Alistair Overeem Quotes
Every fight, honest to say, in this division, at this level, is a toss-up. It's a 50-50 chance.
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Well Sid Pollack was... He was I would say probably, probably the most influential on me.
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I have 179 children that I take care of full-time: close to 40 in Uganda and the rest in Sudan.
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I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
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I have absolutely no regret about my vote against this war. The same questions remain. The cost in human lives, the cost to our budget, probably 100 billion. We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less.
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Hair is a huge part of who I am and what I obsess over - I've had long hair my entire life.
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When the simple word processors came in, writing became crisper, less dense - just because of the way we could instantly edit on the screen. Now the ability to mash up words and pictures and links and songs and tweets is what matters. I can't imagine what writing will be like in 2154.
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If you behave normally, people treat you normally. It's only when you act as if you're someone special that they feel obliged to stand on ceremony.
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But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.
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I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
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When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right.'
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The smuggling and distribution of misbranded drugs and medical devices of uncertain foreign origin has the potential for serious harm to patients.
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Auditions make me nervous; any time I have to perform, I get stage fright.
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I hardly ever write when I'm just feeling great.
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When you do music concerts at Taj Mahal and the Acropolis, you have to be careful about your performance being appropriate with the place that surrounds you. It has to be appropriate to the culture - it should fit the building behind you, the environment you are playing it in and the culture of that place.
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Reality TV is easier to digest if it comes in small amounts.
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I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.
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The expectation was that 'True Confessions' would be my first published book, but that didn't happen. After it was rejected by every publisher in New York and Canada, I shoved it in a closet and went on to write and publish my next three books.
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While I did not get any formal training in acting, every summer vacation, from the age of five, my father would take me to Ooty with him, and I would do films as a child star. I did over 10 films like that, and it was understood that post finishing my education, I would become an actor.
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As regards drink, I can only say that in Dublin during the Depression when I was growing up, drunkenness was not regarded as a social disgrace. To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.
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I come from a pop background, but I'm also a Puerto Rican and I do feel this music. My approach to salsa is a humble one, and I defy anybody to prove that I'm faking it.
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My sisters, we didn't like each other as kids. We were scared of each other, I think, but we've grown to love each other. It was fun to write about these sisters who were supposed to hate each other but really don't.
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There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
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Every fight, honest to say, in this division, at this level, is a toss-up. It's a 50-50 chance.
