Ben Dolnick Quotes
One of my more hectoring voices, throughout my career, has been the one that says I ought to stop what I'm doing and make an outline.
Quotes to Explore
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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There is always pressure in football.
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The times that I have done something that I didn't respond to emotionally right away, it's generally not worked out too well.
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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The best restriction I learned was getting into the habit of doing something, even if I didn't feel like it, instead of running away from it. Sometimes good work needs to be earned, and when you can overcome yourself, the muse notices and celebrates.
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There are some things I wish I never knew, but I am grateful for things that I have learned, too.
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I'm going to continue to work to be the best player in the world, and whenever that doesn't sound fun to me anymore, that's when it's over.
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What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.
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Prohibition, like so many other policies imposed from the moral high ground, typically by those who do not drink, disproportionately affects the poor who resort to illegally brewed alcohol when they want a drink, not infrequently leading to their death, and are more likely to be harassed by the police.
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I am going to enjoy some other things apart from business.
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The chasm between rich and poor is becoming larger, and I think it's interesting terrain to talk about and expose.
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Among famous traitors of history one might mention the weather.
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There is nothing in my work that can be taken as blasphemy.
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No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.
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Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
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I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.
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I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.
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I am not the most objective viewer of my own work. So I have different thoughts about my work.
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I voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger 'cause I figured he can go back in the future. Put that in the act.
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Once you educate yourself, you're left with choices.
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The audience is the barometer of the truth.
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The American dream is a crock. Stop wanting everything. Everyone should wear jeans and have three T-shirts, eat rice and beans.
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One of my more hectoring voices, throughout my career, has been the one that says I ought to stop what I'm doing and make an outline.
