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- Nov 07, 2020
Able Quotes
On capability, readiness and what makes action possible.
These quotes touch on being able to act: governments expected to give straight answers, leaders imagined thinking more imaginatively, and allies working to restore the unity needed to act together. For more, see our Being quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't really have an interest in politics when I first entered the workforce. What I wanted to do was help people who grew up like me. When I was a kid growing up in Tucson, my father lost his job and we lost everything - including our home. We lived in an abandoned gas station for two years until we were able to get back on our feet.
- Bad Times
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- Nov 07, 2020
You've got to go through some good times and some bad times, and hopefully you're able to recover from the bad times.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
To have a high basketball IQ, I think you have to be unselfish, but also selfish at the same time. To be able to say, okay, I know this is going to work, so let's do it.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't count no one else's money. I want everyone to be taken care of and be able to take care of their families and be successful.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
You've got to be able to go out there and do the small things. I went to Villanova, and I didn't start my freshman year until the last two games of the season. And I think that continuously not being 'The Man' helped me as an individual be able to say, 'Listen, what else do you need me to do?'
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
The nice thing about New York is that you're finally able to wear those winter clothes that have been sitting in your closet in mothballs.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always struggle with explaining my relationship with my sister Kim. I am not sure why I am not always able to be myself when I am around her.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
This past year has been something else... it's opened my eyes to many things and many people. It's had its ups and downs and ins and outs. And I believe we've all been able to take something from that and grow in our own imparticular ways. We've over come obstacles, and set in motion opportunities that can change our own individual lives.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would not say that what I do is extraordinary. I would just say that I am able to do what I know best. I would not say it's extraordinary.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm black, so I should be able to play a 'thug?' No. Hello. Open your mind. I'm a person that believes in breaking barriers.
- Chains
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not ever going to - ever going to be able to put on chains and become the Migos.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those people that are close to me understand me and know me and know who I am outside the race track as a person and a friend, and that's why I'm able to continue to have the relationships and the sponsorships that I do.
- Fans
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- Nov 07, 2020
My fans are great and amazing, but there's no way all of my fans are going to be able to fill up Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know that many guys have ever been able to accomplish being able to win at every single active track that they've made starts at, and I look forward to trying to complete that feat.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd be walking off the court thinking I didn't put everything out there, which was the last thing I wanted, so I just went out there and focused on my game, and it worked out great. It's nice to know I can play at that level, but to do it week in, week out is a different challenge, and I want to be able to do that.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not the way I threw the football - it's not particular games that I won - but that they remember that here's a guy that believed, that worked hard. Although things didn't always go in his favor, he continued to press through, and with his faith in himself and his faith in God, he was able to accomplish great things.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I really wanted was to perform. So if it took four world titles or one Olympic medal, I just wanted so badly to be able to perform. So it doesn't hinder me sleeping at night that I don't have an Olympic medal.
- Cram
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't really into school that much. I was in this building having to cram knowledge I didn't really care for. But on YouTube, I was able to create what I wanted and post it for people to watch.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020