Satchel Paige Quotes
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I hope I'm wrong, but I am afraid that Iraq is going to turn out to be the greatest disaster in American foreign policy - worse than Vietnam, not in the number who died, but in terms of its unintended consequences and its reverberation throughout the region.
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You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice.
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If there is still an American dream, reading is one of the bootstraps by which we can all pull ourselves up.
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I am very conscious of who I am as an artist and as an inspirational person.
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My music comes from country music. Merle Haggard is God, and I do believe that. I'm not too tuned in to country music. I don't know who Brooks and Dunn are. I like Shania Twain, though!
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The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burnt on the water.
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In America, snobs who wouldn't be seen dead with a lottery ticket play the stock market. We like to gamble. Winning, we have closed our eyes, leapt across the yawning abyss, and landed knee-deep in daisies. Even losing has a certain gloomy glamour: the gods of chance are worthy opponents; we have engaged them in hand-to-hand combat and though we lost, at least we shrank not from the contest.
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It is not only the content of a book that changes you but the shared community with those who have read it, discussed it, argued about it.
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I think it's a known fact that Joel and I have always loved Australia since we started coming here 13 or 14 years ago. Everyone knows we love it here. Our only concern is will we wear our welcome out?
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I would much rather watch a horror film or science fiction than a comedy. I don't know why. I just like them. I find them relaxing.
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We're going to have shortages and prices are going to go up. Gasoline is going to be extremely tight for us.
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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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My retiring days are behind me – they're going to have to throw me out now.
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I don't go to clubs and throw money and pop bottles. That's not my thing, no disrespect.
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That's what I would do if I were facing me. They made me throw a lot of pitches.
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Smokey Joe (Williams) could throw harder than anyone.
