Allen Iverson Quotes
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Whenever I go to a new city, whether visiting or vacationing, I would always make that a point to get to the record store early on, just to get my bearings and see what was going on around town.
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Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.
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Invention is not enough. Tesla invented the electric power we use, but he struggled to get it out to people. You have to combine both things: invention and innovation focus, plus the company that can commercialize things and get them to people.
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We must take positions. Our weakness in the West is born of the fact of so-called 'objectivity.' Objectivity does not exist - it cannot exist!... The word is a hypocrisy which is sustained by the lie that the truth stays in the middle. No, sir: Sometimes truth stays on one side only.
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Oftentimes, people stay where they are in life simply because of fear. But do you know that fear isn't reality? It's only a thought in your mind.
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Being able to breathe underwater would be sweet.
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Both of my parents were super music lovers when I was growing up - they had a massive record and tape collection. I think my dad even had a couple of laser discs, but that was a short-lived thing.
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A lot of the time, people think I'm really dumb or really uncomfortable talking to them, which is kind of a real thing.
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People in power, they're so used to people kind of playing up to them.
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We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth.
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If you're missing three or four limbs, you have special challenges going forward. And the last thing you want is to not be independent in your home.
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Biochemistry is the science of life. All our life processes - walking, talking, moving, feeding - are essentially chemical reactions. So biochemistry is actually the chemistry of life, and it's supremely interesting.
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I need to do more on stage. I've got to get my fix!
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Music evokes a lot of different emotions and triggers different senses.
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I don't want to do things because it will please other people. I'm not doing this to get fame or any attention. I try to be selective about who I get advice from. I would like to contribute to the art world, but, you know, you can't plan these things.
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Everyone's curves fall in a different place. But you can't put something of mine on and not see curves.
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No one wanted me to be a conscientious objector. My parents certainly didn't want it. My teacher and mentor, Joe Brearley, didn't want it. My friends didn't want it. I was alone.
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I myself am a great James Dean fan. He had this aura and enigma about him.
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By the time I am Howard's age I hope to be long retired. I don't plan on working that long.
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I got a record with Frank Ocean.
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I knew what kind of genre 'Casa de mi Padre' was going for. But my character, specifically, I think is very real.
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Did you know that there are no straight lines in the universe? Life doesn't travel in perfectly straight lines. It moves more like a winding river. More often than not, you can only see to the next bend, and only when you reach that next turn can you see more.
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I grew up in a scientific world, the son of a neurosurgeon.
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The basket looked like an ocean, and I was just throwing rocks in.
