Josh Gordon Quotes
Did I think it was hypocritical that a professional league making hundreds of millions of dollars off beer sponsorships was telling me not to drink? Yes.
Quotes to Explore
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Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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If a Democrat took Republicans on rudely, they wouldn't be elevated in the Democratic Party. There's a different standard. We're supposed to be polite to people.
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The whole world is determined by trade - which is really the blood of the world. The driving force is everyone's desire to have a better life. How? By consuming. For countries, the 'Holy Grail' is economic growth.
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My parents separated when I was 2, and my dad always lived in Chicago and my mother in L.A. I'd go back and forth and sometimes spend the summer with my dad, but L.A. was home.
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Be very, very patient and very open-minded, and listen to what people have to say.
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It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.
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This theatre is your theatre. You are responsible for its creation and its progress.
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May each of my grandsons know, at an early age, what his life's ambition is - and may he be successful in his pursuit of that goal.
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Arizonans want us to come together, put aside politics, and solve problems. You want us to do our jobs in way that reflects the best of our state. You want us to stop and listen - something that doesn't always come naturally to people in politics.
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I'm not brave at all.
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Your mother embarrasses you in front of maybe a couple hundred people. My mother embarrasses me in front of millions.
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It's been said that I formed The Wallflowers to hide my name but, really, I've always wanted to be in a band - right from the day my friends and I soundproofed a garage with bed-covers for our first rehearsal.
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Ideally, I'd like to have a movie that people like and makes money.
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Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I spent my day.
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I have believed in the biographies I have written. I truly can tell you that they have influenced our society politically, culturally, socially.
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It is amazing that when someone else spouts the nonsense you yourself believe you can readily perceive it as nonsense.
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The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays the role destiny has for him.
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When I was 12 years old, I was just horrible. My parents were ashamed to watch my matches. I would play on a court at the local club and they would watch from the balcony. They would scream, 'Be quiet' to me and I would scream back, 'Go and have a drink. Leave me alone.' Then we would drive home in a very quiet car. No one speaking to each other.
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I became aware that all sounds can make meaningful language.
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The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
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Did I think it was hypocritical that a professional league making hundreds of millions of dollars off beer sponsorships was telling me not to drink? Yes.
