Rickey Henderson Quotes
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What I felt was, if you spend your life just writing fiction, you are going to falsify your material. And the fictional form was going to force you to do things with the material, to dramatize it in a certain way. I thought nonfiction gave one a chance to explore the world, the other world, the world that one didn't know fully.
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I feel to look for perfection is a very dangerous path. More than that, it's dangerous because it doesn't exist. You can aim for it, but you already know you won't get there because it doesn't exist. Plus, I definitely think the flaws, little cracks, and accidents are a lot more interesting.
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I've never fabricated or plagiarized anything.
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Some of the best things about being a vegetarian include, of course, contributing towards the welfare of animals. Being a vegetarian can also make you a healthier person, and it helps the environment. All of these things make vegetarianism worthwhile. It's really a win-win situation.
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Events tend to recur in cycles.
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I can tell you Donald Trump's products may not be made in America, but Donald Trump was made in America.
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Over the years, I have worked very hard to achieve what I have so far. But I've not been alone in this journey. A lot of the credit for this goes to my fans - it's because of them that I'm here today.
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My mother took great relish in introducing me as 'This is my son - he's a doctor but not the kind that helps people.'
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Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.
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He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.
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Lying can never save us from another lie.
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I play the guitar when I want to relax. But to play the guitar, you cut the nails. So one day, I'll cut the nails off.
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To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
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I live for opening doors for the young generation of creators. If we do nothing else with our success, let's open up some doors.
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If you spend your whole life being depressed about life, you're wasting it.
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I've always looked upon the Ducks as caricature human beings. Perhaps I've been years writing in that middle world that J.R.R. Tolkien describes, and never knew it.
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People in D.C. are so psyched when anyone dramatizes them in an exciting way. They're a lot more open to looking at the nastier side of themselves than the media is.
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I was an amateur wrestler, which I loved. It was my passion, but I started really late; I was a junior in high school when I began.
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I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.
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That's the thing about marriage. It's a shell game we play with ourselves. We're the suckers and we have to lose, but we play anyway because we lie to ourselves that we can win.
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They played well. There wasn't much we could do... I think we're a good team but in curling anything can happen. One shot can make or break the game.
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When you're writing for a show, you're writing part of the script. You have to tell the story.
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If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game.
