Jake LaMotta Quotes

Forward, always moving forward, from the time I can remember - a kid. I was short, and the big guys would take advantage; I had to turn myself into a body puncher. By that time I was in reform school, they'd have a boxing match every week; they'd bring guys in from outside to fight me.

Jake LaMotta

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 10, 1922 - September 19, 2017

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I think a solo moves forward the way a song does, because it's reflective of the chords that I'm considering as I'm soloing, and at the same time I'm going as much out on a limb as Frank Zappa used to, in terms of just going crazy on the instrument.

John Frusciante

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I started looking into horse history books and came across the actual story of this half-breed endurance horseman and his painted mustang Hidalgo. I wasn't really sure if I was going to do the movie at that point.

John Fusco

HistoryLookingStoryHorseGoing

I think an important approach for designers to take is to have a very - not singular but focused point of view.

Stacey Bendet

ThinkViewPoint Of ViewImportant

Music is a big thing for me when I'm shooting. It gets me in a groove.

Sofia Richie

MusicMeShootingBigGrooveThing

Big data knows and can deduce more about you than Big Brother ever could.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

BrotherDataYouMoreBigKnows

I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.

Mick Jagger

Moving OnPastForgetWhyTrapped

Have I got the right to experiment with my child's life?

Michael Leunig

LifeChildRightExperimentGot

I don't think I'd be happy if I were satisfied. I enjoy challenge, and I wouldn't say that I'm an ambitious person career-wise or financially, really. I would like to travel more comfortably, but that's really about all I need.

Jason Isbell

ChallengeTravelHappyBe HappySay

Once again, we see the Bush administration paying for its failed policies by cutting funds to vital public services and jeopardizing more American jobs.

Corrine Brown

AmericanMoreSeeAgainOncePublic

The reason I am a good actress, I think, is because the times when I didn't have a good part... and you think, 'What the hell do you do with it?' You have to figure something out.

Cloris Leachman

GoodI AmThinkHellYouReason

The best thing about success was being able to buy my parents a house.

Bonnie Tyler

SuccessBestParentsHouseBuyAble

If I have extra money, I always love to support my friends who're making art.

Petra Collins

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