Charles Barkley Quotes
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Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles of that democracy which is ever on the lips of its members, and which, I hope, is in their hearts, as I know and feel it is in mine, and mean it shall be in my conduct.
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I don't care much about hardware. Nintendo games are some of the best games in the world, and from a more graphical standpoint, the Wii can't do what a PS3 or 360 can do.
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I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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It was very difficult when I was trying to figure out how to have a marriage and babies and do this at the same time. There was no handbook. You were making it up as you went along.
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I can play a bunch of instruments but drums? My brother's a drummer and I've always been jealous that he's such a good drummer. I always try to play but it's always kinda just bashing. I can keep time but no one really wants to hear me play drums.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.
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I love the Victorian era, and I always have, but I had a leg up on the writing because I was familiar with a lot of the science from the Victorian era. And that led to a massive interest in the science of this time of history.
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I'm probably borderline OCD. I insist on having all objects at right angles to each other. So a fork has to be at a right angle to the knife on the table. The salt and pepper pots have to be placed close together. Only recently have I started to notice it's a weird way to behave.
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I always try to keep one very feminine quality to my style.
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The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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Animal vision - including human vision - is so biased toward movement that we don't technically see stationary objects at all.
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My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.
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Instead of going out, I'm trying to encourage people to have a memorable experience in their own home. We call it 'Delicioso Night In.' I invite the people I care about the most. Then, when I get a lot of people together, I like to have finger foods.
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I have a close association with Gen. Petraeus... What you get in Dave Petraeus is a very unique officer, a combination of intelligence, extraordinary depth of knowledge and understanding.
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Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.
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Rich people think long-term. They balance their spending on enjoyment today with investing for freedom tomorrow.
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I am content in my later years. I have kept my good humor and take neither myself nor the next person seriously.
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I stood in front of a mountain and was overwhelmed by the beauty and energy; I had goosebumps. I thought, if I could record this feeling, go back home and pour it out again so other people can have that feeling, this I would want to be my work. I knew it was acting - I wanted to be like a messenger or medium.
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Some people may get in to the building without the proper passes and things, but I think that's the price you pay for being an open place for people to come.
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People like you as long as you agree with them. But that doesn't bother me.
