Ben Zobrist Quotes
At the end of the day, you can't control the results; you can only control your effort level and your focus.
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I always wanted to do a bit of Bollywood and a bit of Hollywood.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy.
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Well you know it's dangerous in politics, because especially in the Philippines there's a lot of killing in politics.
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The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.
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To be forced to defend oneself is an inherently undesirable position to be in. The focus shifts from ideas to the person conveying them.
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I am trying to concentrate on books. You know, I love Dostoevsky; he's my favourite writer.
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When we were on the farm, we were isolated, not just by geography but by the primitive living conditions: no electricity, no running water and, of course, no computer, no phone.
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A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with adversity, how to get past it. Once I learned how to get through that, others things didn't seem so hard.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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I never thought of myself doing period. When you're in your acting classes, and you think about the kind of roles you want to play, it's always 'modern relationship drama'-type things.
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I just lost interest in performing.
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That every person is desirous to obtain, with as little sacrifice as possible, as much as possible of the articles of wealth.
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When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time.
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I gave in, and admitted that God was God.
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My dominant feeling every day is one of great ignorance.
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Collecting is my passion.
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I never imagined working with CEOs, congressmen or the military, yet I make regular visits to the Pentagon, stop by the Capitol now and then and sit down with leaders of all kinds of companies.
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Most people associate command and control leadership with the military.
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Art serves to establish community. It links us with others and with the things around us, in a shared vision and effort.
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I came out of a family background that involved itself with people.
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When I was on the swim team as a kid, I used to hide out from my coach by going into the bathroom and hiding out in one of the stalls. And I would literally wrap myself in toilet paper so as not to get hypothermia.
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At the end of the day, you can't control the results; you can only control your effort level and your focus.
