Paul Coffey Quotes
Leadership is one of sports' intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But not everybody can say, 'Follow me.'
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Nobody wants to give up good players.
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I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing.
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed up, but I think it means that I don't really understand what 'perfect' is.
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I lost my job in the most public way possible, and the press had a field day with it all over the world. And guess what? I'm still here.
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I didn't only have a perceptual problem, I was also so nervous and so upset. The process just didn't work. I lost enthusiasm for school and I flunked second grade. The teachers said I was lazy.
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I have about 4 million Lego bricks. And then a few million in storage in case something comes up. I still pay for them. I buy my bricks just like everyone else. It's by far my biggest capital expense.
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I love acting but I also love writing, especially comedy.
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The fact that I've achieved this so soon is just a bonus, I guess. Everything from now on is a bonus for me.
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Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
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Life wouldn't be worth living if I worried over the future as well as the present. When things are at their worst I find something always happens.
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It’s hard to be wrongfully accused, but it’s worse when the people looking down on you are clods who have never read a book or traveled more than twenty miles from the place they were born.
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I am not a political man and I have no political convictions. I am an individual and a believer in liberty. That is all the politics I have. On the other hand I am not a super-patriot. Super-patriotism leads to Hitlerism - and we've had our lesson there. I don't want to create a revolution - I just want to create a few more films.
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Don't fear change - embrace it.
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If I had to do it all over again, would I want my dad here? I would say no. Our world is in a better place because our father gave his life.
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When I have meetings scheduled so tight that I can't go to the loo, that's where I draw the line!
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We've always been just an American rock n' roll band.
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I hate small talk! I can't do it.
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The twin gods, Necessity and Chance, walked among the stars. What needed to be, was; what might be, sometimes was.
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Watching 'The Sound of Music' is like being beaten to death by a Hallmark card.
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The man who is worthy of being a leader of men will never complain about the stupidity of his helpers, the ingratitude of mankind nor the inappreciation of the public. These are all a part of the great game of life. To meet them and overcome them and not to go down before them in disgust, discouragement or defeat-that is the final proof of power.
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All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.
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Leadership is one of sports' intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But not everybody can say, 'Follow me.'
