Billie Jean King Quotes

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

Billie Jean King

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I know that those who esteem these little organised associations to be the churches of God, see nothing but mere meetings of men in every other gathering of God's children.

John Nelson Darby

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In my career, people in the record business have been rockin' in the same ol' boat. They all crooks - I'll say it clear and loud - especially the big ones.

John Lee Hooker

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White-on-white crime is a devastation in America like so-called black-on-black crime. It's not black or white-on-white crime. It's proximity murder.

Michael Eric Dyson

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'The Magic Flute,' I think, is fundamentally asking what is it to change people's consciousness.

Simon McBurney

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Showbusiness is such a mad profession, I find commerce a wonderful outlet for keeping me sane.

Roger Moore

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Had I pursued a film career in Los Angeles, I'm not sure I would have had the fortune that I've had.

Michael Stuhlbarg

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Being mayor is about offering a vision for the city, putting the right people in the right place, and executing that vision.

DeRay Mckesson

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The things that got me through grade school are helping me out later in life. It's like, I show up on time. If you buy a ticket to one of my shows, I'll show up. I'll be there. And if it says 10:00, I'll be on stage at 10:00.

Chris Isaak

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I like that 'Mad Men' is now an adjective I use to describe clothing when I'm shopping: 'I like this top. It's very 'Mad Men.'

Alison Brie

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It's good for a story to have a strong style.

Shaun Evans

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Time limits are fictional. Losing all sense of time is actually the way to reality. We use clocks and calendars for convenience sake, not because that kind of time is real.

Leslie Marmon Silko

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When I was growing up, I thought there was only WWE. That's it. One promotion in the world. And then, as I grew up, I found that there's local wrestling. There's WCW, there's ECW. In Mexico, there are the luchadores. And then, finally, I realized there's wrestling in Japan.

Kenny Omega

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