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I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off.
I love movies that are saying things that people might find odd at times. I don't find them odd at all. They give me comfort.
I don't have a lot of desires, you see; I feel so lucky. God has give me a lot of things already; there's nothing to ask for.
I have no idea what advantages I truly get, but I know people talk to me and give me time of day because they like how I look.
Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in and day out.
One of the hardest things for me, now that I'm famous, is finding people who can read my stuff and give me an honest critique.
Broadway is like a club I haven't been invited to, and I'm hoping that maybe they will give me a guest pass one of these days.
I don't even know how to speak up for myself, because I don't really have a father who would give me the confidence or advice.
But just like I've always said when people complain about tee times, 'I just want a tee time. Just give me one so I can play.'
New York City is a very tough place. I'm tough, too. When people give me a punch in the nose, I react by getting even tougher.
The climate, the economic situation, rising birth rates; none of these things give me a lot of hope or reason to be optimistic.
I've always said to my men friends, If you really care for me, darling, you will give me territory. Give me land, give me land.
Yes, the pyramids have been built, but if you give me 300,000 disciplined men and give me 30 years, I could build a bigger one.
Mother Nature give me a hell of a body. My parents or whatever. Thanks, Mom and Dad. Mother of nature... From Russia with love.
If somebody is going to try to paste a person's view on epistemology to me, then give me Thomas Aquinas. Don't give me Ayn Rand.
I'm open to play for anybody that would give me respect, treat me the right way, and actually going to make me feel comfortable.
When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a nickel to sit out on the front porch with him and sing songs.
There is a contract between the reader and the writer. The readers give me their hard-earned cash, and I have to entertain them.
I am for anyone that will give me lower taxes, stop all this stupid spending. Whoever promises me that gets this chicken's vote.
I never would have thought, when I was 23 and first stepped foot in that ring, that it would give me a platform to use my voice.
If someone is going to give me a job looking younger than I am, I'm not going to turn it down. There are worst problems to have.
I give you something, but I don't want you to give me something tomorrow. When I give something, it's because I want to give it.
I played because I loved it. It was incredible when they told me they were going to sign me and they were going to give me money.
I never expected any sort of success with 'Mockingbird'... I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement.
One day I promised God that if he would give me my voice back I would never smoke again. I got three octaves back after quitting.
There's not a pill or an injection that's going to give me, going to give any player the hand-eye coordination to hit a baseball.
My brother starting earning early in life. I stopped taking money from my parents, and my brother would give me the pocket money.
I can't do it every day. They're not going to give me much to hit right now. They're pitching me real well. If I get there, fine.
When I come home, my daughter will run to the door and give me a big hug, and everything that's happened that day just melts away.
There are all kinds of other things I could do, things I would probably like, but only acting would give me emotional fulfillment.
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.
Give me something to assemble, I won't look at the directions, I'll try to figure it out by myself. It's why I love Ikea furniture.
But I, for one, am not interested in a harmless truth or a harmless God. Give me a truth that works, and a God who makes me tremble.
I'm a hip-hop kind of guy, but to be honest with you, I could listen to R&B all day. Give me some slow jams, and I'm a happy person.
Give me the fruitful error any time, full of seeds, bursting with its own corrections. You can keep your sterile truth for yourself.
The days I see a Make-A-Wish kid are the best days of the week. It's a real privilege. I give them exactly what they give me - hope.
For my first big Fashion Week event, the factory wouldn't give me my clothes because I didn't have the $25,000 it cost to make them.
Give me good digestion, Lord, And also something to digest; but where and how that something comes I leave to Thee, who knoweth best.
My mom went through civil rights; my dad went through civil rights. My name was Kenya because they wanted to give me an African name.
I've got this thing for spicy stuff. Now, if you give me hot chocolate with chili pepper, a book and a bubble bath, I'm a happy girl.
The big one I missed out on was 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.' MGM wanted me for it, and Warner Bros. wouldn't give me permission to do it.
I love kids a lot. I love to spend time with them. They give me the energy to live, and I would love to bring a smile on their faces.
You couldn't give me any more confidence than when I was on T.V. because I was in control, but I wasn't in control in my private life.
While the government can tell you that I am an innocent man, the government's letter cannot give me back my good name or my reputation.
You give me enough shots, I'll average 20. You give me a particular system where I stick close to the basket, I'll average 10 rebounds.
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
I think what I was after was a unifying story that could bring everything together, that could give me a sense of the whole of history.
One of my favorite reggae songs is Wayne Wonder's 'No Letting Go.' And Sizzla 'Give Me A Try.' That's one of my favorite songs as well.
I have people that I'm close to that give me things to read throughout the season, and in particular in the playoffs and the postseason.
I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind.