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I tried martial arts classes for three weeks, but I quit because you actually get hit. I just want to do the movie kind of martial arts.
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If you're from Oakland, and you're not a Raiders fan, then you're not from Oakland.
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You have to be a crazy guy and a little eccentric to be very successful.
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When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
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There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.
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Because there are so many shows on and because I've been so hands-on - I've had a piece on almost every single week - I don't know how to cut back on that. You really can't.
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You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember and others you would like to forget.
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I tell you, in this world, being a little crazy helps to keep you sane.
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We have more difficult circumstances than most of the Arab countries but in spite of that Syria is stable. Why? Because you have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue.
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Feeling like you're respected among the people who do the same thing you do is incredible and necessary.
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Loosen up, and everybody around you will loosen up.
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Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging.
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If you can come to the Olympic Games and leave with a medal then that is alright.
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If you have a job without any aggravations, you don't have a job.
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As an entrepreneur, you only fail when you give up.
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I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.
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It's so exciting to be able to talk about Office 365. I can only describe what Office 365 is in sort of two words. You could say technically it's three words. But Office 365, ladies and gentlemen, is nothing but a Google butt-kicker, that's all it is.
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When you write fiction, you can sort of invent more but also pack it with emotions that are very pertinent to you. Whereas with nonfiction, you have to be as factual as possible but also hopefully - also bring... emotional relevance to the piece.
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When I walked out on the mound, I felt enclosed. You see, I'd been used to playing on pastures, where when somebody hit a ball you had to stop it from rolling. Well, this field had fences around it.
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If you are not living this moment, you are not really living.
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You can make excuses or you can make progress. You choose.
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You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
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Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.
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You don't usually get treated unfairly. You usually get what you deserve.
