Garrett Atkins Quotes
Every at-bat, I try to hit the ball. I don't like to strike out. I put the ball in play a lot, so I'll take the hits as they come.
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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To be successful in struggle requires remembrance of the Creator and the doing of good deeds. This is important because successful struggle demands that there be a kind of social consciousness.
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Color is a matter of taste and of sensitivity.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
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Straight people are everywhere!
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The sci-fi movies I grew up with, the metaphor was very rich, and they used to really mean something: David Cronenberg's films, or John Carpenter's films, or the Phil Kaufman and Don Segel versions of 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers,' or George Romero's early zombie films.
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I'm a rock and roll singer.
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I have some sweets now and then, but I wouldn't say I have a major sweet tooth.
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People can be so neglectful of each other and of their own heritage - then death intrudes. Conversations we wish that we'd had earlier are had too late.
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At its core, all authentic growth depends on more customers wanting more of what your company offers. Any other drivers - pricing gimmicks, heroic marketing efforts, forced acquisitions - are ultimately destructive.
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The music I listened to as a kid - the Stones, the Beatles - that was so rebellious at the time, it became mainstream.
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I've always been interested in mindfulness and alternative ways of seeing the world.
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It should be illegal to yell 'Y2K' in a crowded economy.
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I would be your wife most gladly!(Here she twirled her fingers madly,). But in England I've a mate!Yes! you've asked me far too late, For in England I've a mate.
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As much as I love Twitter, Twitter feuds aren't going to work. Actually connecting requires true face-to-face time. I believe with all my heart that it's only after working side by side with another person that you earn the right to speak into that person's life.
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I would like to do a duet with Kelly Clarkson. I just think she's wonderful!
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I believe in the 'Wal-Mart' school of business. The less people pay, the more they enjoy it.
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I used to work a lot on ranches where I grew up, and I had to rise at 5:30 in the morning.
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I do, I do!. There were songs like Ryan Adams' song 'Come Pick Me Up' that was sort of part of the writing. The Patty Griffin song 'Long Ride Home' you just try and earn with your script. Most great songs are their own movie without your help. So you just try to earn them really.
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I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.
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The way I grew up, I had hippie parents, and we would run around the garden with no shoes on, very close to nature. So I never wore little princess dresses. I still have this feeling whenever I wear a very formal dress; I always have this slight fear that people will point their fingers at me and laugh: 'Vicky is trying to look like a lady.'
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Every at-bat, I try to hit the ball. I don't like to strike out. I put the ball in play a lot, so I'll take the hits as they come.
