Christen Press Quotes
I encourage all players to work to be their best, which includes looking for opportunities beyond the playing field.
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People said, 'How could you walk away from music?' But being a dad - there's nothing that can touch that.
Garth Brooks
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I've listened to female vocalists my whole life. That's what I love. I still listen to guys' vocals and don't get taken aback a lot.
Sam Smith
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The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.
Ed Koch
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Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.
Pat Riley
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I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.
Wadada Leo Smith
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Humor's always been the problem of my work, hasn't it? When working, I feel satisfied when I surprise myself. And when I surprise myself, I wind up laughing.
Kara Walker
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I want young people to be hesitant to glorify war and to demand of their leaders justification for the sacrifices they ask of our citizens.
Walter Dean Myers
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I have this kind of mild nice-guy exterior, but inside my heart is like a steel trap.
Dan Aykroyd
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
Uday Kotak
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Your mind is what makes everything else work.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Dell fills its computers with crapware, collecting fees from McAfee and other vendors to pre-install 'trial' versions.
Barton Gellman
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It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to rights for people with disabilities became easier because we had the history of the other two.
Major Owens
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The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.
Jackie Robinson
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Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut.
Paloma Elsesser
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I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.
Campbell Scott
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
Adam Hamilton
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
A. R. Rahman
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Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.
Isaac D'Israeli
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I think any time anybody sees the bad guy show emotion and you're not hitting the audience over the head, there's always a tinge of empathy for that individual.
Paul Wesley
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A lot of comedians do bits where they say, 'I was listening to this song, and this person said this, and you know how they say that?' And I thought it would work better if I actually had a DJ put that song lyric right there. It makes it more dynamic, and it's more energetic.
Hannibal Buress
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It's primarily a research craft. We do a lot of work with the Environmental Research Lab. I've photographed every inch of the Colorado River from the Grand Canyon down through Mexico to the Sea of Cortez.
Charles Curtis
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I didn't understand how you could be an actor if you didn't also study philosophy and study political science, astronomy. And also just go out and live life and have experiences.
Brit Marling
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Self-acknowledgment boosts your emotional and spiritual immunity, giving you the strength you need to release the past and rise above fear, doubt or resignation.
Debbie Ford
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I encourage all players to work to be their best, which includes looking for opportunities beyond the playing field.
Christen Press