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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Usually people are questioning my athleticism more than my femininity!
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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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My mum is from Ghana, and she used to play highlife music in the house, and my dad used to listen to music.
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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 have made a promise to myself that I will have no limitations as an actor. I have realised I have to pay attention to the commercials or the business aspect of cinema, but deep inside, I am purely an artiste.
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Art and money are closely related. Try sitting down with a group of artists and ask them what's on their mind. Very quickly the topic shifts to money. And it can be very hard to get them off that subject.
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Playing football, I'm getting chills just thinking about it. That first knock of the game, you are going on kickoff, and you are just trying to smack somebody just as hard as you can. That's how I play baseball. I want to hit you.
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The goal is to have to do the shot again because the camera guy shook a little bit as he was laughing. Without that happening, I'm not happy because there's nothing better for me than a world that everybody's just trying to make each other laugh.
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If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game.
