Colin Powell Quotes
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above-average effort.
Quotes to Explore
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We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.
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Sport's hard: the margin between winning and losing is tiny.
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A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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We use the same possessive pronouns for everything, but do we own our lives or sisters or husbands in the same way we own our shoes? Do we own any of them at all?
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I've grown up playing for some incredible coaches, and I don't think anybody's ever been as fortunate as I have in terms of the people I've been allowed to play under, coach under, or be involved with.
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Every man I meet is in some way my superior.
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I feel like, growing up, I watched football, obviously, and you see great players, and as a fan, you want to watch the best you can possibly watch, and you want to see what's capable of being made.
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The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.
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It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.
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Any powerful technology can be abused.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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Iris Murdoch did influence my early novels very much, and influence is never entirely good.
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I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.
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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
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I must stick with Chinese language films.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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We all love to be admired and given compliments, but I don't really keep track.
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South Africa is not a jellyfish and is in many respects a swordfish.
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I loved publishing; I loved working in the book industry, but I've been writing pretty much nonstop since I was 19. I realized very early on that I would need a day job, and I wanted one that was in books.
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Don't underestimate Laura Antonelli. She's burning to do well. And then she has an extraordinary face, even without make-up. It's not with her that I'd discuss literature. I speak only of the film 'L'Innocente,' and what she does she does well.
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I never thought I would become an actress. I always wanted to get into politics, and I moved to Argentina and worked for the U.S. embassy for a bit. It sort of happened upon me when I was home for the holiday - acting, that is - and I stuck with it.
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The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above-average effort.
