Eli Wallach Quotes
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Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And those are the two things that keep a ballplayer in business.
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Gee I don't know, I just want to get home.
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Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.
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I'm a great supporter of women who take risks and don't make victimhood into an art. It's not good for women, and it's not good for men. Too many men put all their emotional eggs in one basket - a woman's basket.
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When you read a comic book, there's a space between what's happening on the panel and what you have to literally see in your mind. That's not true of movies, where you see everything.
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Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.
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They're not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army – thousands of guys have done that. They're shooting me for bread I stole when I was 12 years old.
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L.A.'s not a good place to grow old.
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No more turkey, but I'd like some more of the bread it ate.
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I love trying new restaurants.
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If it seems like you are playing around and not practicing, that's when you know you really love it.
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I have to work really hard to get the record deal - I have to spend years at it to get good. I have to practice to be good at guitar.
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A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.
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You've gotta know what death is to know life!
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To craftsmanship we shall add statesmanship in the capitol of peace.
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I have a personal trainer. But I tried boxing; I tried ballet. I tried everything to see what works best for my body.
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The unique thing about our country is that we have Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, and people of all other religions. We have temples and mosques, gurdwaras and churches. But we do not bring all this into politics... This is the difference between India and Pakistan.
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If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.
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After the deed is done, one always becomes clever and philosophical.
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It's crazy that most high-end designers stop at a size 14.
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Can you go a whole day with joy in your heart? Joy and vitality are an inseparable combination. Joy is not concerned with having fun; it is an inner spiritual quality that overcomes despair, pain and defeat. You cannot turn on joy like an electric light, but you can prepare yourself to receive it.
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I try to reach for the stars because if you say you want something small and it happens, you don't believe it. So I try to say something wild and crazy.
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I've worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda.
