Billie Jean King Quotes

They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your culture, where you work, where you live. Each person's circumstances are unique.

Billie Jean King

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 22, 1943

Topics

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There's always something exciting about small change.

Jim Rash

ChangeSmallAlwaysSomethingAbout

I'm inspired by antiques. I look at things that have a wink to the past but are also reinterpreted in some way and made to feel modern... and maybe that's what I am.

Jessica Chastain

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Well, the medium of film is so different than a book that just by bringing it into visual storytelling is to change it up. I think in a book, in any book, you can have a reactive character. Some of the great novels of all time have had that, but in a film you can't do that.

Melissa Rosenberg

ChangeCharacterGreatTimeBookUp

My wife is a professor at UCLA in Los Angeles, but otherwise, I'd be right back living on the Upper West Side.

John Lithgow

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With a head coach, you make a mistake and learn. With a king, you make a mistake and get your head bitten off.

John Schnatter

MistakeKingLearnYouCoachHead

When I was growing up with Chris, I was the little brother that was kind of annoying: 'Can I come?' 'Get out of here.' 'Can I play?' 'Get out of here.' So that's our relationship. I just do my own thing. I leave him alone.

Tony Rock

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Fundamentally, we have to recognize that Iran is not a partner.

Tom Cotton

PartnerRecognizeIranFundamentally

If there are nine guys auditioning and they're all gorgeous, I have an advantage, because gorgeous guys are a dime a dozen. But if they need someone else - like a goofy guy with bad hair who is just okay - then that's me. And finally, the other 2 percent who audition are geniuses that I could never touch.

Tom Hanks

MeHairSomeoneBadNeverOkay

Rich kids gave us their old clothes. They were the best clothes we ever had. We were these very pure, naive, poor children. The rich kids called us a lot of names but it never bothered us because we didn't know what the words meant.

River Phoenix

ChildrenBestWordsRichClothes

God knows and sees all. His wisdom and knowledge far outweighs mankind, and whether or not people ever recognize it - He is the creator. He is the giver of life, and only He has the power to take it away. That's why its imperative to submit to Him.

Monica Johnson

LifeGodWisdomKnowledgePowerWhy

I didn't play any extreme sports growing up. I never surfed, and I grew up in Santa Cruz. I was very good at doing what I was told, taking direction, and staying middle of the road. I mean, they called me 'grandma' in college.

Julia Hartz

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I love experiencing other people's realities, seeing the world through their eyes for a short period of time.

Josh Lucas

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