Ben Zobrist Quotes
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I was in a military family, so by the time I was 13 I'd lived in six different places.
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In my career, I'm always trying to do something different.
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To die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.
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There's something different that happens when you're writing a song for your own record that you know you're going to sing.
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In the 20th century alone, there have been 1,600 books about the circus. My adding one more would be superfluous unless I do something totally new and different.
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In certain ways, I'm not very different than I was when I was a teenager.
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I ran away from three different boarding schools before joining a circus school, and eventually I became an actor. The only thing I learned at boarding school was never to send my child to one.
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One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.
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We took a plant that was being closed by a big company thinking there was no good use for it, and we came in with a different perspective. We bought some used equipment, as simple as we could.
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I have goals and ambitions, and I see myself as a lifelong baseball student. I have certain philosophies that I'd like to test at some point at the big league level. The job of manager appeals to me, a coach appeals to me, at a different time frame.
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I think the mistake people make most often when they invest in other kinds of startups is they say, 'This is totally different.' And so the things that matter, like making a product that people desperately want, like talking to customers, they throw this out the window. That is a recipe for heartache and tears.
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I think with Blair Witch and The Sixth Sense, people are much more open to something that is different.
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Every friendship is different because everyone's personality is different.
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Any quality player can adjust well to the different demands. It is like a good tennis player who is expected to adjust to the clay at the French Open, the grass at Wimbledon, the hard courts of the U.S. and the heat of the Australian Open. A professional is expected to do all that.
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I don't believe in the so-called Latino explosion when it comes to movies. Jennifer Lopez doesn't have an accent. She grew up in New York speaking English, not Spanish. Her success is very important because she represents a different culture, but it doesn't help me.
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One thing that did get me into a lot of different types of music was when I was very young, the local record store went out of business and they were selling off all the vinyl. I remember going in – I was probably 16 or 17 and I'd just gotten a record player as a present. It was like hitting the jackpot: all these records for $3 apiece.
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I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid.
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When I look back on my career, I go, 'This is really great, I've played so many different women.'
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Some languages expand not only your ability to speak to different people but what you're able to think.
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It doesn't mean that I won't be sexy or hip or anything like that.
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Those who are devoted to amusements; who love the society of those who love pleasure, have an aversion to religious exercises.
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I have always had a very busy life. The difference is that a lot more people are helping advise me what to do, and a lot more people are observing what I do. But in terms of time and working schedule, it is not that different from my normal working week.
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Occasionally, you have to make adjustments and try different things.
