Steve Spurrier (Stephen Orr Spurrier) Quotes
Cheating is cheating. Some coaches believe if you can get away with it, cheating is smart. I have no respect for those guys.
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I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.
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I remain fascinated by where you go as a woman once you are a mother, and if you ever come back.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I like doing my own stunts.
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I don't like family stories forcefully mixed with commercial elements.
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You don't need to recall 100,000 cars because you need to fix something. That can be done with a download of software.
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One of the things about jail that's weird is that you're sent to a place where you're supposed to sit there and think about your actions and their consequences and why you're there. And I think now, it turns more into - the minute you go there, it's just survival.
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Americans look at the Middle East as a source of trauma because of 9/11. At the same time, I could see the fear going on in the Middle East as well - which would be the next country to be invaded or sanctioned? Being around those tensions was traumatic for me.
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When you take other people's opinions, you end up flailing and you have no center.
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Whether she won or lost, she would continue to wrestle with life. It would not be with her own life alone but with all of life. Something had finally been released within her. And there it was, the sea.
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Old age: I fall asleep during the funerals of my friends.
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Monogamy is desirable for many reasons, especially in creating a stable, emotionally connected home for children. But judging from centuries of human behavior, it is also a very difficult standard to meet.
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I do respect people's faith, but I don't respect their manipulation of that faith in order to create fear and control.
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I thought, well, you might see curves there, but that's just a bone - so even if I lose weight that's not going to change anything. That's how I look. That's my shape. Do the math.
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Our family's special holiday tradition is going over to my grandparent's house on Christmas morning. My grandma cooks a big breakfast, and I love hearing her tell old funny stories.
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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
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After World War I, while France and other Allies were building military defenses modeled on trench warfare, German commanders were shaping a nimble fighting force.
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I'm not looking for 'outer esteem' anymore, what they call 'other esteem.' I'm looking for self-esteem. And people think that self-esteem is built with accomplishments. And, 'Hey, look what I did in my life.'
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I could never even entertain the notion that it's an option, to not be an artist.
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The Bible for me is holy writ. It's a very straightforward thing, although I am not a literalist.
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Employees don't need to be best friends, but there does need to be a level of mutual respect and understanding.
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Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.
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Cheating is cheating. Some coaches believe if you can get away with it, cheating is smart. I have no respect for those guys.
