Darrell Waltrip Quotes
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I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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House was the first film where I had no influence on the script. I had to buy the script with the game rights.
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'The Outsiders' died on the vine being sold as a drugstore paperback.
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Whenever I come across an Arabic word mired in English text, I am momentarily shocked out of the narrative.
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For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.
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I don't want to be someone else.
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I don't ever want to be a person that I'm not. A lot of girls fall into the trap where they are trying to impress other people, and that's the time when they lose themselves.
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I'm a Virgo, and I know what I like.
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The current prohibition laws are forcing drug disputes to be played out with guns in our streets. We need to put a stop to this criminal drug element in our country.
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As a little kid, I watched hip hop get created. So it's an honour for me to represent the Bronx, the motherland of hip hop.
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I learned a tremendous amount about dialogue because I suffered as an actor.
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It's very hard to self-motivate without someone standing over you snarling, ready to hurl the chalk at your head at the slightest slackening.
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I've had many nicknames over the years: V, Nessa, Nessy Poo, Nessy Bear and Van. Only my parents call me Van, though, and I hate it. I get embarrassed.
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Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.
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I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has always been an aspiration of mine even when I was in the House of Representatives.
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The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
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I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.
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Greece is at a crucial crossroads. The choices that are made and the policies that are enforced will have a decisive impact on the wellbeing of Greeks. The way forward will not be easy but the problems can be solved, and will be solved, if there is unity, co-operation and consensus.
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For some time, I thought Apollo 13 was a failure. I was disappointed I didn't get to land on the moon. But actually, it turned out to be the best thing that could have happened.
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I think I've changed a little bit. I don't know whether it's for the better or for the worse at the moment. I've settled into a different mind frame now... being a bit wilder maybe!
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I often speak publicly, and when I do, I also get to listen to other presenters. The most memorable are the ones that hit an emotional chord with a tight story and a punch line. No fluff. Keep it creative and concise. Greatness exists in quality, not quantity.
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Despots prefer the friendship of the dog, who, unjustly mistreated and debased, still loves and serves the man who wronged him.
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I just lost my lunch and I didn’t even have any!
