Tom Heinsohn Quotes
I think my broadcast partner Mike Gorman said it best. He said there's a generation of fans who know me as a player and there's a generation of fans who know me as a coach and now there's a generation of fans who think I'm Shrek!
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In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.
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Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.
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People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans.
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Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their real owners.
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I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.
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I love getting people's opinion of what I'm doing.
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Hate is a very strong and heavy emotion, probably as strong as love. I don't think I can live with hatred. If something bad happens, you feel bad about it; you forgive and move on. There's no hatred.
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When people are frightened about going hungry and paying their mortgages, a scarcity model begins to prevail; they fear someone else will get their piece of the pie.
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Education in general, and higher education in particular, is on the brink of a huge disruption. Two big questions, which were once so well-settled that we ceased asking them, are now up for grabs. What should young people be learning? And what sorts of credentials indicate they're ready for the workforce?
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Tony Blair is a war criminal, and I think he should be tried as a war criminal. Then I see Bono and him as pals, and I'm going, 'I don't like that.' Do I think George Bush is a war criminal? Probably - but the difference between him and Tony Blair is that Blair is intelligent. So, he has no excuse.
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When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up.
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Men who are not loyal to their wives are foolish.
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To explore different parts of yourself and different emotional lives... not to hide from who you are but to actually explore who you are.
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Imagine if all those kings and dukes hadn't commissioned those crazy cathedrals, paintings and music... we'd still be living in sticks and mud. Because none of those things made any economic sense. Human beings' capacity to 'waste time' is a miracle - but that's exactly what art is for.
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I try to stay aggressive for the most part, dictating, whatever the situation may be. Just trying to do whatever I can to help the team win.
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Believe in yourself and try not to take anything personally.
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I waited my whole life to be a woman, so now my clothes are fairly tight.
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I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as a film to act and direct in.
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I can be the nice family man at home, and then when I go to the gym, maybe sparring with someone, I switch into beast mode. It ain't pretty.
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We cannot and will not ban the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games to children, where their effects can be negative
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I don't know how you overcome the dearth of scientists in the government positions.
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I took a decision that I wanted to be a long-term player in Congo.
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One of the things I want to do as an artist is to connect generations.
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I think my broadcast partner Mike Gorman said it best. He said there's a generation of fans who know me as a player and there's a generation of fans who know me as a coach and now there's a generation of fans who think I'm Shrek!
