Benjamin Watson Quotes
It's been a constant struggle with my athletic career to identify myself as a child of God and understand that His love is unconditional for us; it's not conditional like fans, or coaches, or even myself.
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On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.
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When a politician bends the truth or a CEO breaks a promise, trust takes a beating.
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I think watching Channing Tatum caress his Lego Oscar statue will be something I won't forget. Even if I try.
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I grew up in the South and went to church a lot.
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Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
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I've learned to be more accepting of myself. I'm 37, not 18, and I've got the lines to prove it. I try to remind myself that a girl can have it all, just not all at once.
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Many African-American men are incarcerated. And so African-American women do carry an enormous burden. And traditionally have carried a greater burden than perhaps their white counterparts.
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No one needs anything; they have to want it.
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I have a carbohydrate and protein-rich diet. For breakfast, I typically have two slices of bread with butter or jam, four to five eggs - boiled or fried - a few bananas and a glass of milk.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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Speaking as somebody with three sisters and a very largely female Muslim family, there is not a single woman I know in my family or in their friends who would have accepted the wearing of a veil.
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It was quite a shot in the head to do the album and then have it shot down by nonmusical idiots.
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All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.
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A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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The journey matters as much as the goal.
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I don't think anyone really is interested in reading about my emotional state. It's not even interesting to me.
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There's very few dork movies made by dorks.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: if you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.
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I don’t regret any of the decisions I’ve made in my life. Because with every choice I’ve made, I’ve learned something new.
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I think I went through early years of my career sort of thinking, "Well, maybe I'm just not British enough." And I always remember my father saying to me, "Don't think you're English, because however English you feel, some Englishman is going to remind you that you're not." Now, for him it must have been a much more acute experience, because he immigrated to England. I was born there, so I kind of felt I had the right to assume that I was British, but it's true. The English are a very warm and welcoming people, but there's a streak in there that reminds you, occasionally.
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Great God, have pity on the wicked, for thou didst everything for the good, when thou madest them good!
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It's been a constant struggle with my athletic career to identify myself as a child of God and understand that His love is unconditional for us; it's not conditional like fans, or coaches, or even myself.
