Frank Deford Quotes
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I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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Winning is everything in Hollywood.
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I like to wear shoes that are cool but also practical. The same goes for bags. Your bag is a big deal in New York. You can't just carry around a little clutch, because you don't have a car or anywhere to stash things during the day, so you need to carry your whole life with you. That's why I like big, chunky bags with lots of compartments.
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Money is our madness, our vast collective madness.
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If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day - at every meal.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.
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I figure this current era of history is the one with the best chance of quality of life for a black, female, disabled, middle-aged, queer person who's most comfortable not fitting in. The odds still aren't great, mind you. But I'll take my chances with the 21st century.
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If the British Isles had an official vegetable, it would have to be the potato.
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Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm.
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Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn't be escapism.
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I start the day with the intention of doing 4,000 sit-ups but then have to work.
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You can't be taught to be brainy. You've either got it or you don't.
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Our career had a sort of funny shape.
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As a physician, I know many doctors want to utilize new technology, but they find the cost prohibitive.
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I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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We are quite rich enough to defend ourselves, whatever the cost. We must now learn that we are quite rich enough to educate ourselves as we need to be educated.
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I'm just trying to win games and give my team a chance, win as many as we can week in and week out.
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I was skeptical about doing Texas Chainsaw at first because it's such a cult classic. I'd seen some of the sequels and was not a fan of those.
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How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!
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In Old Havana, the names of the streets before the revolution provided a glimpse into the city's state of mind. You might have known someone who lived on the corner of Soul and Bitterness, Solitude and Hope, or Light and Avocado.
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Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear,It is not night if Thou be near;Oh, may no earth-born cloud ariseTo hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.
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She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.
