William Howard Taft Quotes
The game of baseball is a clean, straight game, and it summons to its presence everybody who enjoys clean, straight athletics. It furnishes amusement to the thousands and thousands.William Howard Taft
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Quitting law school was the most difficult decision of my life. But I felt this great relief that this is my life and I can do what I want with it.
Carly Fiorina -
I love when actors can let go of where and how they have to do it, and just that we do it. That we are flawed and human, and don't worry about how we look or who we are, or that it seems too old of a character if we're still young.
Laura Dern -
What happens also is that a lot of those people and reporters who vote for Hall of Famers, some of the people who were around when Ray Guy was around, are deceased. And some of the reporters don't remember Ray Guy. He should have been in the Hall of Fame 15 years ago.
Gale Sayers -
The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
Walter Kaufmann -
I really am pretty boring. There's no reason to take pictures of me.
Kat Dennings -
For me, let's keep jazz as folk music. Let's not make jazz classical music. Let's keep it as street music, as people's everyday-life music. Let's see jazz musicians continue to use the materials, the tools, the spirit of the actual time that they're living in, as what they build their lives as musicians around.
Pat Metheny
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When I'm writing the first draft, I'm writing in a very slovenly way: anything to get the outline of the story on paper.
Pat Barker -
Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life over the social relations and institutions of men, to that extent denies the faith of the Master.
Walter Rauschenbusch -
As a child, I was hyper, I was a clown and I was sensitive. Today I'm all of the above, except I've refrained from bouncing off the walls.
Nadine Velazquez -
The goal of physiological research is functional nature.
Walter Rudolf Hess -
I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.
Faith Prince -
It's pretty neat to be able to help the team in different ways.
J. J. Watt
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My opinion can be completely different after a show.
Karl Lagerfeld -
I think people like it when you have a bit of personality.
Lara Stone -
We all know Illinois has big challenges. And under Gov. Rauner, things have only gotten worse.
J. B. Pritzker -
To capture sound is to isolate a moment, canonize it, enter it into the historical register.
Adam Mansbach -
The path of social advancement is, and must be, strewn with broken friendships.
H. G. Wells -
I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman.
Madeleine Stowe
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The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate.
Elihu Root -
The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.
Orison Swett Marden -
I think that's why I like baseball. There's something great about it - you're young, the pitcher's young and he's got this great arm, and he doesn't really realize anything about strategy.
Bruce McCulloch -
It's a good day. Hopefully, we'll play another month and really enjoy it.
Craig Biggio -
Some people believe I am the third Buddha, but this is people's choice. From me, never. I have never pretended I am special.
Kelsang Gyatso -
The game of baseball is a clean, straight game, and it summons to its presence everybody who enjoys clean, straight athletics. It furnishes amusement to the thousands and thousands.
William Howard Taft