Calvin Johnson Quotes
I think if anybody had the opportunity to stay in one place and play ball, they would.
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I am an American citizen born in Kuwait of Egyptian parents. I grew up in Great Britain, Malaysia, and Egypt and have lived in the United States since 1965, when I was seventeen.
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I don't have any superstitions, but what I always travel with is my pillow and my coffee.
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The team needs me out there on the field. And sometimes you allow that to jeopardize yourself, but that's just the nature of the world.
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I resent that there is an image of perfection that is getting thinner and thinner. I've got a lovely husband and children, and I didn't lose weight to find those things.
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Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.
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When civilization takes a nose dive, how can you look away? You've got to be there. You've got to be at the bottom of the swimming pool taking notes.
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Many people focus on my power and talk about my power, but I have many more qualities in the ring. I like to surprise everyone.
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Primarily I'm a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables.
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The name of the game is to keep from pushing the accelerator pedal so hard that we speed up the aging process. The average American, however, by living a fast and furious lifestyle, pushes that accelerator too hard and too much.
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Every guy should be the owner of a really nice pen. When you put your thoughts down, or whenever you're going to share something with someone, it means something if it bleeds out in a nice ink.
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Every training session, I try to simulate the conditions similar to where I am racing.
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I learned from an early age that my heritage, my love for people, and my desire to be a vehicle that can be used through my voice, that my expressions and actions can transport a person to experience a scene from the past, present and future.
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If you are talking about terrorism, you need to sit down and understand what is making these people put dynamite around their waists and blow themselves up.
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Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
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It's hard for me to even watch comedies I'm in.
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I have the potential to be very strong and powerful, sometimes angry, sometimes passionate. I also can be shy and withhold that because I am afraid. I don't want to freak anybody out with my passion... So I struggle with that all the time.
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The interests of the Soviet Union are in controlling highly developed countries and having the benefit of their economies so that they can run their own inefficient empire.
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I intentionally shoot violence to make the audience feel real pain. I have never and I will never shoot violence as if it's some kind of action video game.
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I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
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No one ever chats me up; I think they all think I'm taken. Either that or no one fancies me.
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I do everything for my family.
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You have to surround yourself with really good people and have a very thick skin.
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I think if anybody had the opportunity to stay in one place and play ball, they would.
