Dan Hill Quotes
Flipping through the 'Toronto Star' one day in 2008, I noticed a piece about a phenomenal boxer from the Philippines who had won several different titles in several different weight divisions. Manny Pacquiao's rise from heart-crushing poverty to the top ranks of his sport was astounding.
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I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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Money is our madness, our vast collective madness.
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Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
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The public's nerves are raw and edgy. You have to be discreet and understanding about the films you are showing.
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What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on the text and the disclosures of these meditations are no less a part of the structure of reality.
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The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.
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One minute you're a slug and the next minute you're a hero, so you don't know what to think.
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If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
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I have always battled injustice. As a child, I used to fight on the side of my friends when boys terrorized them.
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Leave Jesus on the cross. He's very happy there!
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.
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I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda.
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One guy that I wish was here right now, Ted Williams, helped me so much, our long talks, not about hitting but about fishing, one of Ted's passions, and I wish he was here today to share this with me because I owe so much to Ted Williams.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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I love cooking. It's one of my favorite things to do. To share my parents' recipes that I grew up with is just something very special to me.
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I love them very much. All animals big and small. You can name an ant for instance.
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We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions.
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I just had one occasion in my life when suddenly my private life was everywhere, and that was an accident and beyond my control.
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Somebody brought up the idea of reissuing 'Tribute To 1' because it was out of print on vinyl.
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Flipping through the 'Toronto Star' one day in 2008, I noticed a piece about a phenomenal boxer from the Philippines who had won several different titles in several different weight divisions. Manny Pacquiao's rise from heart-crushing poverty to the top ranks of his sport was astounding.
