John Verity Quotes
I don't want to sound over confident but I'm playing better than ever. I'm proud of that. I'm 70 years old this year. I'm still able to sing properly. I know how lucky I am for that. You do kind of worry that your voice is going to go. As a guitar player, I've improved over the years. I'm just proud of the fact that I've managed to keep going.
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My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.
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Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler.
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A lot of women are afraid of loneliness, so when they see a woman who can live alone, then they think, 'Hmm, I can do that.' But you need an example, and that is why I am proud to say I have divorced three husbands.
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Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
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I liked the fact that my father had a lot of expectations from my brother. I probably wanted to be that person who he could be proud of.
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I want to keep working with the best, keep going and be a better actor each time I go and dive into something.
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Songs like Reach and S Club Party are pop classics. I'm really proud that I had a part in them.
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Looking after a disabled child pushes you to the limits of what you can cope with... physically, emotionally. It's because there's this baby, this child that you love more than you can possibly imagine, in some way more than a normal child because you worry about them 24 hours a day. But at the same time you are so, so proud of them.
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Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.
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I'm about to become a member of the Chemists Society of America. I'm very proud of that.
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Yes, I love playing Mom.
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My first album was called 'Badlands,' and it's something that I think I'm most proud of having done in my life.
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Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that.
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I'm not proud of it, but I'm a great liar when I travel. I smile and lie, and things are smooth.
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My dad took me to see James Brown live, and that's so cool, cause I don't think many people my age can say they saw James Brown. I'm pretty proud of that. That's the thing about me that no one really knows. I had to have been 6 or 7, but I remember it vividly.
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Authenticity is everything! You have to wake up every day and look in the mirror, and you want to be proud of the person who's looking back at you. And you can only do that if you're being honest with yourself and being a person of high character. You have an opportunity every single day to write that story of your life.
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To draw you must close your eyes and sing.
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I am proud of being a Somali-American Muslim, and my wardrobe has been an important part of my religious and cultural upbringing.
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I used to sleep in the T-shirt I wore during the day and whatever ratty old gym shorts I could find on the floor. But one year for Christmas, someone gave me a very chic, comfortable pair of pajamas from Brooks Brothers, and I realized the error of my ways.
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Something I always admire, especially in female comedians, is that they're willing to make themselves look terrible.
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I don't know that human beings were meant to mate for life or be monogamous. But, for me, the aspect of marriage that is troubling is that it's a contract that is governed by the state, and I don't want the state to have control over my personal affairs.
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It's not really that I didn't want to perform at all. What I didn't want to do was try to put together a band, rehearse, on my own. You know what I mean?
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If the press see you looking normal they can suddenly be 'oh, she's got a spot on her face, she's having a bad day'. That can be quite cruel.
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I don't want to sound over confident but I'm playing better than ever. I'm proud of that. I'm 70 years old this year. I'm still able to sing properly. I know how lucky I am for that. You do kind of worry that your voice is going to go. As a guitar player, I've improved over the years. I'm just proud of the fact that I've managed to keep going.
