Richie Benaud Quotes
Out in the field, you haven't got anyone whispering into your ear saying all sorts of things, you've got to do it yourself.
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We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.
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At the very beginning of my career, when I opened my business in Italy, I was also a ranked tennis player. I had won many tournaments. To be an athlete was my first choice. Second choice: designer. However! There was more money in being a designer at that time.
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Each generation of scientists also depends upon its own environment.
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Why does every girl in the world wanna date me? Especially right now man, especially when I'm busy!
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We were mighty short of infielders in those days
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Nothing happens until you decide. Make a decision and watch your life move forward.
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I could never be in a situation with a job where I was not allowed to listen to music all day. I would rather work at a fast food restaurant where I could turn on the radio all day rather than be in a situation where I have to sneak and listen to music.
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It took a lot of courage to take the high road, but I would rather be significant with six million people watching a show with meaning, than everyone watching a show with no meaning.
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The best words for resolving a disagreement are, "I could be wrong; I often am." It's true.
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On the one hand information is moving quick or the way in which people consume information is changing so fast. Clearly this worked for [Donald Trump], and it gives him a direct connection to a lot of the people that voted for him.
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I'm pretty mutable as a human being, period - if you put me on Pluto, I can figure it out.
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I never read a book I must review; it prejudices you so.
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It's beauty that captures your attention. Personality which captures your heart.
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The anniversary of the Montgomery boycott was being celebrated, and the handbill that was out, and all whatever literature that was circulated, didn't say practically anything about movement or what the movement stood for, what it had done, or anything, but was simply adulation of the leader, you know, [Martin Luther] King.
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The point is to raise your voice and be heard to God. You really are just celebrating being in the presence of other people that believe the same things you believe.
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One of the reasons the whole Hollywood way of making films wouldn't work for me is because the way I operate would be anathema to anyone who wants to hold a job down in Beverly Hills.
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You can't put something together again unless you've torn it apart first.
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As athletes, we're defined by what we've accomplished. Those are what most people remember and what you get paid for. But I learned more from my failures than from all of my successes put together - failures as an athlete and as a person.
