T. D. Jakes Quotes
It is your passion that empowers you to be able to do that thing you were created to do.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.
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Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.
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You have to understand, I can't do any jokes about Ross Perot, because the last thing I need right now is another credit check.
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You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?
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You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.
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Once you give up rights, they're not going to give them back.
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You know once you get in the business you know what you're getting into.
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If you publish something in traditional media, it's one-way. With social media, we get all this info coming back from those who read our posts.
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There are a lot of actors who will sit here and talk to you about characters - 'He does this, and she's a really interesting character because she does this.' I'm not like that at all. I'm not an actory actor.
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A book is a gift you can open again and again.
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If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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And you also have to do movies that are about commerce because that's what is required of the industry today.
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If you listen to a Deadmau5 record or a Skrillex record, I really enjoy that stuff because, as aggressive sounding as the Skrillex records are, they're still musical, and that's why they have such a broad appeal.
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You have to tease your family. You tease the ones that you're closest to.
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Once you've been really bad in a movie, there's a certain kind of fearlessness you develop.
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If you're a liberal, anything you say is protected. If you're a conservative, anything you say is hateful.
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You can't help but be in awe of the athletic abilities of the WWE Superstars.
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I'm humble 'cause I think many years ago people say, 'Well, Alibaba's terrible company'. And I know we were not that terrible. We're pretty good; we're better than people thought. But today, when people have a high expectation on you, and I start to worry and nervous because we are not good yet.
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I started doing martial arts when I was about 7, and I got my second degree black belt when I was 19. So I have my second degree black belt, but I've never used it, and I had to stop when I got 'Instant Star' because I couldn't train.
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It is your passion that empowers you to be able to do that thing you were created to do.
