Pat Riley Quotes
Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always enjoyed poor health.
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More modern poetry is written than read.
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Acting was something I always wanted to try. I just didn't know how, or I didn't know when the door was gonna be open for me to try it. But it finally opened up for me when I did 'Turn It Up', and ever since then I've been in love with doing films.
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Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its inmates to love it rather than to love one another.
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
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China has the best opportunities. A domestic market with 1.3bn people will help create more Fortune 500 retailers.
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To be honest, I am very worried about the possibility of the U.K. leaving the E.U. But of course, like in the case of Catalonia, we have to respect the right to decide of the British people on a relationship that part of the Brits consider is not satisfying enough.
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Progress, real progress, makes me cry harder than anything. When the world itself grows.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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What makes me happy is having a really nice day out with my mum, or getting better at something I've been working hard at.
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I drink tons of water. It always sounds like the lamest thing, but there's a reason you keep hearing this over and over again. It really works.
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Blogging and the Internet allow us to engage in a lot more real time conversations as opposed to a one-way dump of information or a message.
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I prefer to believe it's my responsibility if a film of mine works or doesn't work.
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In the mess of moving from place to place, I skipped two grades in the space of one year.
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Lester is the Rock of Gibraltar. Nothing can rattle him. I am not. I was always flying off the handle about things. And the one person who could calm me down and make me realize that none of this silliness mattered was Lester Holt.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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My hair and my accent are sort of my main assets.
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A 501(c)3 can't lobby. A 501(c)3 can't invest in a company or build an industry. It may be that the only way to deal with climate change is to create an industry or build companies.
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He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.
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He got off to a tough start. And having that big contract, pitching at home, can sometimes weigh on you. I don't think he'd admit that, but you really want to start things right, especially being back home, with a new team. And that didn't happen for him.
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No matter how old an individual may be, no matter if he is young or old, if he thinks in accordance with the times he is immortal.
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I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce that little round ball, but my proudest moments are affecting people's lives, effecting change, being a role model in the community.
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Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.
