Adolph Rupp Quotes
“I’ve always envied the kind of coach who could go completely out of his mind and nobody would know the difference.”
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I was a go-go dancer at the Dom on East 10th Street in NYC. This was a glittering ballroom over Stanley's Bar. 1965.
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I'm regularly speaking at London Business School and Harvard Business School. They're the next generation of leaders in the fashion industry.
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I did an 'Our Town' in San Diego in the seventies with amateurs that I can tear up just thinking about.
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If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.
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Every artist says that he/she wants to do something challenging, and I'm not any different. If someone approaches me with a serious role, I'll be more than happy.
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I want to have a long career.
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We live in a time where government is not a leadership thing, it's more a business that's out there and running riot, so I guess the people have to go out there and say stuff.
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The flesh is the surface of the unknown.
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Working with children has done well for me. I don't find them intolerable or frustrating. They're just fun, full of energy, and happy to be there.
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But there's a huge blessing that comes from being a part of a show like 'The Cosby Show' that sets such a high standard of quality - it touched so many people on so many different levels.
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I think that when you are on a four-inch balance beam, you don't care about laughing or smiling or waving to the crowd because you're going to be down in a second.
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Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?
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Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk.
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Indeed, eventually, random outcomes all revert to the mean, meaning that streaks eventually end. Understanding this is a key part of intelligent and rational investing.
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I know Penny Toler and coach Ross have worked hard to put together a strong team this year, and I am ready to start the season with my teammates.
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Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.
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If you want to call me names, make jokes and doubt my intentions, go ahead, because the reality is I can take it.
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Whatever is said about roles drying up, I intend to keep working. Certainly now the roles couldn't be more interesting - playing mothers, divorcees. I think it's going to be exciting to play a mother of teenagers. The longer your life, the deeper it gets.
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Getting every employee's mind into the game is a huge part of what a CEO job is all about. Taking everyone's best ideas and transferring them to others is the secret. There's nothing more important.
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When you step outside of school and have to teach yourself about life, you develop a different relationship to information. I've never been a purely linear thinker. You can see it in my rhymes. My mind is always jumping around, restless, making connections, mixing and matching ideas, rather than marching in a straight line. That's why I'm always stressing focus. My thoughts chase each other from room to room in my head if I let them, so sometimes I have to slow myself down.
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Supervision is an opportunity to bring someone back to their own mind, to show them how good they can be.
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The ground we stand on looks solid enough, but if something happens it can drop right out from under you.
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“I’ve always envied the kind of coach who could go completely out of his mind and nobody would know the difference.”
