George Weah Quotes
Of course I would have liked to have played at the World Cup, but I achieved so much in my career as a footballer that I can't have any complaints.
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What we do for a living does not matter so much as how we do it. It is the spirit in which we do our work that counts, and that counts through all eternity.
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When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
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I believe in the free enterprise system.
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To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.
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The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and it can affect their confidence and the overall performance of the national team on the pitch, let alone the bid to actually stage the competition.
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No one needs anything; they have to want it.
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Under the all-encompassing aid system, too many places in Africa continue to flounder under inept, corrupt and despotic regimes who spend their time courting and catering to the demands of the army of aid organizations.
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There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large.
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Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
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Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.
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My dad never told me that when you audition, you might not get the role. He wanted to wait until my first disappointment to tell me.
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Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.
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My career was always full of risks one way or another, and that's the way I like it.
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I can stay up watching TV so late.
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There is kind of an underground conservative movement in Hollywood, really.
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Of course I would have liked to have played at the World Cup, but I achieved so much in my career as a footballer that I can't have any complaints.
