Mitch Gaylord (Mitchell Jay Gaylord) Quotes
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You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, and you can't change human nature from intelligent self-interest into pure idealism—not in this life; and if you could, what would be left for paradise?
Joseph Cannon
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I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do that.
Mike Schmidt
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They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there.
Mike Schmidt
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If you care about people, then you're willing to act not just with compassion, but you're also willing to act with courage.
Eric Greitens
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But intolerant,narrow minds with no imagination are like parasites that transform the host,change form,and continue to thrive. They're a lost cause, and I don't want anyone like that coming in here.
Haruki Murakami
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I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,'_ 'tender' or 'universal.' But to the real question of what's inside: I avoid books that seem to conservatively follow stale formulas. I don't read for plot, a story 'about' this or that.
Rachel Kushner
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I wanted to be an actor as a kid. My teacher in second grade had called a talent agency and had them call my house. My mom was so mad.
Brendon Urie
Panic! at the Disco
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Did I get to go to my friends' houses and eat junk food? Sure. And I'm a great cook. And, guess what? There's no prepared food in my house.
Alexis Stewart
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Carnegie Hall was real fabulous, but you know, it ain't as big as the Grand Ole Opry.
Patsy Cline
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No one will pay you for planning an expedition at first: you have to work in pubs at weekends so you can pay the gas bills. I joined the Territorial Army, which paid me when I turned up to drill nights, and so did my wife.
Ranulph Fiennes
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Creating an overall healthy lifestyle for yourself doesn't require a radical diet or significant life change. In fact, it can be attained through common sense decisions about the way we eat, move, and live.
Harley Pasternak
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I slapped my face two or three times with both hands, as hard as possible. The slapping hurt. It snapped me to attention. My adrenaline started flowing... the Yugoslavs, sitting in the next lane stared at me in disbelief. The harsh slapping made me angry-exactly what I wanted. I did my best work when I was angry.
Brad Alan Lewis
