Willie Lee McCovey (Stretch) Quotes
I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal.
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I think movies have much more magic than the theater. Theater can be a magical experience, but movies thrust their subjectivity on you in a more profound way.
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You've got to be all-in on this sport; you can't be one foot out the door.
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When I had my television show, 'Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters,' it was my high hope to convert people to country music. It is wonderful and contagious!
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If you eat something and get fat, you should be responsible for it. I think that is the attitude of the great majority of Americans, that you should be responsible for what you eat.
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The act of longing for something will always be more intense than the requiting of it.
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Under the all-encompassing aid system, too many places in Africa continue to flounder under inept, corrupt and despotic regimes who spend their time courting and catering to the demands of the army of aid organizations.
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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I live in Hollywood, California. It's absolutely nothing like Absaroka County, Wyoming. For me, it's a great escape and I really enjoy it.
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I don't think in terms of legacy or that kind of stuff. I've always thought that'll take care of itself if I did everything right on a day-to-day basis.
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The foreign policy of the Democrats is bad for Europe and deadly for Hungary. In contrast, the foreign policy of the Republicans and proclaimed by presidential candidate Trump is good for Europe and means life for Hungary.
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Make health care a right, not a privilege.
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Every day without fail one should consider himself as dead. There is a saying of the elders that goes, 'Step from under the eaves and you're a dead man. Leave the gate and the enemy is waiting.' This is not a matter of being careful. It is to consider oneself as dead beforehand.
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Regardless of who you are or what you have been, you can be what you want to be.
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Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.
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Where older religions promised heaven, the church of yoga promises quicker, more practical, earthly gratification, in the form of better heart rates and well-toned arms.
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Islam has always been a part of America's story.
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I had a dog named Oliver with severe separation anxiety. He couldn't be alone... so I had to bring him wherever I went.
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The first time I met Beyonce she was about 18 years old, sitting in a makeup chair eating fried chicken, and I knew it was only a matter of time before everyone would know her name.
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I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much.
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The book came after the fall of the Taliban, it says something about Afghan family life. Those kind of stories - what happens behind the scenes on a TV screen - are important.
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Possibly, I should have been a jazz singer from the beginning.
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I remember telling the agent, 'I don't want to do anything but Broadway.' She was like, 'That's not really possible because there is not that much Broadway. So I'll send you out on TV and stuff like that.'
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I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal.
