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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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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These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new religion a long time back and the media has taken over.
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Inspiration is the key to everything.
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I know where I am headed and how will I evolve. There's nothing stopping you. I don't have a family background on films, and I will need to work for it.
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I'd like to be an actress when I'm older. I sometimes do improv. I used to do it with my dad.
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Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man before you know it.
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Be prepared for negative responses sometimes. It doesn't have anything to do with you. It's just sometimes you're not the right look, or you're not really what they were envisioning.
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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.
