Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin (Monte Irvin) Quotes
I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn't get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school. There were no job opportunities then... the only thing a black youth could aspire to be was a bellboy or a pullman or an elevator operator, or, maybe, a teacher. There was a time when all we had was black baseball.
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You know when you're 14 and terrified to talk to a girl? I didn't suffer much from that. It seemed very natural to me to talk to girls.
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She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
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Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves.
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I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.
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Sometimes, I find that just the simplest, cleanest things that are intelligently performed are funniest to me.
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To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.
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I grew up with 'Friends' from day one and, like, 'Seinfeld' and 'Frazier,' those sorts of shows, but for sure, 'Friends' was it for our family. Like, we would watch every Thursday night at eight o'clock; I couldn't wait.
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I believe that we should be able to marry whom ever we choose. As long as both people are willing... I say go for it!
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I make my own face exfoliant at home, using finely ground rice powder mixed with milk or yogurt. I also treat my skin to a honey, rose water, glycerine and lemon face pack. The honey moisturises, and the lemon removes impurities.
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I call myself a constitutional conservative.
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'The Notebook' is one of my favorite love stories.
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The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject.
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We feel and know that we are eternal.
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When you get to 15 and most of your teachers are priests, there's bound to be a conflict.
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WWE doesn't owe us anything.
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In America, we may acknowledge Washington and Lincoln as great men, and probably Franklin and Jefferson and maybe Franklin Delano Roosevelt and possibly even several more, but we would probably disagree about precisely what it was that made them great, what it was that enabled them to give a lasting direction to the course of events.
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Abe Krok was a man of integrity who made a unique contribution to Mamelodi Sundowns and to South African football.
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There is no magic formula for stopping Messi.
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If you have ambition, you might not achieve anything, but without ambition, you are almost certain not to achieve anything.
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Preschoolers have a way of grabbing your attention. Mine help me not to be a baseball player at home.
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Sometimes it's not catastrophic. Sometimes you only come to the bottom of your coffee cup. Sometimes you have a good day. No one wants to know. No one wants to tell you about theirs either. You might somehow take it. Turn it against them. See the flaw. You always tell them the whole thing sucks. It keeps you alive. They figure if you're out there having a rotten time, everything's fine and you're doing your part. No one will ever try to take your bad times away from you but they'll come swarming for your happiness.
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I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn't get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school. There were no job opportunities then... the only thing a black youth could aspire to be was a bellboy or a pullman or an elevator operator, or, maybe, a teacher. There was a time when all we had was black baseball.
