Brander Matthews Quotes
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Actually, I had no idea what shooting hoops was or were. I thought dunking was something you did with a beignet and a cup of steaming coffee. I wasn't exactly sure what a Knick was.
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At fifty, that is in 1880, I formulated the idea of unity, without being able to render it. At sixty, I am beginning to see the possibility of rendering it.
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In all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea.
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Because my parents are Indian, everybody speaks Hindi to me, and I have no idea what they are saying.
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I have no idea when it's going to be, when I'll retire.
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I'm still not used to the idea of being the youngest circumnavigator.
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Comparing oneself with one's fellow writers is a bad idea. I would not review a fellow writer unless I had something terribly positive to say.
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The thing that intrigued me about 'Breaking Bad' from day one was the idea of taking a character and transforming him.
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My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide, and, altogether beyond his hopes, meet with the good hap to be murdered.
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I love the idea of making a movie for kids but it's got to be that, with my take on it.
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I've always been excited at the idea of performing a solo show.
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Good psychology should include all the methodological techniques, without having loyalty to one method, one idea, or one person.
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The idea of designing something that is like something else is incredibly uninteresting and boring.
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It's not so much the dressing up, but I love the idea of moving and existing in a different time.
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No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.
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As much as I love to dive into the action early, I think the hero's journey is important - the idea that the reader needs to experience the protagonist's everyday life before you turn that world upside down.
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I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world.
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I travel with a lot of clothes, which is a really bad idea because it's such a nightmare to travel. I always overpack because I like to bring things with me, and I accumulate stuff, so it piles up. I travel with everything I own.
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One of my greatest joys is when someone like your wife takes one idea or one piece of a recipe and does it her way. That's what I'm encouraging.
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If you remember only one thing I've said, remember that an idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor. If you have never made a good metaphor, then you don't know what it's all about.
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The ways of Providence cannot be reasoned out by the finite mind ... I cannot fathom them, yet seeking to know them is the most satisfying thing in all the world.
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A lot of so-called rich, according to this legislation, make $250,000. That's a lot of money, but it is not rich.
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When I have no idea, I gnaw my nails and invoke the aid of Providence.
