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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: american
Birth: April 16, 1947

Topics

Children Job People Parent Young

I kind of thought that stand-up comedy would suffer from the Internet because people seem to know more about the craft of stand-up than ever before. I thought it would seem trite. Kind of like if you know more about magicians, you wouldn't love them.

Love People Thought Internet Comedy

I liked flying, when I got into it, loved it. And I found I was very good at it. I'm not modest about the fact that I was a good pilot.

Good Flying Loved Pilot Got Modest

My father thought of America as the last best hope for humanity. He believed we had a historical mission to be a paragon to the rest of the world, to be about what human beings can accomplish if they work together and maintain their focus.

Robert Kennedy, Jr.

Work Father Hope Best Focus World

You know, a lot of actors I think go into acting for therapy from whatever trauma has affected them as children. But for me, I think I sought out the drama. That's why I like doing what I do.

Children Me Think Doing You Acting

I love when people try to be physical with me. They think that's the way to try to guard me and to get physical with me. I use that to my advantage.

Love People Me Think Way Try

I was the oldest of four children, and the atmosphere was volatile for all of us. My father and mother were in constant conflict, making divorce seem like the only possible outcome.

Father Mother Children Conflict Seem

I've lost count of the interviews I've done about my illness and its relationship to my ideas and writing.

Relationship Ideas Writing Lost Done

'Commander in Chief' became a show not about why we should have a woman president but why we should not have a woman president.

Woman Why President Show Chief

When you see your father playing in the first division, and you see players like Ronaldo with the crowd singing their names, you want that.

Father Singing You Want First See

What I find very interesting is, we're not enthralled by the ancient world, and we've escaped all kinds of ancient preconceptions and assumptions and prejudices. But, nevertheless, we still make that connection between authoritative speech and male speech.

World Interesting Speech Connection

I - and there are hundreds of thousands of Irishmen who felt on this subject as I do - have always liked my Celtic countrymen and disliked the English nation; it is a national trait of character, and I cannot help it.

Character Help Nation Always English

'Mad Fashion' follows the everyday workings of me and my workshop, where we make fashion, costumes, props, and couture!

Me Fashion Mad Everyday Where Props

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