Gary Bettman Quotes
I believe, certainly in the NHL, a player who can help a team win because he can contribute on the ice is going to be coveted whatever his beliefs may be or whoever he may be. That goes to national origin, religious beliefs, or sexuality.
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Music is always there, but if you're asking me my first love, it's film.
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There are hours when I must force the novel out of my mind and be interested in the children.
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For decades, NRDC has created and supported policies that will ultimately end our reliance on fossil fuels.
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What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.
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The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.
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And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.
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I freakin' hate Twitter, man. I honestly don't understand the purpose of it.
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Everybody likes money. I like money. I need money to survive. But I don't love money. Money is not my god.
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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I've worked with lots of musicians - like Tina Turner - and I love when they go in front of the fitting mirror and do their thing, pose, dance. I love that moment!
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Being in a wheelchair for 30 years. I'm not whining about it because I don't dwell on things I can't do anything about, you know. I never really think about until somebody mentions it. I did take a bullet.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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I'm sure my father had more to do with my career than I would like to give him credit for. I would love to think it was all me!
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I played softball for a few years growing up. Both my brothers played baseball.
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I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context.
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Many people love in themselves what they hate in others.
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Everything in nature is not just a straight up. It's an S-curve. It arises for a while until it hits some physical limitation, and then it plateaus again.
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I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.'
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I used to hate reading my old work, but now I'm rather fond of it. I quite like going through it in the hope of making it better.
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The least known among the virtues and also the most misunderstood is the virtue of humility. Yet, it is the very groundwork of Christianity. Humility is a grace of the soul that cannot be expressed in words and is only known by experience. It is an unspeakable treasure of God, and only can be called the gift of God. Learn, He said, not from angels, not from men, not from books; but learn from My presence, light, and action within you, that I am meek and humble of heart, and you shall find rest to your souls.
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I have personally seen Ted Cruz stand up and fight on the issues that matter the most to conservatives, even when it wasn't popular in Congress.
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A 501(c)3 can't lobby. A 501(c)3 can't invest in a company or build an industry. It may be that the only way to deal with climate change is to create an industry or build companies.
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I am a bit difficult to be around sometimes. I can be stubborn on a lot of things, and I'm set, but I can also adapt in a conflict situation and don't hold on to an ego. I end up seeing the larger good and adapt to it, provided it benefits me. I may come across as a cold person, but I am extremely sentimental.
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I believe, certainly in the NHL, a player who can help a team win because he can contribute on the ice is going to be coveted whatever his beliefs may be or whoever he may be. That goes to national origin, religious beliefs, or sexuality.
