Ernie Banks Quotes
I wanted to finish my career with one team, in one city, one mayor, one park, one owner. I did that. The Wrigleys owned the team. We played all of our home games at Wrigley Field during the daytime. So my career was very unique, and I am proud of it.
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But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction.
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I work all the time. I never leave home. I mean, I just stay honed in on what's ahead.
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I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
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Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
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Looking back... it's hard to understand what all the fuss was about as things changed in just a few years. When you look at all the things that have happened in the world, it seems very small.
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I remember nearly having a fit of the giggles during the reading because dear Daniel was SO respectful and serious and I was finding the whole situation funny because I was speaking to his profile.
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A lot of people I've played with see me as a scorer and a shooter. I'm still fast and everything like that, but then, when they see me dunk, it's like 'Oh, damn.'
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I find the public passion for justice quite boring and artificial.
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There is a cultural factor promoting violence which nowadays undoubtedly is highly effective is the mass media. And particularly everything that enters our minds through pictorial media.
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I was quiet, and I was artistic. I liked writing poetry, and that was very strange, so I was bullied a lot.
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Once you step on that stage, to me, that's where I feel most comfortable - performing live. So that's something would do each and every day of my life if I could.
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Everyone tries to compare cooks to rock stars. I see more comparisons to the fashion world.
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I thought I was really a radical, political person, which of course I am not.
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I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
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First need in the reform of hospital management? That's easy! The death of all dietitians, and the resurrection of a French chef.
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There are so many different kinds of relationships, so it's sort of difficult to define what is considered normal.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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I've never been that confident. I don't tend to think, swaggeringly, 'I'm going to ace this.' It's just not who I am.
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There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro.
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I'm not afraid of terrorism at all. I'm afraid of loss of our freedom, loss of mobility, loss of global comradeship.
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The real process of making decisions, of gathering support, of developing opinions, happens before the meeting or after.
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Everything I do is a direct creation of my hands, whether it is made in wood, plaster or clay.
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I'm a terrible packer. I don't pack lots and lots because I think I'll wear everything, I pack a lot because I never know what I'm going to need. I always go over the weight limit.
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I wanted to finish my career with one team, in one city, one mayor, one park, one owner. I did that. The Wrigleys owned the team. We played all of our home games at Wrigley Field during the daytime. So my career was very unique, and I am proud of it.
