Torrey Smith (James Torrey Smith) Quotes
With the responsibility of being a professional athlete, I believe that it is on us to go out there and help people.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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Even the mundane task of washing dishes by hand is an example of the small tasks and personal activities that once filled people's daily lives with a sense of achievement.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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Fortunately there is more wealth in the world than there was at the time of the global economic crisis of 1929 - Chinese, Indian, Arab and Russian.
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My brothers and I love playing outside and climbing trees. We really love sports, too - I think football's probably my favorite.
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Introspection, or 'sitting in the silence,' is an unscientific way of trying to force apart the mind and senses, tied together by the life force. The contemplative mind, attempting its return to divinity, is constantly dragged back toward the senses by the life currents.
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It's not a lack of confidence, because I can't argue with the fact that I've taken some good pictures. But it's just a raw fear that you've taken the last one.
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My kitchen looks like the one from my childhood - very homey, with a little bit of Alice in Wonderland!
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When you're fighting with a stunt person, your intent is to miss.
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I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations. I enjoy my life the most when I have a bunch of things going on at the same time.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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It is always good to explore the stuff you don't agree with, to try and understand a different lifestyle or foreign worldview. I like to be challenged in that way, and always end up learning something I didn't know.
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There may be 10 odd things which I want to do as an actor, and we get an opportunity also, but I need to be sure whether the person I am trusting or the role that I am relying on - is it the correct one?
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Give the peasants neither life nor death.
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How can I convert the enthusiasm of voters into a practical programme of action that meets their desire for economic security and greater prosperity?
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Justice must not only be seen to be done but has to be seen to be believed.
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People think I must have been turning cartwheels on the night I sealed the movie deal - which was only two days after sealing the book deal - but I was really quite terrified.
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Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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I could have been better. That's my goal now, to be better.
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Any good director, and I've worked with a few that I would call very good, they know how to disarm any anxieties very quickly.
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On TV, stories and events are finalized in 30 or 60 minutes, or neatly tied up after a season or two. The best stories are the ones that force us to come to our own conclusions and to explain why we believe in our conclusions.
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We believe - we believe that, if we tell the people the truth, that they will act bigger than the pettiness we see in Washington, D.C. We believe it is possible to forge bipartisan compromise, and stand up for our conservative principles.
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I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.
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With the responsibility of being a professional athlete, I believe that it is on us to go out there and help people.
