Manny Montana Quotes
I grew up a really shy kid, but I always surrounded myself with a lot funny people. It depends on the day - if I feel like being quiet, I will be. I'm not a complete goofball, though.
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For a long time, I thought I was going to play basketball. There's not many 6-4 white guys playing the three spot in the NBA, so I realized I probably didn't have much of a future in basketball and that football was probably going to be my best bet.
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As I followed my dream - stayed in-Spirit, that is, inspired - I made more money in the first year after I gave up my employment than I had made in the previous 35 years of my life.
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I went through a training camp; I worked extremely hard. I prepared for UFC 200. This was the big one. This one meant everything to me.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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Networking is never easier than when people are coming to you.
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For me, 'The Brady Bunch' is just a part of the fabric of my career, but for a lot of people, that's it.
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Whenever you feel down, you can check on Twitter and feel better about yourself, because it's only people who like you.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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Finishing games has been something I'm really proud of, seeing something through to the end.
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There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.
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Last year the National Sorry Day Committee consulted with stolen generations people in every State and Territory, and concluded that programmes set up in response to the Bringing Them Home Report are reaching only a small fraction of those they are intended to help.
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I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.
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Are your people uncomfortable during meetings and tired at the end? If not, they're probably not mixing it up enough and getting to the bottom of important issues.
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I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.
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Complex tasks are often better handled in the back of our mind, and that's often true of creative tasks - when you have something complex to deal with in writing or research or responding to an email. I'll start working, put it aside, and sometimes I'll wake up the next morning with a solution, or I'll find one when I exercise.
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When I had cancer, people were surprised at how cheerful and upbeat I was, but I couldn't let myself go to depression - to go there, that defeat would allow everything in. If you look too far into the abyss, you might never come out again. You can stand on the abyss and peep but not give in to sadness.
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I think I'm an American writer writing about Latin America, and I'm a Latin American writer who happens to write in English.
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Most historians and other writers of what we now consider 'primary sources' simply didn't think about women and their contribution to society. They took it for granted, except when that contribution or its lack directly affected men.
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I'd rather make music if I had the talent.
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When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well.
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In the Navy, the path is paved for you. Your job is to be a soldier and fit in. As long as you stick to your place, it's actually really easy.
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It's cool to have parents and family who will always tell me the truth no matter what. They'll tell me if I'm doing something stupid!
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I grew up a really shy kid, but I always surrounded myself with a lot funny people. It depends on the day - if I feel like being quiet, I will be. I'm not a complete goofball, though.
