Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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HistoryTeamworkGameKnowYoung

There are these very poor communities on the outskirts of Cairo called Mokattam, where a lot of the garbage collectors live. I used to volunteer there, doing health and education work when I was younger and living in Egypt.

Jehane Noujaim

WorkEducationLiveHealthDoing

Once your network has lost confidence in you, you're headed for the dustbin of history.

Andre Braugher

ConfidenceHistoryYouLostYour

The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.

Robert Burton

PowerMenAmbitionSucceedWillWho

The first time I saw the Dutch character known as Black Pete, or Zwarte Piet, my heart sank, and I felt a little nauseated.

Roger Ross Williams

CharacterHeartTimeBlackFirst

My mum died when I was 11.

Romy Madley Croft

DiedMum

I would die if I had to be confined. I don't want to feel that I'm missing out on experiencing as much as I can. For me, experiencing is knowing people all over the world and being able to photograph.

Mary Ellen Mark

PeopleMeWorldFeelDieI Can

Just look around; you can't help but laugh at something.

Mike Ross

LaughHelpYouLookSomethingJust

Public housing officials are free to discriminate against you on the basis of criminal records, including arrest records. And so, you know, what you find is that even for these extremely minor offenses, people find themselves trapped in a permanent second-class status and struggling to survive.

Michelle Alexander

PeopleSurviveFreeYouFindKnow

I used to like the Jonas Brothers, but only because I thought that they were good-looking, not because I actually liked their music.

Dionne Bromfield

MusicThoughtGood-LookingUsedOnly

Your email inbox is a bit like a Las Vegas roulette machine. You know, you just check it and check it, and every once in a while there's some juicy little tidbit of reward, like the three quarters that pop down on a one-armed bandit. And that keeps you coming back for more.

Douglas Rushkoff

VegasYouRewardBackDownKnow

We are now preparing for the reform of the yuan's exchange rate system. For such reforms to take place, we need good economic conditions... and we need to do it under tight control.

Wu Yi

GoodControlPlaceNowNeedSystem

For a company the size of ECW, there wasn't room for multiple over-the-top personalities.

Shane Douglas

CompanySizeRoomPersonalities

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