Hard Quotes - Page 27

• It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.

  Kevin Eubanks

  Men, Black, Defense

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• Fighters find it hard to give up doing what they do best - fighting for a living.

  Evander Holyfield

  Sports, Giving Up, Fighting

  The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. September 28, 2003.

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• The secret of the team's success is easy - unity and hard work.

  David Beckham

  Team, Hard Work, Unity

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• For women in their 30s, it's so hard to get good parts.

  Joey Lauren Adams

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I've thought many times, 'I can't write this,' but on my own little planet I found the courage to write it because it was true. I put aside fear of Father being angry with me. It's hard though; the world pales in comparison with the stature of a parent. In some small-consolation way, my parents feel I'm helping people by giving them something to identify with. They feel proud in a sort of reverse way. My mom's proud of the fact that lots of kids look up to me.

  Billy Corgan

  Mom, Father, Writing

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• It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never really pays off. If you're looking for some sort of payoff, it's not gonna happen

  Thurston Moore

  Growing Up, Aerospace, People

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• Arianna, your performance will actually improve if you can commit to not only working hard, but also unplugging, recharging and renewing yourself.

  Arianna Huffington

  Recharging, Commit, Performances

  "Arianna Huffington's Recipe for Success: Unplug, Renew and Recharge". Interview with Nina Zipkin, www.nbcnews.com. August 14, 2014.

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• It was hard to have a conversation with anyone, there were so many people talking.

  Yogi Berra

  Talking, People, Isms

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• There is no such thing as a natural boxer. A natural dancer has to practice hard. A natural painter has to paint all the time. Even a natural fool has to work at it.

  Joe Louis

  Practice, Dancer, Boxers

  Joe Louis, Edna Rust, Art Rust (1978). “Joe Louis: My Life”, Harcourt

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• Modeling in Europe at the beginning of my career was pretty hard, with the constant traveling and uncertainty as to where I was going to be from one day to the next. I was always getting run-down from jet lag and being in strange towns where I didn't speak the language or know what the food was like.

  Molly Sims

  Running, Europe, Careers

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• It's hard to dance if you just lost your wallet. Whoa Where's my wallet But, hey this song is funky.

  Mitch Hedberg

  Inspirational, Funny, Dance

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• True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

  Hope Solo

  Integrity, Hero, Hard Work

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• It is hard sometimes to look into the future, you never know what twist and turn the school of life is going to take.

  Susan Lucci

  School, Twists, Looks

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• I just keep my head down and work hard on what I do.

  Clint Black

  Hard Work, Down And

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• You know, once you've had that guitar up so loud on the stage, where you can lean back and volume will stop you from falling backward, that's a hard drug to kick.

  David Gilmour

  Fall, Guitar, Drug

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• I've had enough of being a gay icon! I've had enough of all this hard work, because, since I came out, I keep getting all these parts, and my career's taken off. I want a quiet life. I'm going back into the closet. But I can't get back into the closet, because it's absolutely jam-packed full of other actors.

  Ian Mckellen

  Taken, Hard Work, Gay

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The message I got from my father was that life is hard, but you just don't quit. I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness. You've got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge.

  Mariska Hargitay

  Father, Grateful, Greatness

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• No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through.

  Ian Hislop

  Helping, Source, Journalist

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• I am no stranger to working hard. I have done it all my life. As a result I have become accustomed to expecting success in everything I do. Some people call me lucky, but I know better.

  Donald Trump

  People, Lucky, Done

  Donald J. Trump, Bill Zanker (2007). “Think BIG and Kick Ass in Business and Life”, HarperBus

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• It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.

  Billy Joel

  Musician, Impossible

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• Is being single hard? It depends where your mind is. If you are focused, being single is an enjoyable experience, but if you hate being alone, you'll hate being single. I think it depends on the individual are where they are in life.

  Lauren London

  Hate, Being Single, Thinking

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• Press passes can't be that hard to come by if the White House allows that old Arab Helen Thomas to sit within yards of the President.

  Ann Coulter

  White, House, President

  Ann Coulter (2007). “If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans”, p.17, Crown Forum

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• I don't know that I have any role models now that are fixed. Definitely my mom - she's the coolest. She's worked really hard her whole life and I just think she's got a great attitude. Moms just know so much it's so silly.

  Larisa Oleynik

  Mom, Attitude, Silly

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Don't get discouraged, and think positive all the time. Don't get down on yourself if you lose out a couple of times. It's just a lot of hard work.

  Larisa Oleynik

  Couple, Hard Work, Thinking

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• Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn. I am hard but I am fair.

  R. Lee Ermey

  Hate, Drill Sergeant, Jackets

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