Althea Gibson Quotes
Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.
Althea Gibson
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Whatever work you do, you think are you doing this for the good of the nation? That's the basic training. The other basic training is discipline. Your life should be disciplined. The other thing they say is what work you get, do it well.
Narendra Modi
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I've been a novelist since 1995 and have had novels in and out of option, and watching that process just made me realize that I have to live by what I teach my students, because I teach screenwriting at Spellman.
Tananarive Due
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I think I'd make a pretty good president, and they have a great pension plan.
Pat Paulsen
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When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see a picture of them on the weekend or on vacation, there's a good chance they look terrible and unstylish.
Carine Roitfeld
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Brad Pitt is amazingly talented and equally good-looking, too.
Hansika Motwani
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Good comics gravitate to each other; you know who's your type of person by watching them onstage, hopefully.
B. J. Novak
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I like guys who have a plan or a dream. A good sense of humor is also a must. I can be weird with my humor and say things that are random. You need to understand that I'm really goofy and go with it.
Edy Ganem
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I think I should learn French and be a better cook - basic, really good life stuff.
Angelina Jolie
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The first record I ever listened to was Elvis Presley, and I remember thinking, 'Man this guy is cool!' The swagger he had really helped my confidence, because he really made me think that a white boy could make music like this.
Jesse McCartney
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Matisse draws what I call the essence of the plants. He leaves a shape open. He'll do a leaf and not close it. Everybody used to say, oh, I got it all from Matisse, and I said, 'Not really.'
Ellsworth Kelly
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Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we're all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.
Patti LuPone
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Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.
Althea Gibson