Jim Thorpe Quotes
I am no more proud of my career as an athlete than I am of the fact that I am a direct descendant of that noble warrior [Chief Black Hawk].Jim Thorpe
Quotes to Explore
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Your agent should be invested in the success of your book past the contract stage. After all, if it sells well, she's going to be getting 15 percent of every dime you make. She can be your best advocate in fighting for your book - not just with editing and the cover, but with marketing and sales as well.
M. J. Rose -
With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face.
Iain Glen -
I'm not in the K-1 tournament. We thought about it but they really don't want me as they feel I might get hurt so that's fine with me but I do see a lot of guys out there that I feel I can take.
Larry Holmes -
My father, I think he played percussion in high school. My mother played piano when she was very young, but only for a brief while. I don't think she had a great teacher. In any case, neither of them were really into music at a young age.
Aaron Diehl -
The marketability, the success of a book, ultimately rests with whether or not people will find the concept/characters/title/cover appealing.
M. J. Rose -
A lot of actors in my age bracket look at being still standing as pretty good.
Gary Cole
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
Dan Fogler -
It's nice not to be too boring.
Barry Pepper -
Creating a character and living truthfully through her is a whole different ball game. It's all part of the same person but it's a much newer medium for me.
Taylor Dane -
If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all.
Hanya Yanagihara -
We, as artists, we have the right to express ourselves. That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in what we say on records. But I think that comes with age. I think that comes with artists growing up and becoming assured of who they are as people.
Ja Rule -
Religion and education are no match for evil without the grace of God.
B. R. Hayden
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Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. -
In the material sciences these are and have been, and are most surely likely to continue to be heroic days.
J. Robert Oppenheimer -
I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies.
Yitzhak Rabin -
Hearing my songs in public freaks me out a bit. There was one restaurant I really liked in L.A., but I had to stop going there when they started playing my music. It felt kinda awkward.
Fiona Apple -
Dressing for yourself and not a man is definitely something I advocate.
Rachel Roy -
Golf, like measles, should be caught young.
P. G. Wodehouse
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One of the downsides of working in antiquity is that you don't have many female voices, but you certainly have a lot of male terror about the potential of women's power. It shows you very clearly that the most oppressive cultures tend to be afraid of those whom they oppress.
Mary Beard -
Shawn Michaels was the guy to study and watch.
Jeff Hardy -
The E.U. needs renewal, and we need a strong U.K. at the table to help to drive the reform agenda that can help the union regain competitiveness and growth.
Enda Kenny -
I'm not a hard-line Republican, because I'm a lot more open-minded than that.
James Denton -
The Simple Path Silence is Prayer. Prayer is Faith. Faith is Love. Love is Service. The Fruit of Service is Peace.
Mother Teresa -
I am no more proud of my career as an athlete than I am of the fact that I am a direct descendant of that noble warrior [Chief Black Hawk].
Jim Thorpe