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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It is a favourite maxim of mine that history, while it should be scientific in its method, should pursue a practical object. That is, it should not merely gratify the reader's curiosity about the past, but modify his view of the present and his forecast of the future,
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For my money, there are no more fascinating, hard-working, vulnerable creatures on earth than writers. Every day, they lay their souls out there for public approval or rejection.
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It's an honor when someone writes for you. That means they can hear your voice in their head.
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Doctrinal preaching certainly bores the hypocrites; but it is only doctrinal preaching that will save Christ's sheep.
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The End of the Affair is almost like a play.
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The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.
