Christen Press Quotes
The speed of life that top American athletes have is boom-boom-boom, and I'm a lot slower. I look before I cross, you know?
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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If you can't play guitar and sing in Nashville, you might as well just be a construction worker.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
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I'm pretty hard on myself in general.
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I must say that it's easy to write nice things about Chicago because it's that kind of town.
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I'm sharpest early, and though I can rewrite any time, day or night, I'm useless after noon when it comes to writing first draft.
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That's what I care about is the people I work with and representing them and helping to make their music apparent for the rest of the world.
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Against destiny I fulfilled my duty . Uselessly? No, for I fulfilled it.
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Like the seasons of the year, life changes frequently and drastically. You enjoy it or endure it as it comes and goes, as it ebbs and flows.
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The speed of life that top American athletes have is boom-boom-boom, and I'm a lot slower. I look before I cross, you know?
