Quotes about "Contemporary Issues"

I never had a real job either. I sort of fell out of school and ended up playing guitar. ”

Writing a book is usually a full-time job that takes years. I didn't have years. So I decided to crowdsource content for the book. ”

I hold the record for the maximum number of obituaries written for an actor's career. ”

I don't usually talk about the social work I do because I don't do it for publicity. If I can bring a smile to the face of a few children in this one lifetime, I'd be happy. ”

I'd work with anyone that the script requires me to. I'd never let my personal biases rule my judgement. ”

Playing a Test in front of my home crowd at the Rec was the greatest feeling of my career. It was the first time I felt pressure on me to perform, because I wanted to do so well. ”

When I grew up, my father used to say that cricket is not a profession, cricket cannot bring you food. But I think he lived to see the day when I was actually paid. ”

Sport in itself has this power. If you are a poet or a singer, people gravitate. I may not be in the same category, but I will make a comparison with Bob Marley. So it isn’t just cricket where social commentary plays a huge part." ”

I’ve played in some spectacularly scenic grounds in Cape Town and Johannesburg, but Papua New Guinea in the Seventies was the most remote place I’d been for my cricketing career." ”

It is soul-destroying to have your work and physical appearance picked to pieces. ”