Jim Valvano Quotes
I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you're emotions going.
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The only reason I would stay away from a period piece is because sometimes the women are painted in a very stereotypical weakling, wallflower way - that's something I don't want to do. I want to show strength in the women I play, and a journey of some sort.
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It's funny how a chubby kid can just be having fun, and people call it entertainment!
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The evidence of a Jewish civilization going back more than two millennia is overwhelmingly borne out in the archaeology of the region. The heritage of the Jews in Palestine is documented.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats; I am only surprised that all do not.
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There wasn't really a song or artist that made me want to be a singer, I think I was always a fan of country music.
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The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.
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I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.
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Memories are thoughts that arise. They're not realities. Only when you believe that they are real, then they have the power over you. But when you realize it's just another thought arising about the past, then you can have a spacious relationship with that thought. The thought no longer has you in its grip.
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I grew up with 'Friends' from day one and, like, 'Seinfeld' and 'Frazier,' those sorts of shows, but for sure, 'Friends' was it for our family. Like, we would watch every Thursday night at eight o'clock; I couldn't wait.
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Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable.
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My characters are fictional. I get ideas from real people, sometimes, but my characters always exist only in my head.
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The Barenboim Foundation has nothing to do with politics.
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It costs a great deal of money to do a musical, and the more money involved, the more big business influences the artform.
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When it comes down to hardball, we have a veto pen, and I've used it in the past, and I expect we will have opportunity to use it in the future. That's the nature of the business.
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My dad signed me up for some acting classes at a place in Honolulu, and there I got to audition for some L.A.-based talent agents. I got a few 'callbacks' and so my mom and I decided to fly to California and check it out!
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Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock.
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I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.
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It was on a bulletin board that I first learned about hacker culture, the 'Let's just break through this wall and see what's on the other side' mentality.
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I always feel that my whole life is representing the LGBT community. It's kind of what I do all the time.
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I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you're emotions going.
