Bill James Quotes
Do we need to have 280 brands of breakfast cereal? No, probably not. But we have them for a reason - because some people like them. It's the same with baseball statistics.

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I like everything perfect. Everything has to be neat. My sister is 5, and she's more messy than I am. I make my bed every morning, everything's perfect. My shoes are all arranged. It's sad. I'm a little like Ray, a little bit.
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The first World War in so many ways shaped the 20th century and really remade our world for the worse.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
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You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.
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Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have an empathy for that world. It's been hard on me because flying the Enterprise for seven years in Star Trek and sitting in Cerebro in X-men has led people to believe that I know what I'm talking about. But I'm still trying to work out how to operate the air conditioning unit on my car.
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I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.
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I've been playing old parts forever. I play 93 quite often. When you've done it more than once, you take the hint. I think it's a great burden if you're one of those fantastic stars who've always been beautiful; then I think it's hard.
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When you're a big money earner and your husband isn't, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or 'Mrs. Higgins.'
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I don't really like to talk about other people. I think people who have things going on in their lives, I think they have enough to deal with, they don't need, you know, Abigail Breslin weighing in on their lives.
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I buy so much fake jewelry, it's funny. It's not real. I don't wear real diamonds or anything.
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World's children cannot wait any longer. While international community debates and issues recommendations, statements and fine speeches, world's children - marginalised, socially excluded, poor and vulnerable - continue to suffer.
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Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one.
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You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well.
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I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens.
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Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history of women is a way of redressing that imbalance.
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Nancy Lopez has always been a role model of mine... so to have the opportunity to play for her and spend time with her has been amazing.
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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Any partying I did, I did at home. I didn't want to be in the spotlight... There's an easy way to get away from the paparazzi; they're not that difficult to hide from and you don't need to go out for coffee every five minutes.
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I have not been more robust towards female rather than male assembly members and I do not believe I have been remotely sexist.
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When we were starting off as kids, just the idea of maybe going to do this as a living instead of getting what we thought was going to be a boring job, was exciting.
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When people recognise me they just kind of go 'Hi how are you,' really kind of cool you know.
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I put a lot of pressure on myself and I think I am quite... well, intense about driving other people.
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Not all Millennials think alike. A demographic is not a psychographic.
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Do we need to have 280 brands of breakfast cereal? No, probably not. But we have them for a reason - because some people like them. It's the same with baseball statistics.