Gary Sheffield Quotes
I got whiplash. I didn't even know the wall was there. I tried to blow past the ball and I slammed into the wall.
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Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy.
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I was a tomboy.
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Hollywood, the business, would be just fine if someone were to destroy the Hollywood sign. The city's there is the airport - its point of entry and exit, and in some ways its identity.
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If I get to a place early in the morning, I try to walk around by myself. I still try to find cool places to go to, like a record store in St. Louis or some restaurant in Chicago.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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My mantra is: 'Good design accelerates the adoption of new ideas.'
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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We sold OkCupid to Match in January of 2011. In September of 2012, I became CEO of all of Match, which is the operating segment of IAC that contains all of the dating properties.
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I think I'm an okay parent, but I'd put myself in the category of a musician-who-happened-to-become-a-father. I'm definitely not a father-who-happened-to-be-a-musician.
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A closed mind is a dying mind.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
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My great inspiration has always been Studs Terkel, who is a wonderful American oral historian. He was a radio DJ at first, interviewed a lot of jazz musicians, and at some point started to interview Americans about work.
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If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.
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I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me.
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We are today, in this country, convulsed by the situation in Iraq. It is an extraordinary crisis. It is taxing our men and women in uniform, and it is certainly taxing our resolve.
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My dad wouldn't let me date until I was 16.
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I don't know what it is about me, but I don't think of myself as sexy; I never have.
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We won the war, but we are losing the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. It is past time for a new approach, one that relies on accountability, responsibility, and phasing down the scope of our military commitment.
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As an organization, Esri is strong, and we're continuing to grow. We're dedicated to this. And we're excited to see what you can accomplish and to watch your work evolve.
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You have to listen to adversaries and keep looking for that point beyond which it's against their interests to keep on disagreeing or fighting.
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A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.
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In all crises of human affairs there are two broad courses open to a man. He can stay where he is or he can go elsewhere.
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I got whiplash. I didn't even know the wall was there. I tried to blow past the ball and I slammed into the wall.
