Bentley Little Quotes
Like most authors, I'm a raging egomaniac. I know that about myself. And I know that, if I had internet access, I would waste countless hours looking up things about myself, writing fake posts about how great I am and arguing with people who don't like my work. It saves me a lot of time and frustration to just stay out of the loop.
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Kids are always going to be around people who break world records and that. It's how you deal with that. I never let it get in the way of my race, but I am always more than happy after the race to sign autographs and have photos.
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I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was his own aphorism, and I think it's the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject.
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I'm still somebody that listens to a lot of James Brown, a lot of The O'Jays, a lot of TLC... in that era, producers had more musicianship.
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My daughter Mira's first media experience was with the first-generation iPad more than five years ago. Her speech therapist used this with her to encourage her to talk, as she was speech delayed. I watched as she immediately navigated the iPad naturally, with such ease.
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Reach, and all that other stuff, doesn't play as big a part in MMA as it does in boxing. Guys don't really fight with their length all that much, because they have to worry about the takedown or kicks. They have to worry about so many other things that they can't just fight real tall.
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I've been very active all my life. I was a combat instructor in the Israeli Army.
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Sometimes, America, when something's too bad, we don't want to look at it. We want to turn our head.
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I've always had an addictive nature.
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How can you think and hit at the same time?
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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I've made Umno more democratic, more inclusive. Of course, by doing that, I'm putting myself at risk.
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I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
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I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.
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People lose it when I say this, but I'm a novelist who doesn't read novels. There are lots of good reasons for not reading novels! I'm also a game writer who doesn't play games - I keep everything very separate. The only crossover with me is comics. I write them, and I read them passionately.
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I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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When everyone is telling you, 'You're so beautiful, there's nobody like you,' you begin to think it's true. But of course there is nobody like you.
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You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
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Holy cow, in the course of one week I feel like I've lived about a year!
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I always love China, especially the old China.
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These are tough times, and the New Yorkers I have met are facing economic adversity with grace and dignity. They worry about their future, care about their neighbors and hope this storm will pass so they can focus on better days ahead.
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I would say to young entrepreneurs and budding philanthropists - are you giving to feel good or do good?
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One of the nice things about acting is that it allows you to open up to the other people within you.
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Like most authors, I'm a raging egomaniac. I know that about myself. And I know that, if I had internet access, I would waste countless hours looking up things about myself, writing fake posts about how great I am and arguing with people who don't like my work. It saves me a lot of time and frustration to just stay out of the loop.
