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I don't want to play the fat guy or the friend for the rest of my life. ↗

I kind of peak at how far I can push my body, and then I run out of determination for the habit and start easing off. It's really just a lack of focus and discipline. ↗

— Sean Astin

#determination #discipline #easing #far #focus

I'm like the universe; either expanding or contracting at any given moment. The most that I had put on was about 35, 36 pounds, and I've taken all of that off. ↗

— Sean Astin

#any #contracting #either #expanding #given

My wife is very patient. On our honeymoon in 1992, we got a motor home and drove from L.A. to Idaho and then down the coast. I was running a lot, then so she would drop me off, drive six miles, park and wait for me. ↗

— Sean Astin

#down #drive #drop #drove #got

Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore. ↗

— Chet Atkins

#become #interested #once #predictable #you

Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me. ↗

— Chet Atkins

#care #done #gone #guitars #hear

Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first. ↗

— Brooks Atkinson

#day #first #half #labor #try

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that. ↗

— Chet Atkins

#apprenticeship #formula #give #i #logical

Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it. ↗

— Chet Atkins

#meant #next #people #think #verse

You shape your own destiny. ↗