Hakeem Olajuwon Quotes
Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that were instilled in me in my home, from my childhood, are still with me.
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Politics is the art of the next best.
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The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.
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I really feel that the best actors out there are very centric. They're really connected. They're not in a, 'What about me' state, and I think that's a good lesson in life.
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If you don't feel like you're ready to get your license - just because people are putting pressure on you, don't feel like you have to rush into something. Take your time, really feel confident and be ready. It doesn't matter what other people say, do what's best for you and makes you feel safe.
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You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.
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My father is best known for his light comedies, and I'm best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers.
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You can spend an entire day walking around in New York, whereas in L.A., it always ends at some point because you have to find a way to get home.
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One should always try to do the best you possibly can. I'm not in a race to the finish line - I won't put anything out until it's completely ready. You want to keep it special and unique for the customer.
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The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
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I don't know what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball.
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If you have real passion for a career in game shows, be willing to serve an apprenticeship; it's the best way to learn.
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You find that you can have the best business in the most exciting industry, but if the execution, if the torch-holder, if the value-creator isn't there, then we don't make it happen.
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Everyone thinks that 'Chinatown' is the best screenplay. I'm not sure it is.
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I want to work with the best coaches in the world.
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The Marine Corps is some of the best acting training you could have. Having that responsibility for people's lives, suddenly time becomes a really valuable commodity and you want to make the most of it. And for acting, you just have to do the work, just keep doing it.
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Women are oppressed in the east, in the west, in the south, in the north. Women are oppressed inside, outside home, a woman is oppressed in religion, she is oppressed outside religion.
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I don't always have the best eating habits. I like butter and ice cream. There are days when I should work out and I don't. But it's never too late to change old habits.
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Jewish sovereignty and governance over our ancestral home are, I believe, important goals that every Jew ought to support.
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When someone tells me not to do something, I'll do it more.
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Only one sport can subsume my life at a time.
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You can either make it come around or you can't. By the time we would be ready to record a song, we would know for sure that it was the best way we could do it.
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I've got nothing against big-budget values. I mean, I was very proud of 'The Avengers,' the part that I played in it, albeit a small one. It was thrilling to be part of it. But it's so huge that you can never really wrap your mind around it.
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I love writing prose. I really love writing prose. It's very pleasurable for me.
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Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that were instilled in me in my home, from my childhood, are still with me.
