Elwood G. Norris (Woody Norris) Quotes
I became an inventor by accident. I was out of the Air Force in 1956. No, no, that's not true: I went in in 1956, came out in 1959, was working at the University of Washington, and I came up with an idea, from reading a magazine article, for a new kind of a phonograph tone arm.
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Once I turned pro, I was like,' OK, this is not fun and games now. This is me. I'm going to come, and I work on karma. I'm not going to go after somebody if I don't have a reason behind it, so as soon as there is some sort of a reason for me to do something that I need to do, then I'll do it.'
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I was a 200-pound defensive back on Saturday, but after the season, I was performing 'Lysistrata' or 'Fences.'
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I've always been one of those people – once I start something, I have to get it all out, because it gets me.
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If I am confirmed, I will commit to show Heller and the principles articulated in it the full measure of respect that is due to all constitution decisions of the court.
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Whether it is fun to go to bed with a good book depends a great deal on who's reading it.
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Gold is not overvalued at $500, and gold will not be overvalued at $1,500 or $2,000. The real money is buying gold and putting it away.
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Wrestling is a team sport, and an individual sport all rolled into one.
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Don't criticize nature, stand in awe of it.
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It is in the prime of youth that man sinks into empty phrases and grimaces. It's in this smithy that our maturity is forged.
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Music videos are like girlfriends. I'm constantly amazed on what other people doing...
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An elegant woman should be able to do her marketing without making housewives laugh. Those who laugh are always right.
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Life is a language in which certain truths are conveyed to us; if we could learn them in some other way, we should not live.
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The most dangerous thing Iraq could have ever had was a nuclear weapon. The nuclear weapon Iraq was trying to build was not deliverable by bomb or ballistic missile. It was a large, bulky device that they hoped to bury and set off to let the world know they had a nuclear weapon. They never achieved that.
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Sometimes the best part in life is an accident that goes right.
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All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.
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I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food.
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I think it's important to control your opportunities, because in the entertainment world, it's not up to you. I'm not sitting here under this naive belief that someone in Hollywood is going, "Gaffigan! What kind of a show can I build around him?" So you have to find things that can showcase your point of view.
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Character is the spiritual body of the person, and represents the individualization of vital experience, the conversion of unconscious things into self-conscious men.
