Samuel L. Jackson Quotes
The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did.
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I feel like if we're not running, we're basically disrespecting our bodies. When you're running, you're really using your body for what it's meant to do.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical, but jazz isn't messy either. Jazz is a conversation, a give and take. Jazz is the connection and communication between musicians. Jazz is abandon.
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So I feel a responsibility to help first-time film-makers in Brazil, but also to increase the dialogue between film cultures which are really wonderful and so much closer to us than what we do see on our screens.
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I think you have to create your own stuff so I'm working on stuff for myself right now.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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It's strange but I suppose I'm one of those senior players now and I'll be helping the young players as much as I can.
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The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
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Women dress very much according to their moods, so when you see their shoes, it really shows you the character and what they want to show to the world, and what they are feeling at that time.
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What we do is nothing like the portrayal of badminton as a gentle game played in a church hall. Badminton can be fun and relaxing, but as professionals, this sport is our heart and soul and passion, and our games are fast and aggressive.
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People often believe that character causes action, but when it comes to producing moral children, we need to remember that action also shapes character.
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It's not that I don't want a fast car. I like the speed. I'm just not the type of person who finds a sports car a sexy car.
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The more time passes in your life, I think the greater you understand perspective. So I'm happy that I've had experiences that have reminded me that most exciting things might not feel so exciting later, and the most disappointing things might not be so disappointing later, either.
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True stories, autobiographical stories, like some novels, begin long ago, before the acts in the account, before the birth of some of the people in the tale.
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I firmly believe that any good journalist must essentially be temperamentally an outsider. I don't think full sense of belonging and security is conducive to creativity.
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You don't boo at a Kemp rally. You boo at football games.
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I read the Scriptures at the American Cathedral on Christmas and Easter; that's it. It's a task I love.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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On the Internet, everybody has an opinion about everything, but if you're smart, you know when to keep your mouth shut.
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Eating lighter makes you lighter. No one can wave a magic wand.
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I think I had a fur coat that someone bought me from Portobello Market back in the 1960s, but I think as soon as you think about it, what it is you're wearing, make that connection, then you realise it's just not right. I don't lecture people about it, but it's not something I'd ever wear.
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Wilder would say, 'Ninety minutes for this picture is all my bum can take in a seat',
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When I was first elected I got 50% of the vote in '77 in the general election. In '81 I got 75%. In '85, I got 78%. No mayor has ever gotten that high a vote. So it was not an issue. Except for people who were very hostile to me. They thought they would injure me.
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The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did.
