Oscar Robertson Quotes

I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make you play if you don't want to play.

Oscar Robertson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 24, 1938

Topics

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Martin Luther King Jr. really understood the role of the churches when he said, 'The church is not meant to be the master of the state.' We don't sort of take power and grab the levers of government and impose our agenda down people's throats.

Jim Wallis

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I used to have a little saying I used when people said, 'What are your priorities?' I'd give them a bit of government alphabet soup. I'd say 'CTCPROW: Counterterrorism, counterproliferation, rest of the world.'

Michael Hayden

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Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.

Soren Kierkegaard

LifeYouLivingHiddenOwnForces

Our music will continue to have an impact in people's lives long after we finally call it quits.

Tommy Lee

MusicPeopleImpactLongWillCall

I go to screenings, then plays, then after-parties, then clubs.

Michael Musto

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Africa is underpopulated. We have 20% of the world's landmass and 13% of its population.

Mo Ibrahim

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It's of very little importance to me that I was born gay. It doesn't make me a better athlete, it doesn't make me a stronger person, it doesn't really do anything to enhance my life. It's just something I was born with, the same as green eyes.

Johnny Weir

LifeEyesMeGreenBetterMy Life

I had a few celebrity crushes when I was growing up, including Eddie Kendricks from the Temptations. And I loved Marvin Gaye - I thought he was everything and instantly fell for his voice.

Dianne Reeves

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Support women directors. When a play opens, and it's by a woman, put your money down.

Donna Lynne Champlin

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Biotech research is incredibly important for health-care innovation.

Doug Ducey

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The majority of the world is empty space. Empty space, empty space, empty space. All that we see in the world, the life, the animals, plants, people - it's all empty space. That's amazing!

Chris Evans

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I'm not up for violence, just for fun.

Chloe Grace Moretz

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