John Lancaster Spalding Quotes
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Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.
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We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
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Mel will always be Mad Max, and me, I will always be a Number.
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Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He knows sports.
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I don't feel closeted.
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I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general propositions - adding that no general proposition is worth a damn.
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I was the family alien. Both my parents are quite creative, but I was... appalling... always putting on little shows. I was rather a shy child, not a natural performer, but there was a performative edge to everything I did.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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Eventually, all mentor-disciple relationships are meant to pull apart, usually sometime in the mid-30s. Those who hang on, eventually the mentor drops the disciple, and that's no fun.
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I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.
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Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.
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Acting and singing on 'One Tree Hill' was definitely one of the most incredible experiences of my life. I didn't even know I could act until I auditioned at the casting call for the part of Mia.
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What I found fascinating was just how quickly the best of the young Negro League players were drafted into the major leagues once Branch Rickey broke the color line by hiring Jackie Robinson. It was clear that all of the major league owners already knew the talents of the black ballplayers that they had refused to let into their league.
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I know it's a cliche, but the whole family is just whacked. I mean, we're all out of our minds. They're the funniest, most eccentric bizarre people I've ever met, my siblings.
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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
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The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5 to 10 years, coupled with occupation forces of 250,000 Allied soldiers to keep the peace throughout the country.
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We owe it to our children to equip them with all the capabilities they'll need to thrive in the limitless world beyond the classrooms.
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Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It's our life, it's our careers, it's our family business.
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I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many values that I hold to be important to America's role as a light among nations. But there are no values that matter to me that will not be gravely endangered if we lose this war.
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I don't see gender as the most significant fact of human existence.
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Self-trust is the first secret of success.
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The biggest compliment I get is that I don't sound like anybody else. I think I value that as the highest compliment.
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The best book is but the record of the best life.
