Steve Alford (Stephen Todd Alford) Quotes
I got to work for some great administrators at great institutions, and I had an opportunity to coach great players. Iowa is no different.
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I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity.
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At the Museum of Roman Art, the logic of the forms is very much modern. But in spite of that, the idea of the construction could be related to a historical time.
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Growing up in Ireland, there never seemed to be the notion that children should be seen and not heard. We all looked forward to mealtimes when we'd sit around the table and talk about our days. Storytelling and long, rambling conversations were considered good things.
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I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut through all of the nonsense that is out there.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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Since I played a warrior in 'Magadheera,' my character sported shoulder-length hair and a thick beard.
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By helping readers understand these mechanics, I hope they will appreciate why freedom is for everyone, why it is essential for our security and why the free world plays a critically important role in advancing democracy around the globe.
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I've been married to the same woman for forty years, and whenever people ask us how we managed to stay married for so long, we usually say as one voice, 'What's the secret? Don't get divorced!'
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I have often said that just as the French revolution, for instance, understood itself through antiquity, I think our time can be understood through the French revolution. It is quite a natural process to use other times to understand your own time.
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The charms of women were never more powerful never inspired such achievements, as in those immortal periods, when they could neither read nor write.
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As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm.
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In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.
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Smell is a very animal thing, almost reptilian, where the more cerebral things like reading less so.
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My ignorance is widespread.
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Petty laws breed great crimes.
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We are a country that lacks riches. The Jewish brain, that's what we have. Everything that we've had and will have in this country is the direct and clear product of higher education. If we harm this system, we will drastically decline and cease to exist.
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I needed something to challenge myself a little more. I found fighting, and it completely fit my personality.
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Painting pictures didn't make me a lot of money. I have to eat.
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I'm lucky I have a fast metabolism... my whole family does... everyone's got a lot of nervous energy so we burn it off.
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I'm sick of being self-referential. I don't want to do any more songs that can be accused of being personal.
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Think about climbing a mountain. If you decide you're going up Everest, you don't start with a sprint. You'll never make it out of base camp if you do that. The secret is two fold: make sure your approach is consistent and steady so that you can maintain the progress you're making as your journey continues.
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I got to work for some great administrators at great institutions, and I had an opportunity to coach great players. Iowa is no different.
