Hakeem Olajuwon Quotes
I respect a lot of players in this league. But to me basketball is just a little aspect of my life. I enjoy the game because it's fun. But it is a game.
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When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
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I just want to do my job.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I have hundreds and hundreds of people from Brazil, Chile, Columbia and Argentina, every day, buying my music and telling me about it online.
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I want to be in the small percentage of women who don't settle for conventional roles.
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Well, I just hope we can have peace, and I hope it'll do some good.
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I'm not a straight man, but I play one on television.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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There are many things that matter much more than an editor's gender in shaping the direction of the leadership.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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The good parts about being a public company are increased discipline, increased execution and increased transparency to make sure that you are really building a company for a hundred years.
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I do watch 'American Idol' sometimes. It's not really that pleasurable... I take that back. It is the epitome of a guilty pleasure. Sometimes there's some good singers on that show.
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I like to tread uncharted territory and push myself in terms of performance.
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I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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Thanks to every gay person in public and non-public life who has come out.
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When you have a celebrity who is willing to shine his personal spotlight on the non-profit and can also speak articulately about the mission, that's really the best of both worlds.
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'Bramhotsavam' is a celebration of families, life and togetherness. It's a film I hold close to my heart.
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I don't care if it's a dollar or two dollars. If I'm governor, people should have skin in the game.
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I can't do an accent unless I'm on the set. I forget how to do it until I'm on the set.
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I have seven children. Even if you got a lot of money, feeding 5, 6, 7, 8 mouths, it will do some damage to your pocket.
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I respect a lot of players in this league. But to me basketball is just a little aspect of my life. I enjoy the game because it's fun. But it is a game.
