Adolph Rupp Quotes
“I wouldn’t give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.”
Quotes to Explore
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Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of hip-hop, I'm hearing it all from another borough in Brooklyn.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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I want a natural burial. Just straight into the ground in a shroud.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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I think there are a very few pro-lifers who would say that a zygote in a petri dish is the equivalent of you or me; it's just younger. If you can say that without laughing, maybe you are a true pro-lifer. But I think most people are able or willing to make distinctions that show they maybe don't quite believe that.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
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I decide my future. I decide what I want to do. Nobody else. If I decide this will be my last year, maybe it is. If I decide it will be my last contract, I decide that. Nobody else. So I will decide when the moment is there.
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It's tricky, performing the show live. Because when you're in a big auditorium, in front of 700 people, the natural tendency is to want to talk louder. You want to project.
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I don't really give into all that philosophical talks that 'money is not everything.'
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What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.
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I'm definitely not getting married. In this business, you're either getting married or they want you to be pregnant. I'm not getting married until I'm forty. If ever.
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On the holy boughs of the Celestial Tree High up in the heavenly fields, Beyond terrestrial desire My soul-bird a warm nest has built.
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We don't own the earth. We are the earth's caretakers...we take care of it and all the things on it. And when we're done with it, it should be left better than we found it.
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I want to get a real sense of intimate connection with each of the animals - with that particular lion or elephant in front of me. I believe that being that close to the animal makes a huge difference in the photographers ability to reveal its personality. You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close.
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We can have a World War, I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have a World Party.
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The problem is not scientifically illiterate kids; it is scientifically illiterate adults. Kids are born curious about the natural world. They are always turning over rocks, jumping with two feet into mud puddles and playing with the tablecloth and fine china.
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“I wouldn’t give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.”
