Calvin Johnson Quotes
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The first movie I really clicked with was 'Die Hard' when I was 6 years old, which is crazy that I was watching it that young. That was the one that made me want to become an actor.
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It's like you have a child and you think, 'Everything that I've done up until this point is insignificant in comparison to being a father.' It's a beautiful, beautiful thing.
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The worst affected from corruption is the common man.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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If you taste something, you're not at the maximum of your ability. What I think about in competition is temperature and texture. It has nothing to do with taste or emotion.
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I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
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Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
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I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.
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O what is life, if we must hold it thus as wind-blown sparks hold momentary fire?
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People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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If I ever have sex with someone I might be able to develop a sense of humor.
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Even the weakest disputant is made so conceited by what he calls religion, as to think himself wiser than the wisest who think differently from him.
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I am willing to lend that hand, I will continue to stay involved with my charities as long as they need me.
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I use debit cards for everyday purchases, as I don't believe in credit cards. But this has caused problems, especially with American touring, because I refuse to have a credit card - and in America you can't pay for anything on a debit card.
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I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.
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Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.
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As a youth, I and most of the other smarter kids in school got picked on by bullies. I was a big guy - even at a young age - and would take the beatings for my friends, who were often smaller and scrawnier.
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I can't stand folk who are all snobby about reality TV.
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I get egotistical about things where I can do something well - for example, my singing. Most other things, I don't have the wherewithal to back it up.
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One succeeds in obtaining an equivalent production at a lower price by improving the arts, trades and agriculture and by developing the physical and moral qualities of workers, farmers and craftsmen.
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
