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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes

If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Appreciation You Shown Gets

If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.

Boring Try Two Something Still Four

When young writers approach me for advice, I remind them, as gently as I can, that they are on their own, with no help available anywhere. Which is how it should be.

Me Advice Help I Can Young Own

Selling a band predicated on nothing is always an interesting proposition, and of course, the fact of the matter is that I really started out in music before I ever acted, and I've done a ton of singing.

Music Singing Interesting Done Band

The spirit of America has nurtured responsibility and community unlike any other country.

Community Responsibility America Any

I am quite no-nonsense myself.

Myself I Am Quite Am

I was very lucky in that I had a happy home life and that I was interested in things my parents wanted to provide for me.

Life Home Happy Parents Me Lucky

I like playing dark, offbeat, quirky characters.

Dark Quirky Playing Like Characters

The war made me stronger; it was a very hard time for me and my family. I don't want to drag that with me forever, but I don't want to forget about it, either.

Family Time War Me Stronger Forget

All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.

Louis Armstrong

Music Song Horse Never Sing Folk

And what I liked the most about any project was that when it was good, you had a bunch of people trying to accomplish something together who were all acting together as one - that's the most exciting time for me.

Good Time Together People Me Acting

My favorite part about working in theater is the rehearsal process. I absolutely love the rehearsal process. Working out the characters, figuring the character out, and the relationships between the different characters. I love all of that, which, unfortunately in film, you get very little opportunity to have.

Love Character Opportunity Process

There was a three hour differential in performances because the sponsor insisted it be done live for California. You would go on at 8 pm in New York but you would also have to go on at 8 p.m. in California. That meant coming back in to do the show at 11 p.m.

Live New York You Back New Three

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