Jake LaMotta Quotes

I waited all those years for a title shot, and when I finally got it, I had to pay $20,000 for the opportunity. My purse was only $18,000. So to make money, I had to bet $10,000 on myself at 8-5. That was how it was in those days.

Jake LaMotta

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

AgeTimeToughFightingYoungWhere

One can say of language that it is potentially the only human home, the only dwelling place that cannot be hostile to man.

John Berger

HomeManLanguagePlaceSayHuman

This is how many people become artists, musicians, writers, computer programmers, record-holding athletes, scientists... by spending time alone practicing what they love.

Meg Cabot

LoveAloneTimePeopleSpending Time

I ran into Snoop one night. I was in the studio later, and I got this beat and thought he would sound great on it. I called him and he came right through that night.

Angie Martinez

GreatNightThoughtSoundRightHim

Groupies are just very enthusiastic fans, that's all.

Tommy Ramone

FansJustEnthusiasticVeryGroupies

When they talk about my job being important, I say, 'The important jobs are the ones that you'd notice if you left for a week.'

Mike Quigley

JobWeekYouImportantSayTalk

When the Domaine Musical started up, I wasn't part of it. They were the major players in contemporary music at that time, braodcasting old and new composers' work. And I wasn't one of them.

Luc Ferrari

WorkMusicTimeNewOldUp

Consciousness conceives, governs, constructs, and becomes the activity of the body.

Deepak Chopra

BodyConsciousnessActivityBecomes

It's fun playing a more feminine part. I can identify more with a woman of passion and emotion than with a cartoon character. Who knows what a cartoon feels?

Brigitte Nielsen

PassionCharacterWomanFunI Can

I love 'Modern Family; I think that is a great show. I don't get to watch tons of TV, but when I do, 'Sons of Anarchy' is pretty much the number one, and 'Modern Family' is one of my favorites.

Ashley Tisdale

FamilyLoveGreatThinkAnarchyGet

Nobody took me too seriously but I was grown up even as a baby.

Sharon Stone

MeBabyNobodySeriouslyUpEven

I come from a traditional theater background.

Mark Ruffalo

BackgroundComeTraditionalTheater

I think it's important for service to be a part of your life instead of an option. It's awesome to make it a point to do something that's gonna make the world slightly better than you left it.

Luvvie Ajayi

LifeServiceWorldThinkBetterYou

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Jake LaMotta