Richard Petty Quotes
Now they're getting so politically correct you can't even stick your tongue out at somebody.
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I knew I was going to be somebody.
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If it were not for the fact that editors have become so timorous in these politically correct times, I would probably have a greater readership than I have.
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Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.
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I was terrified of getting the chemo. It's not pleasant. And the radiation is not pleasant.
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It wasn't until I let go of the idea of the brass ring that it showed up, and fortunately for me, it coincided with getting clean.
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That's all I cared about too, was getting it right.
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But I know somebody who has a bedside urinal. How do I compete with that?
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We're all terminal; none of us are getting out of this alive.
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You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F.
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One thing I love to do is produce. I've produced a couple of bands. I mean, nothing ever really happened with 'em, but I enjoy getting a young band into the studio and guiding them, and making them feel at ease.
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My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have.
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How can you train if you're constantly worried about getting injured?
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Getting a tattoo would probably make me cry.
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Then I would have felt sorry for the dear Lord. The theory is correct.
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Iran is not getting rid of any of its nuclear plants. They're not getting rid of anything.
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I hope in general that my music allows somebody to follow what they really like doing.
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There will always be apologists for the powerful and politically connected who commit crimes.
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I think so many women allow themselves to be defined by somebody else's narrative.
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Training is the key to keep people from getting hurt.
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If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting.
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I have simplified my politics into an utter detestation of all existing governments; and, as it is the shortest and most agreeable and summary feeling imaginable, the first moment of an universal republic would convert me into an advocate for single and uncontradicted despotism. The fact is, riches are power, and poverty is slavery all over the earth, and one sort of establishment is no better, nor worse, for a people than another.
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There has been a huge advance in technology, which has improved the safety of the cars incredibly, but there are still some heavy crash impacts and in certain circumstances there is still the chance of fire today.
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My dad is like a cactus - introverted and tough. I'm a people person, like my mom, but I got my competitiveness from my dad. He came to this country from Belarus with nothing and built a real business. He's my hero for giving me that need to run a business and for having enormous confidence in me.
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Now they're getting so politically correct you can't even stick your tongue out at somebody.