Anthony Doerr Quotes
Maybe scarcity isn't always a bad thing. Maybe scarcity is something to seek out, to fabricate for oneself.
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What we do is nothing like the portrayal of badminton as a gentle game played in a church hall. Badminton can be fun and relaxing, but as professionals, this sport is our heart and soul and passion, and our games are fast and aggressive.
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It's hard for me to talk about Dom right now because I am Dom right now. So it's a really strange exercise to try to reflect on something that I am at the moment. But I guarantee you that when I'm done with the movie and you ask me that question, I'll be able to give you something insightful.
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I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
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I've always been a person who's been true to myself and true to others, and I'm not afraid to be honest.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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I went to Mission Bay High School. Me and my brother, we both went there.
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In football, there were drinks available everywhere you looked. On a golf tournament, you could find one free anywhere you wanted it. In tennis and NBA basketball, everybody had a hospitality suite, and so you could go there and load up if you wanted to.
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I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it.
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The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye.
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People who really try to be conscious of what they have done, who take responsibility, to me these kinds of people are heroes.
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I think I just have to control what I can control. I can control myself. I can't control anything else but what I do. I definitely know I can do a better job at that.
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When you fail you learn from the mistakes you made and it motivates you to work even harder.
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Having a son is not all pleasure.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
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The minimum wage can play a vital role in lifting hard-working families above the poverty line.
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If you ever were bullied, you'll always remember that feeling.
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Some day... some day, I want to go much deeper into the human mind.
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That was my dream, to compete against the best surfers in the best waves. But as a kid, it all seemed so unattainable. It was this big dream, but deep down I never thought it could really happen. But my parents always believed I could do it, and they helped me get through all the stages and take all the right steps.
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I was surprised how little I knew about the significant contributions to aviation that had happened right there in Hampton, Virginia.
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There's competition at every phase of your life. The day we start thinking about it, you lose your peace of mind. I don't compete with anyone.
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Talented men are not threatened by talented women. They welcome them. And same way with real men.
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People say that globalisation has negative aspects, but I don't believe globalisation is bad. It's criticised from a western perspective, but if you put yourself in the shoes of people in the developing world, it provides an unprecedented opportunity.
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Maybe scarcity isn't always a bad thing. Maybe scarcity is something to seek out, to fabricate for oneself.
