Gerry Cooney Quotes
The only regret I have in my career, is my managers wanted a big payday, and I wanted four or five more fights before going in with Larry Holmes. That would have made all the difference.
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I look like this for a reason. I was born this way. It was God-given.
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I started dealing with weapons on the first show I ever did, 'The Inside,' but I didn't really do any physical stuff until 'Alias.'
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Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.
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I honestly can't describe what goes on in my head when I'm out there. People who don't wrestle can't possibly understand it. When I'm in the ring, I don't feel any pain. I'm in another world out there.
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If large numbers of people believe they have no shot at a better life in the future, they will work less hard and generate fewer new ideas and businesses. The economy, as a whole, will be poorer.
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I always love the quirky stuff, which is why I love 'Childrens Hospital.' That really pushes the envelope of comedy.
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This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.
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No Western government has ever played the long-term in terms of foreign policy.
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You know, it's such an insult to actual martial artists that I say that I do martial arts.
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When I was a kid, I had two great guilty pleasures. One was horror movies and the other was martial arts movies.
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Write something beautiful and honest and that makes you very proud.
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I think I'm a lot funnier and goofier than people were able to see on 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.
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I always look at the work of fashion designers as if they were art.
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The story of Harold Fry and his unlikely pilgrimage began as an afternoon play for radio. For many years, I have been writing plays and adapting novels for 'Woman's Hour' and the 'Classic' series. So this was originally a three-hander play, broadcast one sunny afternoon on BBC Radio 4.
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Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.
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I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.
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And my marriage was perfect when I wasn't famous.
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Sometimes my arm wants to throw a hard fastball, but my brain doesn't want to throw it that hard.
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I think it's a mistake to work on success in career. I've worked on my passions obsessively. How can I say what I want to say more precisely than the last time I said it? Success is such an elusive concept. When you work for it, I think you get it in a way you might regret it.
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Your parents only want what's best for you. They know a career in the arts usually means living paycheck to paycheck; they just want you to know that you have other options!
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The 21st century - and the atheists - needs the presence of religion, just as religion must deal with the real challenges and the thinkers of the day in order to sharpen the conscience and the intelligence of those who study the timeless sacred texts in a spirit of responding to the questions of their time.
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Unwittingly, the feminists acknowledge the superiority of the male sex by wishing to become like men.
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The only regret I have in my career, is my managers wanted a big payday, and I wanted four or five more fights before going in with Larry Holmes. That would have made all the difference.
