Jimmy Piersall Quotes
I didn't mind if they yelled at me, but when they came on the field, it was a different story.
Quotes to Explore
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I've fallen victim to worrying about what everybody thinks. It's never going to be that everyone is happy. You just gotta know what you like and go with it.
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Whether you listen to a piece of music, or a poem, or look at a picture or a jug, or a piece of sculpture, what matters about it is not what it has in common with others of its kind, but what is singularly its own.
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Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
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I think that it's important for every single person, no matter what they do in life, to participate in the well-being of humanity and the planet. Don't let a year go by knowing you didn't make an effort to do something - no matter how small - outside your own problems and drama.
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I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.
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When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change.
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I've found that the most engaging and satisfying author events I've done are with other people, where the conversation is spontaneous. I think that is by far the better way to introduce and promote a book.
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They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
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That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
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Before Booker T. Washington, we have small business owners but we do not have a philosopher of black entrepreneurship, and that's what Washington was.
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Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
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I always joke that I want to be able to retire from boxing and still be able to look into the mirror without seeing scars all over my face. I love my sport, but I would rather not have to spend hours doing my makeup to cover up the memories once I retire.
Mandy Bujold -
Anybody that wants to walk out that door and leave home for a few months and rely on themselves instead of fate might have some interesting stories to tell.
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Never do today what you can do tomorrow. Something may occur to make you regret your premature action.
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My mother reads tarot cards, actually, but I won't let her read mine.
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Talking to people from the heart matters, and it's unfortunately something brands have forgotten about. Celebrity endorsement deals try to gain recognition for brands, but at their core, what matters is if the celebrity truly backs the brand.
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Other than marriage, she doesn't control me and I don't control her.
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The standards are being lowered, not just on the Internet, but in all of news and media.
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I'm not worried about misconception or a perception that's bad. If I were, I'd be chasing something all the time.
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It takes time to live. Like any work of art, life needs to be thought about.
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I go into any movie that's historical fiction thinking, 'OK, I'm here to watch a work of art, something delivering a series of opinions, and if it's a good work of art, these opinions become so deeply embedded in complexity and richness that I won't even be bothered by the opinions. I'll make my own mind up.'
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I didn't mind if they yelled at me, but when they came on the field, it was a different story.
