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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We must defend what we have achieved so far.
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I just get focused on whatever is in front of me. When I was filming Crossroads, it had all my focus. Now I'm all focused on finishing my recording so I can get that out. It's just day by day.
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There is nothing in my work that can be taken as blasphemy.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.
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I could see myself in a white nurse's uniform, working unnoticed for many years and at last dying, unknown, unmarried and unsung.
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The love of power, like the love of money, increases with the possession of it; and we know in what ruin these baneful passions have involved human societies in all ages when they have been let loose and suffered to rage uncontrolled - There is no restraint like the pervading eye of the virtuous citizens.
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The interval between a cold expectation and a warm desire may be filled by expectations of varying degrees of warmth or by desires of varying degrees of coldness.
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When I started this I wanted to get back in the pool, I wanted to race and I wanted to go to the Olympics. I still want to do all of those things.
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Some of the senior people, the very senior astronauts, shook my hand and said, 'K.C., you did a great job. Don't let anyone tell you different.'
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All I really want to do is plays - and that's a New York thing.
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Even when the characters are supposed to be accustomed to the wonder, I try to weave an air of awe and impressiveness corresponding to what the reader should feel. A casual style ruins any serious fantasy.
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We play tag and kickball almost every day. It's one of the ways that I've figured out how to spend some fun quality time with my kids while getting exercise.
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I can tell you this: Everything in my life that I am happy about it is the product of a huge mistake.
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Fame infantilises and grants relative impunity. Those that seek it, out of an exaggerated need for admiration or attention, are often the least well equipped to deal with criticism.
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Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.
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Alfred Austin said, "Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."
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We're aware that it has resonance for the times, yes. But we chose it because it was the first hit we ever had, and it put sort of a bookend on our career.
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My career has been over since 1990.
