Edgerrin James Quotes
I want to make my mark in the NFL. This is the highest level, and this is where it goes down in history.
Quotes to Explore
-
The difference between eccentricity and originality in historical studies is often difficult to detect at first encounter. When a radically new interpretation of a large segment of history makes its appearance, time is needed to sift the evidence.
-
In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.
-
I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard the whistle of a hostile bullet. I pity them and the nation dependent on such for its existence. I am thankful, however that, though such people make a great noise, the masses are not like them.
-
There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
-
I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A.
-
I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
-
The P2P marketplace extends into other markets where individuals are monetizing underutilized assets. Lodging is one example. Instead of finding a hotel room, in the sharing economy you can rent a spare room from a local resident.
-
At the simplest level, economics can better show us the consequences of our actions. Less simple are cases in which we don't have the knowledge to predict the full consequences. Global warming and climate change are examples.
-
For a writer, published works are like fallen flowers, but the expected new work is like a calyx waiting to blossom.
-
I was excited by the idea of playing a Nazi.
-
I was 16 and did a play at school. I was a rather good student... And then I did a play when I was 16 and completely lost all my concentration for academics.
-
Every day, you're only as good as your last show.
-
People crushed by laws, have no hope but to evade power. If the laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to the law; and those who have most to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous.
-
There is a figure that is adored, but I'd question very strongly that it's me.
-
The Bush tax cuts, they ought to be made permanent in my mind so there is certainty out there.
-
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
-
I've been playing piano my whole life, but I'd never tried to understand how compositions are made, really. Try to imagine if you'd loved paintings your whole life but had never painted one. My aspiration now is just to understand.
-
Time is a waste of money.
-
Μήτ᾽ ἀνάρχετον βίονμήτε δεσποτούμενοναἰνέσῃς.παντὶ μέσῳ τὸ κράτοςθεὸς ὤπασεν.
-
I'm not for one second condoning the actions of terrorists at all, but I do think there's a kind of terrorism that the media carries out on its own citizens, certainly in this country - and it's fear.
-
Who would you rather be with: someone with more alternatives or someone with fewer?
-
That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up.
-
The world in the '90s had seemed somewhat stable. There was talk of the end of history, a calm consensus around where we were all going. Consumer capitalism with some sort of social conscience. Then 9/11 happened, and that illusion was blown out of the water.
-
I want to make my mark in the NFL. This is the highest level, and this is where it goes down in history.
