Troy Polamalu Quotes
People call me crazy and a madman. Even 'Tasmanian Devil.' I'd rather be called the 'Tasmanian Angel.'
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I love sailing but hate cruise ships.
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Those darker sides, the things that we don't want to admit about ourselves - that's what excites me.
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It's the sum of the parts that make up the whole, so in my opinion excellence comes from how one undertakes to do something. It all begins with the thought process - which is creative and exalted to produce something out of the ordinary.
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Watching game film motivates me a lot. It shows me what I need to work on and determines the specific workouts I do.
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America's grossly unfair tax system won't lead to class war. Or, if it does, the war will be brief.
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I hate all the terrorists in the world, whatever the purpose of their struggle. However, I support every active civil revolt against any occupation, and Israel, too, is among the despicable occupiers. Such revolt is both more just and more effective, and it does not extinguish one's spark of humanity.
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Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
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Of course education becomes very very important and that's for our human resource development.
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IQ is a commodity, data is a commodity. I'm far more interested in watching people interact at a restaurant with their smartphone. We can all read 'Tech Crunch,' 'Ad Age.' I would rather be living in the trenches. I would rather be going to Whole Foods in Columbus Circle to watch people shop with their smartphones.
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In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country.
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Tragedy is a hell of a teacher. It's much too strict, but it's a hell of a teacher.
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Well, I think again, the worst part of it was just leading up to it, before we got on set, at least for me... dreading this idea that I was just going to suck and I really had strong feelings about that. I just didn't want to be that weak link.
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Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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I genuinely want to do my best every day, and I genuinely want to enjoy life every day.
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I'm happy riding horses and getting out shooting my gun, things like that.
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It's good to actually cry. Trust me, I've had a lot of practice over the years!
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I don't consciously use my own life or experience at all.
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Of course I love the action. I absolutely love doing action movies; it's what makes me tick, but I think my dream role is a movie that Will Smith's company has called 'Paper Wings.'
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The first award that I recall having received was in the form of a scholarship when I was studying in the 5th standard. I was granted this scholarship for achieving academic excellence, and it continues to be one of the high points in my life.
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I don't want to leave people thinking they've merely seen another actor using his same bag of tricks and fake charm.
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I wonder if I could make an electric bass.
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I've always been incredibly crazy about the fact that I'd have any fans at all. It says to me that the characters that I choose are interesting to people and that's thrilling to me. It really is.
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I had the good fortune to be able to take a course with Margaret Mead. I had a fabulous art course, where it was explained to me that nothing exists in a vacuum, that everything is a result of the period in which it's done - the economics, the sociology, the politics, all sewn together. That was a very important lesson.
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People call me crazy and a madman. Even 'Tasmanian Devil.' I'd rather be called the 'Tasmanian Angel.'
