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.
Iggy Pop
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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.
Nathan Gamble
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He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
Saint Augustine
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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.
Bear Bryant
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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.'
Mal Peet
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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.
J. August Richards
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I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.
Victoria Justice
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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.
Florence Nightingale
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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.
Hampton Sides
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I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right.
Oscar de la Renta
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If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward.
Candice Millard
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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.
Victoria Osteen
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That's why I think the 'Scarpetta' series has worked so well because people like spending time with this character.
Patricia Cornwell
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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.
Gary Sinise
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My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.
Uma Thurman
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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.
Odeya Rush
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Being on a book tour is a lot easier than reporting.
Calvin Trillin
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Reaganomics: You start a business in your parents' garage. Obamanomics: You move into your parents' garage.
Ted Cruz
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Only stupid men trying to seem smart need to be with dumb women. Only weak men trying to look strong are attracted to compliant women.
Orson Scott Card
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I'll never speak to another person without telling the truth. I've been a cruel man in my time, I've been a devious man in my time, like everybody else. I've told lies in my time. But I've seen enough suffering to experiment with the truth.
Jack Kirby
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I realized the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties riven asunder. The lesson was so indelibly burnt into me that a large part of my time during the twenty years of my practice as a lawyer was occupied in bringing about private compromises of hundreds of cases. I lost nothing thereby -- not even money, certainly not my soul.
Mahatma Gandhi
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I've started spending more of my time studying, trying to improve my IQ by reading and writing. I've missed out on a lot in life. I don't regret this, of course. Nevertheless, I need to make up for lost time.
Ilya Ilyin
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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.
T.I.