Charles Barkley Quotes
I love sports because it takes me away from reality, and I tell people, 'No matter how bad your life is, if you are having problems at home, you are having problems at work, that's the beauty of sports.'
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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The future is much like the present, only longer.
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Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.
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Chinese consumption, particularly high-end consumption, is booming.
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I've raised Michael. I changed his diapers when he was little.
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Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.
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I love speaking at schools. That's always my favorite because I wish I'd had someone who was like me come speak at my school.
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I do want to lose weight for my children. I don't want them to think being fat is okay.
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And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
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The history of our country is not the history of any other country in the world which is either practicing advanced democracy or struggling to lay the foundation for democracy.
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Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they're doing and why they're doing it.
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I think the audience keeps it fresh for me. You just never know – every audience has its own personality.
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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Menon the Thessalian did not either conceal his immoderate desire of riches or his desire of commanding, in order to increase them, or of being esteemed for the same reason. He desired to be well with those in power, that his injustice might escape punishment.
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Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going no matter how bad things were.
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Gautham was a premature baby. I remember when doctors said that his health condition was critical, I was tense. I could afford the treatment, but a lot of commoners can't. I believe more children's lives can be saved if we work towards it.
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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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My father did irrigation jobs, and I would sometimes accompany him, and that gave me a taste of what was going on in the innards of India.
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That Shaw is the most egotistical thing! He hogged the camera and spent more time with the hairdresser and the makeup man than any actor on the lot!
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I'm a big fan of Barack Obama. I think he carries a heavier burden and is held to a greater and higher standard than other candidates : I think there's a large, large portion of this country that feels disenfranchised and marginalized by the political process.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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I don't think there's anything wrong with sitting down with people as long as you understand that there are needs to be met and purposes to be served.
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There are people who think I'm a Bolshevik, and this is all a major distraction at best and heresy at worst. But I really don't care.
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I love sports because it takes me away from reality, and I tell people, 'No matter how bad your life is, if you are having problems at home, you are having problems at work, that's the beauty of sports.'
