Oscar Pistorius Quotes
My parents didn't give me any scope to feel sorry for myself. They were just like 'go play with your brother, go climb a tree, go fall off your motorbike, do whatever you want. Don't come crying to us when you get scratched. You've got prosthetic legs - that's very nice.'
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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I read part of it all the way through.
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It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.
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There was a lot of me trying to be a 'fixer.' I was that kind of guy. I'd meet someone who had 'so much potential' that needed 'help.' I think that was kind of my curse for a long time.
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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Everything has two sides - the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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My hair is a wild, untamable beast! I like letting it grow; my bangs grow whatever way they want and I kind of follow their rule. So side bangs, poof bangs - it's kind of unpredictable.
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Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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I'm ambitious, I want to play in the Champions League, and that's the aim with Tottenham - to start qualifying for the Champions League on a consistent basis.
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As long as there is a mathematical chance, we have to keep on going.
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I don't know that I'll ever get to make my ideal film, because Frank Capra is dead.
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I want to win football games.
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Don't hate me for what tabloids write about me, because I guarantee it's a lie.
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Chad was in the right spot. He got a little aggressive with the third shot there. He probably didn't want that putt he had there for the par. And you don't want to put it back there where Casey and Sergio did because you have 20 feet of break there.
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I like feeling my way into different minds and experiences. It comes naturally and always has.
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I'm not interested in having the second- or third-largest mall in Cincinnati.
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You have to let fear go. Another lesson is you just have to believe in yourself; you just have to. There's no way around it. No matter how things are stacked against you, you just have to every time.
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I've seen my own blood and broken a few bones. I've been hit, which isn't an entirely bad thing, as at least you have a glimpse of the suffering endured by the people you are photographing. And in a sense, crumbling empires and war have been with me all my life.
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I don't give a damn about trolls.
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I think a lot of us are a lot more cautious with marriage because of what we saw happening with our parents. I see a lot more healthy marriages in my generation than they probably saw in theirs.
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My parents didn't give me any scope to feel sorry for myself. They were just like 'go play with your brother, go climb a tree, go fall off your motorbike, do whatever you want. Don't come crying to us when you get scratched. You've got prosthetic legs - that's very nice.'
