T.I. (Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.) Quotes
I regret my lack of options. I regret being painted into a corner and having that be the only instrument to get me from point A to point B.
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I never believed that U2 wanted to save the whales. I don't believe that The Beastie Boys are ready to lay it down for Tibet.
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I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.
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He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
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I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like.
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If I were to try to describe the way in which I write, the only word I would use without qualification is 'slowly.'
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Panama's a really wonderful country. There's obviously the Panama Canal, which brings a lot of tourism, and a huge American influence; it's just a mix of so many great things: African, Caribbean, Latin American Spanish, all kinds of influences there.
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I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.
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If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if he is sick after taking food, if he has a bed-sore, it is generally the fault not of the disease, but of the nursing.
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I am not one of those people who believe that MLK achieved more in martyrdom than he could have if he'd lived: imagine what a guiding influence he could have on the world were he still among us.
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I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right.
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If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward.
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As much as you may want to, you can't control what other people say or do; you can only control yourself.
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That's why I think the 'Scarpetta' series has worked so well because people like spending time with this character.
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I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade.
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My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.
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I didn't act in Israel, but I wrote plays at home and acted in plays at school. I tried to get an agent when I was 12, but they told me that I had too much of an accent.
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Being on a book tour is a lot easier than reporting.
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Reaganomics: You start a business in your parents' garage. Obamanomics: You move into your parents' garage.
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I'm starting to see players copy what I do. I'm flattered.
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We stand with the people of Taiwan and their democratic ways, and I am proud to be a part of reaffirming the unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act by the United States Congress.
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But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter.
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The one regret I have about my own abortions is that they cost money that might otherwise have been spent on something more pleasurable, like taking the kids to movies and theme parks.
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Sincere regret may be a faculty for paying attention to the future, for sensing a new tide where we missed a previous one, for experiencing timelessness with a grandchild where we neglected a boy of our own.
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I regret my lack of options. I regret being painted into a corner and having that be the only instrument to get me from point A to point B.
