Mariano Rivera Quotes
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I feel like I've grown up a bit. I'm a bit more confident, and I've been reading more, and I've had a little more time to myself. I went on this writing trip to gather my thoughts about where and who I am in this world, and why we're all here.
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I really honestly can't see myself as a lawyer. It's pretty much safe to say I'll never become one.
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I always wanted to do things on my own terms, and unfortunately in this industry, that's not something that is easily given. You're at the mercy of other people, but then you still have that drive to continue on. That's an equation for a lot of heartbreak.
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Music will always be my greatest passion.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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If I wasn't five-foot, I wouldn't be who I am! My size is a huge part of me.
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Treasure the things about you that make you different and unique.
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Christianity, democracy, science, education, wealth, and the cumulative inheritance of a thousand years, have not preserved us from the vain repetition of history.
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Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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I started traveling by myself as early as 5 to see my dad. I'd go to Toronto or Los Angeles, depending on what show he was doing, but most often New York, and we would hang out, and he'd take me to museums and Broadway plays. The ones that had the biggest impact on me were the George C. Wolfe productions.
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I'd probably put myself in the top 1% in knowledge of blight in the city of Detroit.
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I am a mortician who tells you that you don't necessarily need a mortician.
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I think it's fun to get in a room and sweat with people. I'm happy to share my workouts with everyone.
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Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them.
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I've got some gift for languages. You follow your gift. But Latin's not easy.
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I would say that to put architecture in the chain of history, to be able to interpret and understand why we are where we are, is quite crucial.
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My father always says that heroism is in the Pashtun DNA.
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There must be a law if there is to be liberty. Try to play a piano and you will run into laws as fixed as the decrees of the Medes and Persians. But through those statutes you reach the songs, drudgery leads to delight. The law of Christ brings the liberty of Christ. Keep His statutes, and they become songs. The other side of commandment is conquest. What seems restraint to the outsider means release to you.
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I've matured as a person and so has the music... It's gotten more sophisticated and interesting I think.
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My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all.
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He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.
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It's not difficult getting into the charts in Sweden. It's a very different musical climate, and in a very good way, I think, because artists like Jose Gonzalez or The Knife can actually get on the charts.
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I listen to Christian music.
