Alexander Elder Quotes
When a beginner wins he feels brilliant and invincible Then he takes wild risk and loses everything.
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This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportunity to put on a big-league uniform every day is just... you know, people dream of it, but not everybody gets to do it. I'm thankful every day I get to do it.
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My father was a sort of John Wayne Texan who'd worked as a cowboy when he was young. He'd participated in rattlesnake round-ups and swum with copperheads.
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I kinda like the idea of having an album that's all me.
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Excellence always sells.
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Would they call me a diva if I were a guy?
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Although labor income is by far the largest component of gross national product, a job is not just a commodity. For many, work is an important reason for living. Even for those who are less fortunate in their allocation of work, being unemployed is a miserable state.
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You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.
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What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.
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I got a job when I was 15 because my allowance was about $20 a week which in New York was impossible. So I used to waitress across the street from where I grew up.
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A lot of concerts leave you wanting for something good to eat or drink while you're there.
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I feel like with anything you choose to do in this world, there are always gonna be people who disagree. But I've had a lot more supporters than critics.
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What a wonderful thing is to be able to contribute to the restoration of someone's health. It's not only a feeling that I'm worth something, but that I have something to contribute.
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Be nice to every-body. You meet the same people going up as you meet going down.
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Also, most people read fiction as an escape - and I wonder whether my books aren't a bit too grounded in reality to reach the widest possible audience.
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People only speak to get something.
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French women have been made beautiful by the French people - they're very aware of their bodies, the way they move and speak, they're very confident of their sexuality. French society's made them like that.
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We are always going to be influenced by America... I watched the word 'bum' go out and 'butt' come in. And part of me says, oh that's a shame, but Aussie boys are still Aussie boys.
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Anybody can act good to be around when they are doing really well.
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I give everything I have every time I take the ball. With that, I also know that there will always be a risk of injury when playing this game that I love.
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In order to succeed, you have to live dangerously.. as long as the danger is rationally accepted and as long as the rewards far outweigh the risk.
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Just because I don't look like everybody else doesn't mean that I can't be just as beautiful.
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When a beginner wins he feels brilliant and invincible Then he takes wild risk and loses everything.
