Don Drysdale Quotes
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The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.
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I don't pay attention to the media. You guys can say whatever you want. At the end of the day, at the end of the season, if we're doing well, you guys are going to be there.
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Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.
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Even philosophers will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: 'War is bad in that it begets more evil than it kills.'
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For some, being involved in a scene is a great thing because the social element can drive creativity. For me, though, it's never really been like that. It's the opposite. I've always had this instinct to escape.
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I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.
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There's never a dull moment on a David O. Russell set. But that's the beauty of it. That's the magic.
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Having a baby takes so much from you. It's the most glorious thing you'll ever do, but the aftermath is not so glorious!
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I've learned now to have a second title in reserve because, frequently, I come up with titles that seem to make editors' hair fall out.
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If I respect myself and believe in what I'm doing, no one can touch me.
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Since my childhood, I have always made works with polka dots. Earth, moon, sun and human beings all represent dots; a single particle among billions.
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My favorite Starbucks is nice - Omaha Starbucks stores tend to be friendlier than big-city ones, and the baristas are especially lovely at mine - but it's still a Starbucks.
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It's very hard for me to find any sort of shame or blame in my life. I'm not made that way.
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You just can't afford to care that much about the negative things people say about you. You just can't!
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For peace to come, it is time for them - and all of us - to live up to our responsibilities.
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As a child in North London it never crossed my mind that I would ever play the Wicked Witch of the East.
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Reading after a certain age diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theater is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life.
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However it is debased or misinterpreted, love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one individual so that their desires become superior to yours is a very cleansing experience.
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The lack of collective dignity felt by so many in the Arab world is the result of a combination of internal autocratic and corrupt regimes, with predictable ineffective and unaccountable governance, supported by external actors with short-term geopolitical interests.
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You're picky about the car you drive. You're picky about what you wear. You're picky about what you put in your mouth. We want you to be pickier about what you think.
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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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Know your worth! People always act like they're doing more for you than you're doing for them.
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If they knocked two of your guys down, I'd get four. You have to protect your hitters.
