Andre Ward Quotes
It's not all the time, but you get a sense when you're reading something that it's no longer about boxing or the performance. It's personal.
Quotes to Explore
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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If you put up a blog, people can cut out the middle man and get material to you. Which is really helpful because a lot of time there's really cool stuff out there that we just don't see. Because, y'know, the agent is acting in our best interest, but it does sometimes prevent some of the good stuff from getting through.
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In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.
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In its worse forms, conservatism is a matter of 'I hate strangers and anything that's different.'
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Being a role model is about being true to myself.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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Artists want to be congratulated because they should be.
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I don't like denial. I don't like repression.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
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I was on Kanye's Yeezus tour as a dancer, but really, I was a Vanessa Beecroft model. I was one of the three 'dancers' who couldn't dance and was more of an accessory than an individual. Vanessa was pretty involved. Her style is about a lot of standing. It's very simple but haunting.
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This is just strictly me wanting to make a record that is the real deal. It is all the stuff that I have learned and know that I remember. It's what I perceive as country music is about.
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No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil.
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My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
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It's an individual sport; you want to do well for yourself.
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Selectors can't please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It's an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.
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I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.
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My goal has always been to make classic records, classic albums. Sometimes the recording process and the era it was recorded in means the production leans in a particular way, but to me they are all part of the same process.
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Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.
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At some point in time I will be honored if I would be mentioned as a coach.
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It's not all the time, but you get a sense when you're reading something that it's no longer about boxing or the performance. It's personal.
