Bill Veeck Quotes
The true harbinger of spring is not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of the bat on the ball.
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Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
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People look to time in expectation that it will eventually make them happy, but you cannot find true happiness by looking toward the future.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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When a pointed question is beaten back with an attack or threat of, 'How dare you...' it's a reliable signal that deception is involved. Trump is a master at this.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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For everybody that does something bad there's gotta be someone that does something good.
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They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.
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Information of fundamental importance to the general problem of atomic structure has resulted from systematic studies of the cosmic radiation carried out by the Wilson cloud-chamber method.
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We are now living in a fast paced technological era where every skill that we teach our children becomes obsolete in the 10 to 15 years due to exponentially growing technological advances.
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Outside of the mindless sitcoms that the networks thrive on, people able to think generally consider most entertainment is escape in one form or another.
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It's rural America. It's where I came from. We always refer to ourselves as real America. Rural America, real America, real, real, America.
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A hit film is what we work for as actors, as that goes to show that we have managed to entertain our audiences who shower us with their love and affection throughout the years.
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It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.
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I'm really Wallace Beery in 'The Champ.'
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Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.
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For a long time, I so badly wanted to work with Jeremy Piven, and I ended up on 'Mr. Selfridge' with him. He was such a character - so brilliant to work with.
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I've stated that it's possible the only reason I'm in show business is that I have such a strange, particular head of hair. That, and I can grow a red beard.
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What reader wants to be told what attitude to strike?
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Laughter, n. An interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious and, though intermittent, incurable.
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I have an advanced degree in procrastination and another one in paranoia.
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If there's a common thread to my books, it is that each involves an individual's journey. The individual must stay true to themselves.
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Twitter is worth it if you like tweeting. Same is true of Facebook. Or Pinterest. Nothing wrong with having a social presence.
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The true harbinger of spring is not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of the bat on the ball.
