Top 242 Quotes & Sayings by Georgian Authors - Page 4

It's a challenge, and I like challenges. That's how it's been in my career since Day One.

Fans are fans. They're the same everywhere. Not just NBA. It's so easy for them to say something. And we are living in a world where people want to tear you down mentally.

I think I could totally be a gangster, but I could never be the kind of gangster that carries things out myself. I would have to be the kingpin that has my minions go and do the dirty bidding. I think I'd be pretty good at giving orders.

I had no idea about running a hotel, but as an investment, as a property in real estate, it was very interesting because we got a great deal. Talking to my mom, I said, 'Listen, we're going to buy this, but I need somebody to run it.' So I asked my mom, 'Are you willing to do it?'

If you don't love your job, you can't maintain the discipline in playing that many years. It starts with the love, discipline and taking care of your body. Understanding the older you get, you have to pay attention to every single detail.

Everybody knows that Steph Curry changed the game. He's such a great athlete, but that's all we see on the TV, on the highlights on social media. I wish we could see what type of people they are more, because that's the leadership to me, that's the inspiration to me.

Basketball is a business to me. It's entertainment; it's a business, it's very serious.

We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?

I think singing is such an important and incredible art form and it is quite undervalued at times.

In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.

I would advise everyone to have a travel drawer. Mine contains adaptors, ear plugs, blow-up pillows for the plane, travel health books, disposable cameras, a first aid kit and torches.

Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach.

It was not my wish to come into politics. I was not a public person; I preferred to spend my birthdays with family and friends. But the 2008 elections were fraudulent, so I decided to finance the opposition to make them stronger.

My goal was like to play in the NBA. I didn't want to leave my country, my people, my friends - even my school.

When I'm working, I'll often be upgraded to a suite though I don't ask for preferential treatment. I'll be there with a tour manager, my band and various promotions people and the hotel will offer to upgrade one of us; luckily, it's usually me.

Looking at myself, I'm a center, I'm 275 pounds, I'm taking hard fouls, making decisions where 'nothing easy' is my favorite. Sometimes in the middle, sometimes you get screened, sometimes it's an illegal screen, and that stuff is part of the game.

It's tough when you don't know if you're going to play or when you're going to play. But keeping the consistency and keeping in shape is important.

Well, I always write when I am inspired, and I am not a constant song-writer.

I never wanted to be a celebrity.

I love the French philosophy that everything starts with great-looking skin.

There are eight different breeds of peacock. I have them all.

I just feel like being on the floor for more minutes allows me to give my presence.

The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do.

I really hope that a lot of Georgian players will get recognition, and I can help them get out, play in the European leagues and the NBA. Basketball is in our blood.

I'm enjoying doing research, to get better at the guitar, to get better at rhyming. That's an essential skill.

My skin got thicker. I don't listen to stuff from outside or even if I hear or if I read something, I just let it go very easily.

Obviously the bigger you are, the more attention you get.

I spend eight to nine months working abroad and cram in a holiday when I have the odd week off.

Throughout my 20s it was all about achieving and working as hard as possible. To the point that you don't think twice about working in a music studio with no windows from 11 to 11. And you don't bat an eyelid if you fly four times a week and do promo in a different city each time.

Having limited minutes is hard and it's not right to think about numbers. But in those minutes, you have to have a positive impact. That's the beauty of this game.

Basketball is a team game. When you play 100 games in a season, you definitely need everyone to help out.

America has chosen Georgia as a junior partner. The United States believes that Saakashvili is creating a democratic Georgia, but these are merely facades.

The little things are what get you to the next level. I believe in the little things. The screens you don't see in the stats, the hockey assists. I'm a big believer in that.

When the Soviet Union broke down, Georgia suffered a huge deal. Pretty much the whole of the 90's was known as 'the black decade... because we had a lot of electricity blackouts.

I'm not a huge fan of Las Vegas. It's a fun place to go to play a bit of poker but it's so man-made. And being quite environmentally conscious, I couldn't believe the amount of neon lighting in the city.

After the season I always go back to my country and try to make the kids happy. That's the best feeling for me, when I see those smiling faces on the kids and you know how excited they are.

Obviously you don't want to mess with an Achilles. That is for sure.

The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.

I'm against the fighting. But sometimes when you're trying to help your team, trying to win the games, there are moments when you need to get a little aggressive.

My approach to this game for 14 years that I've been in this league is to play hard and give my 100 percent, whatever I have.

When the lights did come on in Georgia and the electricity did come on - you know, 'cause they did for about one hour during the day - we would watch Hollywood films and we'd listen to music from America and the West.

I moved schools seven or eight times, but I never thought of it as a problem. I didn't become attached to people.

I get no pleasure from politics; it's not in my character.

I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.

We all know what my game is, to play hard. Not dirty, but play hard.

I think I have the best Twitter following, about 40,000. Many players have more, but I'm proud of all of them. They all have a special place in my heart.

One of the best highlights of my Harvard business program I attended was I had 60 students in my class. I was the tallest, of course, but looking at the students, 30 of them were American and 30 of them were from all over the world.

Since I started playing basketball, I had goals. I was going to do everything step by step. I'm proving it, my basketball is getting better.

You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

To be healthy is, for me, linked in with feeling happy about yourself.

I used to think being in the West would be incredible and then when I was nine my parents moved us to Belfast. I was initially amazed by little things - in toyshops you could actually play with the toys, the schools were more colourful and there were so many magazines everywhere.

I don't mind doing publicity but I want to make sure it's the right type and it's about promoting my music and not me.

A Soviet man is a product of invisible changes, degradation and progressive deformation. Breaking the chain of those changes is hard. Perhaps they are irreversible.

I don't get to do that very often so to just have a completely free evening where your mind is relaxed enough to read a book is exquisite.

When I do my own makeup, I limit my options: I have one Mac eye colour, a neutral shade with a bit of shimmer, plus eyeliner and subtle mascara. I wear a little foundation and put Laura Mercier concealer around my nose, underneath my eyes and on any dark spots.

We Georgians are really into food and drink. We would never have finger food at a party or a wedding - celebrations are always one long meal, on one long table, with endless toasts.

When I was younger I dreamt of intrepid travel and whenever I had some time off I wanted to scuba dive. Nowadays I'm a bit more relaxed but I'd still like to do an Amazonian trek.

When I wasn't touring I'd be really down, then suddenly after a few weeks of crazy travelling - America, a double headline with Ray Davies in Denmark, TV shows here and just partying... Suddenly I had an acute psychotic breakdown.

If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.

Nothing is easy, but it's definitely great to have a guy who can shoot from anywhere.