Steve Rushin Quotes
Football, played at its highest level, is catastrophic. Even relatively minor afflictions are grotesque and bookworthy.
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When I came to MSNBC, its identity as the place for politics was growing.
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I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'
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A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times.
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It is individuals who must be encouraged to undertake the unprecedented - and unprecedentedly profitable - effort to prevent the annihilation of the human race.
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When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts.
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The First Amendment defends all forms of speech including hate speech, which is why groups like Ku Klux Klan are allowed to utter their poisonous remarks.
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I started running 3 miles every morning after throat surgery to remove a cyst last year. The gym used to be my adversary. But that has all changed. Now, I look forward to it every morning.
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I enjoyed working with Ted Kennedy.
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My father died when I was 7. I was his favorite child, and he was my beloved father. I brought him along with me all through my life. Every elderly man has a bit of my father in him for me.
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People remember my last name because it's different, and people remember me in meetings because I dress differently from other people just because I'm a woman. Those kinds of things give you an opportunity and a spotlight, so use that to your advantage. Use it as a platform to demonstrate your knowledge and your capabilities.
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The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life.
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You cannot go far alone. You enjoy your journey better if you have people by your side.
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I've written a lot of songs from watching women speak about women empowerment.
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I am not one of those guys who pretends not to enjoy his own work.
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The Roosevelt enactment of Social Security was a moral revolution in our country: We were assured that we would never reach the very depths of poverty. And to be told, that we are now going to gamble it, on Wall Street, is nonsense!
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Every time is a learning experience, and you pick up a little bit, and you learn things and try not to repeat them the next time.
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I get excited about what the Holy Spirit is doing now through all the people he is refining and raising up all over this planet. I love connections and relationship and networking but it must be led by the Spirit.
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I never really saw my dad as entertained as when he was just completely blown away by somebody on the television screen or at the movies. I think that's the real reason that I went into acting.
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When I was a kid, I never felt that what I was drawing really represented me; it was just something I enjoyed.
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A guy that I was supposed to face - and I think that he was just plain downright scared to get in the ring with me because he was one of those guys that was on top and saw a huge threat in Brock Lesnar at the time - that's 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin.
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I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats.
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Even though I don't necessarily believe in everything that's supernatural, I like being scared and I like things that are suspenseful.
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I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can't be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself.
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Football, played at its highest level, is catastrophic. Even relatively minor afflictions are grotesque and bookworthy.
