Laila Ali Quotes
I think that if you do want to be a fighter, then you need to work harder than everybody else and make sure that you surround yourself with good people, especially if you're a woman. You've got to find a team that takes you seriously as a female fighter and is not going to rush you into the ring before you're ready.
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I can enjoy anywhere, and I can leave it. Life is about moving on.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
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Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I'm going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I'd scare you.
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People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time.
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
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I think violence can never be justified.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.
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When something is at risk or in danger or about to be lost, those are the moments you start to realize how much it means to you.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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If an alien with an accounting degree touched down in America, it might conclude that we're a weird cult that spends 11 months living frugally and four crazy weeks buying tons of stuff we don't need. It wouldn't be entirely wrong, either.
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People don't want to go to the dump and have a picnic, they want to go out to a beautiful place and enjoy their day. And so I think our job is to try to take the environment, take what the good Lord has given us, and expand upon it or enhance it, without destroying it.
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'Freaky Ali' may look like an easy role to others, but it is not easy.
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I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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I've never called President Obama a racist. I love President Obama. I pray for him all the time. God loves President Obama. God loves you. And God loves me.
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For me, awards are a token of respect that people are giving me. So no matter how many awards I am receiving, I always feel emotional.
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I got obsessed with makeup and makeup artists when I was young, with people like Kevyn Aucoin.
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I don't want a boyfriend just for the sake of it. I don't trust most people out there. There's too much at risk and I don't need to be a notch on somebody's bedpost. I'll flirt with you all night long, but then it's buh, bye!
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I think that if you do want to be a fighter, then you need to work harder than everybody else and make sure that you surround yourself with good people, especially if you're a woman. You've got to find a team that takes you seriously as a female fighter and is not going to rush you into the ring before you're ready.
