Taylor Mali Quotes
The poem 'What Teachers Make' is not without its detractors. This one person wrote to me and said: 'Gee, Mr. Mali. You don't possibly have a teacher – God complex, do you?' And that was the first time I'd ever heard of that expression. So, yeah, I'm sure I have a teacher – God complex.
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I am tired of women playing action heroes like men, because they are not men. But sometimes they are written like men.
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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.
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I've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.
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Why did I elope with my husband after knowing him for only four months? I wish I could show people the picture of the two of us that night and have them feel what I felt. But it's just a picture. It can only capture how things looked, not how they felt.
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The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
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As a businessperson, I don't have the power to change the government. That is in the hands of the political leaders. However, as a taxpayer, we have the right to be critical of the government and demand change.
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A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
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I always wanted Han Solo's confidence and swagger. My personality is way more C-3PO, but Han was always who I wanted to be.
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Yes, our band will change and evolve, but we want to establish the reality of what this band truly sounds like.
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I already have a lot of experience, but the best is yet to come.
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For me, it was not destiny to make it to where I am now - I thought for a long- time I would become a go-kart mechanic, or a job like this, not an F1 driver.
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I don't usually wear a lot of makeup because I tend to like a natural look.
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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
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My grandma passed away from cancer, and actually, when I was 18, I had an experience with melanoma – it's in the family. I had that experience where everything comes into perspective. It's the weirdest thing, 'cause you're like, 'It will never happen to me,' and when it does, it's like, 'OK, wow.'
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I'm not a performer who will come on stage and tell you everything about my life. It's just not who I am.
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I swear allegiance to the Republic of Sudan.
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I think you work on the roles that draw you in and the stories you want to tell.
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The people who tend to get the most out of being social thinkers are the people who themselves are helpful. They're always talking or answering people's questions or engaging in productive conversations. They're not being trolls. They're tamping down other people that are being trolls.
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I can't stand the slow pace of Jaipur anymore. I like staying in Mumbai, as everyone is on the move.
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Relativity theory forced the abandonment, in principle, of absolute space and absolute time.
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The poem 'What Teachers Make' is not without its detractors. This one person wrote to me and said: 'Gee, Mr. Mali. You don't possibly have a teacher – God complex, do you?' And that was the first time I'd ever heard of that expression. So, yeah, I'm sure I have a teacher – God complex.
