Lee Trevino Quotes
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I was definitely incredibly close to my dad, in a way that was all-encompassing. I am close to my mum, too, but there were areas that she and I did not share. So his loss to me was huge, personally and professionally. He believed in me, not just as a father, but as a director, and that always meant a lot.
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We seem, as a culture, to start to adhere to these antiheroes and have grown tired of the traditional, straight-up-and-down good guy.
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I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.
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When I came to Delhi and noticed an insider view, I felt what it was, and I was surprised to see it. It seemed as if dozens of separate governments are running at the same time in one main government. It appeared that everyone has its own fiefdom.
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'The Creation' presents an argument for saving biological diversity on Earth. Most of the book is for as broad an audience as possible.
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You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
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I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.
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I'm an atheist. I don't 'believe' at all.
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I've worked in construction, in a factory sewing clothes. I also sold flowers and doughnuts - just odd jobs to try to make 10 pesos, which is equivalent to 20 cents.
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I don't go to the doctor except when I'm very ill, and when I go to India, I drink a drop of local water.
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I've been writing and composing songs since I was 5 years old.
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When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.
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I'm not a mean comic, I don't want to turn anybody off - I just want to give a point of view or my take on things that everyone can laugh at.
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My life began with Ronnie.
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Kids are disorganized.
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My philosophy is 'learn while you live.' 'LazyTown' is about balance. I'm not there yet.
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Through all the relationship stuff I've gone through in the past few years, I know there are fundamental differences in how men and women view sex and how they view their futures.
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There have been tons of politicians who were slow to accept equal rights when it meant changes in the established social order. Many eventually came around, admitted they were wrong, and were forgiven. But the ones who actively choose hate-mongering don't ever get a pass.
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I was going to engineering school but fell in love with physics.
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I've been doing African dance all my life.
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I learned how to play mandolin for 'A Mighty Wind!'
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Patience, they say, is a virtue. Yet in times of emergency, the government needs to be able to make snap decisions and take bold, decisive action to protect the American people.
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The reality of our business is that for every actor who's rolled up his tent and given up and gone home, the next day you hear about some shoe salesman at Macy's who had this audition and now he's Harrison Ford. There's always that carrot out there in our business.
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I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.
