Eddie Alvarez Quotes
I was never the most technical; I was never the best at one aspect at this sport, but what I was always good as was negating people's strengths and putting them in terrible situations where they're uncomfortable.
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The action carries a sense of incompleteness and frustration, but not of guilt. Victorious living does not mean perfect living in the sense of living without flaw, but it does mean adequate living, and that can be consistent with many mistakes.
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Gov. Perry has led the way in Texas on creating an environment for job growth.
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I've had the same barber since I was about 14 years old.
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I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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I had those kind of parents where I watched all of these very sophisticated movies: 'Five Easy Pieces', 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.'
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Part of the reason for moving to New York was the sense that it just didn't matter how much work I did in England, I continued to be seen simply as a Redgrave. I did feel I could be who I am in New York and we all like to feel appreciated.
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Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It's our life, it's our careers, it's our family business.
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I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.
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I love puppies, and I love animals in general. Besides that, I do martial arts: extreme martial arts. I also play real guitar and drums, and sing. And I'm taking some college classes, hoping to major in English and creative writing.
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Everyone asks me if I'm the princess or if my brothers beat me up. The younger ones I can deck pretty easily. With the older ones, it's harder.
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I think a great athlete transcends eras.
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All the animals I've painted always have a relationship with man. I have been told that part of the knowledge of the human anatomy comes from animals.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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Life is such a tragicomedy.
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I'd say it's even harder to cater to Hispanics than to the lesbian or gay community. We're so culturally separated: Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Mexicans, Venezuelans. We're all so different.
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I lost my mother when I was 7 and they put her in a mental hospital. My brother and I watched her being taken away in a strait jacket. That's something you never forget. And my stepmother was like in the movie 'Precious.' I couldn't handle it. So I said to myself, 'I don't have a mother. I don't need one. I'm going to let music be my mother.'
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I'm very grateful for social media. I think it has shown people my true nature, and through that has come a book deal, and I think it certainly contributes to people's view of me as a person with a sense of humor, which is only helpful in my industry.
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I like to paint, I'm absolutely no good at it, but I'm so comfortable with that because it's good for me to have something to fail at.
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When you know that you can overcome challenges, you do gain that self-respect, and then you won't end up in a situation that you regret later on.
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Ruth's Chris is my favorite restaurant, and I always order the rib eye, medium-rare.
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You can't be ever embarrassed about hustling.
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If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.
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I was never the most technical; I was never the best at one aspect at this sport, but what I was always good as was negating people's strengths and putting them in terrible situations where they're uncomfortable.
