Bob Akin Quotes
You can't make a racehorse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig.
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I would love to be in a Nicholas Sparks movie. And Scarlett Johansson inspired me. I think it's cool when women are able to kick butt.
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I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text.
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You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.
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The thing I love most about going to a book store is the self-help section is the biggest section because Americans know we're screwed up. We know it. But we want to get better.
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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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I was just doing my job in the ring and doing my best to make people happy.
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There are no words to describe my feelings for Errol Flynn.
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I suppose I am one: an activist - for animals and a vegan lifestyle. I hear that word, however, and look around to see if someone is indeed referring to me.
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Doctrines don't govern policy. They provide a conceptual framework by which policymakers approach their decisions. But there is no such thing as a doctrine that controls policy in every way.
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The social network is the paradigm of the modern service application.
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There was electricity in our village only for 2-3 hours a day, so all my life, I studied under a lamp.
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What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.
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The people at the bottom who are working but working at relatively low wages need some help.
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Neil Young is the prime example, the grand goal, if you will. He's still shredding, and he never lost his credibility.
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Know today that God approves of you. He's pleased with you. He may not always be pleased with your choices or some of the things you do, but when God looks at you, He sees His amazing creation.
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I have these long nails, but I literally do nothing to them! The thought of filing my nails drives me insane.
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I'm trying to grow. I don't want to stay on the same page.
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Everything I do, I want to be A.J. Styles. When you see a guy come out with dry, long hair, I want you to be like, 'Hey, that reminds me of A.J. Styles.' That's what I want.
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No, I'm not a horse better. Every once in a while somebody will give me a sure thing and of course it's not.
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As a matter of fact, that was a bit of a problem for me at the beginning of my career - the problem of identification. In The Conversation I played a character who was gay, so nobody recognised me from American Graffiti. When I did Apocalypse Now, after Star Wars, I played an intelligence officer of the American army. George Lucas saw the footage I had done and didn't recognise me until halfway through the scene.
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Talent will come out.
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Being sober is not a struggle for me.
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You can't make a racehorse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig.
