Steven Tyler Quotes
The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.
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I think one thing that kids who grow up on farms really have going for them is they have exposure to death and birth in a totally different way. I think it takes away a little bit of the mystery and a little bit of the fear, and I do wish I had that. And I wish I was able to grow my own food.
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If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
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I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.
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My goal is to improve my game, stay healthy and be competitive. If I have that, I know I can be able to win tournaments, which in the end is what it counts.
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I don't know how people recognize me.
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After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.
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I had no idea who I was when I started. I was frightened to death and had no natural performing skills.
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I know girlfriends of mine who, when they were approaching pregnancy and starting a family, consistently went through a period right beforehand that was a last gasp kind of thing where they just wreak havoc. They fall apart, in a profound way, because there's some awareness that that's the last time they can do that for awhile.
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I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.
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When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship.
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Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.
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What America does best is produce the ability to accept failure.
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So even though I consider myself a fairly upbeat person, energetic and things like that, I never do very well on happiness tests.
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I don't think I ever write songs involving politics, because they get dated way too quick. Any view you have can usually be made into something more general, and that can stand throughout time.
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There's a lot of females that hustle, just like men hustle.
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I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.
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The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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Parents should watch what their children watch and not use TV as a babysitter. If a show is objectionable they should turn it OFF. They should write the president of the network and tell him they are never going to watch that program again and why.
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When I look at Washington today, we need to bring us together. We need to solve problems, we need to rebuild our military so we can stand up to radical Islam, we need to get our economy growing much faster by throwing out the corrupt tax code and lowering the rates.
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By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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To understand the workings of American politics, you have to understand this fundamental law: Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil.
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Whoever had the bright idea of putting Indiana Jones in a leather jacket and a fedora in the jungle ought to be dragged into the street and shot.
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The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.
