Karl Marlantes Quotes
'The Odyssey' is the great tale, and I was really taken by 'The Iliad,' so I dig into those things, and when I was a kid I didn't. You've gotta have a certain level of understanding yourself before that stuff really starts to resonate.
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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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I've always respected and appreciated Punk, but we never really hung out. We came from the same route, but we didn't necessarily hang out in the same circles. I've always had a great appreciation and respect for his hard work.
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Contrary to the royal and uptight image of polo, I want to bring it to a younger generation. This is a great sport that can have a larger audience and appeal to more people. Sportsmanship is lacking in many other sports that I don't want to name.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
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You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.
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I am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances.
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Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package.
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When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.
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You don't put milk in chamomile tea - that's disgusting behavior! That's not right.
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As you get older, you see the world at a different angle, maybe more cynically, but I just bury my anger.
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If you are explaining, you are losing.
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People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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Experience is what enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
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Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.
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You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.
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Sincere and generous collaboration is the best way to fulfil the legitimate aspirations of each person and achieve great collective goals for the common good and the general interest.
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The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn't.
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As an author, you're really grateful for the people who are supporting you, but on some other level, that can be a dangerous echo chamber.
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I don't want to play forever. I want to give everything I can now and then walk away knowing I gave everything. The example I think of is Barry Sanders. He was such a great player, and he left when he was still on top. I want that to be me.
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I like to write stories that read like historical fiction about great, world-changing events through the lens of a flawed protagonist.
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I used to make fun of the kids in school who acted or went to dance class.
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Performing in the theater is a very ethereal profession because you do it once and it goes out into the ether and it goes into people's minds and that's the only place that it ever exists. And it never exists truly; it only exists in the way that people think they remember it. But it's a really powerful way to tell a story and to pass something on.
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'The Odyssey' is the great tale, and I was really taken by 'The Iliad,' so I dig into those things, and when I was a kid I didn't. You've gotta have a certain level of understanding yourself before that stuff really starts to resonate.
