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I concentrated hard and snapped my fingers. You don’t see the sword, I told the girl. It’s just a ballpoint pen. She blinked. Um . . . no. It’s a sword, weirdo Picture Quote #1

I first started actually playing guitar when I was eleven years old. I had some neighborhood friends who told me they were starting a band and needed a guitarist. I told my folks, and by the next day I had a guitar lesson set up with a local teacher Picture Quote #1

I was handed a chocolate bar and an M-1 rifle and told to go kill Hitler Picture Quote #1

I usually go to Lush for hair products. I had no idea that this existed, but they have a shampoo rock, and it looks like a bar of soap, and I was tripping out when they told me it was a shampoo, so that’s pretty sweet Picture Quote #1

I love baseball, I really do. I always told my Dad, I’m not gonna make it working... I like to play ball too much. Which I did. I played hard. You gotta work at this game. You really do. And its fun doing it if you do it the right way Picture Quote #1

When I went to high school, my most passionate desire was to be a professional baseball player. But something within me told me that was not going to happen Picture Quote #1

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And I’d be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn’t gone through worse times than my teammates Picture Quote #1

I was a much better writer than I was an athlete. My college coach told me flat out, he said, Deford, you write basketball better than you play it Picture Quote #1

A lot of other bass players have told me I’m the only bass player who plays with a pick but sounds like he’s playing with the thumb and fingers, which is a great compliment Picture Quote #1

I cried when Mario Gotze told me hell leave Borussia Dortmund and join Bayern Munich Picture Quote #1

No one told Miles Davis or BB King to pack it in. John Lee Hooker played literally up to the day he died. Why should pop musicians be any different? Picture Quote #1

My parents have always told me to work hard. My father was a friend, a very good friend, but when he needed to be a father, he was Picture Quote #1

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So much of Hollywood is this kind of overly machismo, nonsensical view of masculinity, which I just don’t find honest. I think it’s this idea of - you know, we’re told, well, ‘Be a man, be a man.’ But what does that mean, exactly? Does that mean you can’t carry yourself with any fear? That you can’t acknowledge that you’re scared? Picture Quote #1

The battle against cancer has made me strong. It’s like winning a war! When I was diagnosed, I was told by doctors my kidney, liver and other organs could fail. It was tough. I didn’t know if I could save my life. But I was positive, and because of that, the doctor told me that I would be a man who would never have cancer Picture Quote #1

I know people who are twice as creative as I am, twice as smart, but they didn’t do anything because they feared going into a room and opening their mouths. My parents told me to truly accomplish things in my life, there would be times I would have to stand alone. It may be scary, but that’s what it requires Picture Quote #1

I was always told I had to be an example to my siblings. I was told to toe the line. So I had to behave Picture Quote #1

I sat next to a young woman on a plane once who bombarded me for five hours with how she had decided to be born again and so should I. I told her I was glad for her, but I hadn’t used up being born the first time Picture Quote #1

When I lived in London when I did ‘Wicked’ there, everyone told me the audiences might be much more reserved, but I found it was completely the opposite. They jumped to their feet sooner, even more enthusiastically than the New York audiences did, and they were just as warm and as enthusiastic and supportive as New York Picture Quote #1

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I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn’t play in the NBA. There’s always somebody saying you can’t do it, and those people have to be ignored Picture Quote #1

Be kind to yourself and to others. Treat others the way you would want to be treated. I was told that every day of my childhood Picture Quote #1

On the first day of school, my father told me I’d be the most popular girl and everyone would love me and want to be my friend. It wasn’t so, but it gave me an enormous amount of confidence Picture Quote #1

I told my girlfriend that a praying mantis female eats its mate after copulation. She didn’t take the hint Picture Quote #1

I told myself, ‘I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.’ Picture Quote #1

I was told once by a leftwing scholar that as a Marxist, you have to do two things: always be optimistic and always have a view about everything. That advice still sounds good to me Picture Quote #1

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The record company really pissed me off when they told me to lose weight. I couldn’t be bothered with looking a certain way. So I left the business. I don’t regret it Picture Quote #1

My father always told me, you can only be your own best. In other words, if you feel you’ve done your best, you’ve done well enough Picture Quote #1

Don’t be what you’re told to be. Follow your own path. Be your own person. Don’t get held down by everyone else Picture Quote #1

I told my wife that since we have a little one on the way, maybe when he gets old enough, instead of just taking a vacation to the beach or Disney World or something like that, we go and do something that actually has an impact on other people. That would be neat for him to experience and for us to do as a family Picture Quote #1

Ever since I was a little teen, I was told by my great-grandma that you’ve got to always have a good moisturizer. I use cocoa butter, and I use it for all things needing moisture - face, hair, throw it on those legs at the beach, get them all shiny. Cocoa butter is such a great product Picture Quote #1

Outside the windows the day was bright: golden sunshine, blue sky, pleasant wind . . . I wanted to punch the happy day in the face, grab it by the hair, and beat it until it told me what the hell it was so happy about Picture Quote #1

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I concentrated hard and snapped my fingers. You don’t see the sword, I told the girl. It’s just a ballpoint pen. She blinked. Um . . . no. It’s a sword, weirdo. (Told Quotes) I first started actually playing guitar when I was eleven years old. I had some neighborhood friends who told me they were starting a band and needed a guitarist. I told my folks, and by the next day I had a guitar lesson set up with a local teacher. (Told Quotes) I was handed a chocolate bar and an M-1 rifle and told to go kill Hitler (Told Quotes) I usually go to Lush for hair products. I had no idea that this existed, but they have a shampoo rock, and it looks like a bar of soap, and I was tripping out when they told me it was a shampoo, so that’s pretty sweet. (Told Quotes) I love baseball, I really do. I always told my Dad, I’m not gonna make it working... I like to play ball too much. Which I did. I played hard. You gotta work at this game. You really do. And its fun doing it if you do it the right way. (Told Quotes) When I went to high school, my most passionate desire was to be a professional baseball player. But something within me told me that was not going to happen. (Told Quotes) And I’d be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn’t gone through worse times than my teammates. (Told Quotes) I was a much better writer than I was an athlete. My college coach told me flat out, he said, Deford, you write basketball better than you play it. (Told Quotes) A lot of other bass players have told me I’m the only bass player who plays with a pick but sounds like he’s playing with the thumb and fingers, which is a great compliment. (Told Quotes) I cried when Mario Gotze told me hell leave Borussia Dortmund and join Bayern Munich (Told Quotes) No one told Miles Davis or BB King to pack it in. John Lee Hooker played literally up to the day he died. Why should pop musicians be any different? (Told Quotes) My parents have always told me to work hard. My father was a friend, a very good friend, but when he needed to be a father, he was. (Told Quotes) So much of Hollywood is this kind of overly machismo, nonsensical view of masculinity, which I just don’t find honest. I think it’s this idea of - you know, we’re told, well, ‘Be a man, be a man.’ But what does that mean, exactly? Does that mean you can’t carry yourself with any fear? That you can’t acknowledge that you’re scared? (Told Quotes) The battle against cancer has made me strong. It’s like winning a war! When I was diagnosed, I was told by doctors my kidney, liver and other organs could fail. It was tough. I didn’t know if I could save my life. But I was positive, and because of that, the doctor told me that I would be a man who would never have cancer. (Told Quotes) I know people who are twice as creative as I am, twice as smart, but they didn’t do anything because they feared going into a room and opening their mouths. My parents told me to truly accomplish things in my life, there would be times I would have to stand alone. It may be scary, but that’s what it requires. (Told Quotes) I was always told I had to be an example to my siblings. I was told to toe the line. So I had to behave. (Told Quotes) I sat next to a young woman on a plane once who bombarded me for five hours with how she had decided to be born again and so should I. I told her I was glad for her, but I hadn’t used up being born the first time. (Told Quotes) When I lived in London when I did ‘Wicked’ there, everyone told me the audiences might be much more reserved, but I found it was completely the opposite. They jumped to their feet sooner, even more enthusiastically than the New York audiences did, and they were just as warm and as enthusiastic and supportive as New York. (Told Quotes) I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn’t play in the NBA. There’s always somebody saying you can’t do it, and those people have to be ignored. (Told Quotes) Be kind to yourself and to others. Treat others the way you would want to be treated. I was told that every day of my childhood. (Told Quotes) On the first day of school, my father told me I’d be the most popular girl and everyone would love me and want to be my friend. It wasn’t so, but it gave me an enormous amount of confidence. (Told Quotes) I told my girlfriend that a praying mantis female eats its mate after copulation. She didn’t take the hint. (Told Quotes) I told myself, ‘I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.’ (Told Quotes) I was told once by a leftwing scholar that as a Marxist, you have to do two things: always be optimistic and always have a view about everything. That advice still sounds good to me. (Told Quotes) The record company really pissed me off when they told me to lose weight. I couldn’t be bothered with looking a certain way. So I left the business. I don’t regret it. (Told Quotes) My father always told me, you can only be your own best. In other words, if you feel you’ve done your best, you’ve done well enough. (Told Quotes) Don’t be what you’re told to be. Follow your own path. Be your own person. Don’t get held down by everyone else. (Told Quotes) I told my wife that since we have a little one on the way, maybe when he gets old enough, instead of just taking a vacation to the beach or Disney World or something like that, we go and do something that actually has an impact on other people. That would be neat for him to experience and for us to do as a family. (Told Quotes) Ever since I was a little teen, I was told by my great-grandma that you’ve got to always have a good moisturizer. I use cocoa butter, and I use it for all things needing moisture - face, hair, throw it on those legs at the beach, get them all shiny. Cocoa butter is such a great product. (Told Quotes) Outside the windows the day was bright: golden sunshine, blue sky, pleasant wind . . . I wanted to punch the happy day in the face, grab it by the hair, and beat it until it told me what the hell it was so happy about. (Told Quotes)

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