Brent Metcalf Quotes
I don't want to give my opponent the satisfaction of watching me celebrate, which would make it look like a big deal that I beat him.
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The truth is, I just don't have the drive to be the prettiest and the thinnest. I can be happy for other people for their beauty.
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It's funny, I remember doing the Johnny Carson show, and, uh, I couldn't afford my rent.
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What I want is to respond to the challenge posed by the mass media - to permit the novel to say what can only be said by narrative - to allow it to be itself.
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Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
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Race, redemption and healing - that's my thing.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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'In Memoriam' has been my companion for all my grownup life.
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Whatever we put our attention on will grow stronger in our life.
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I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time.
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At first the English were very surprised by our disregarding the Hague Convention. But from 1916 onward they used at least as much poison as we did.
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One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.
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After some reflection I have decided that while I am the president of Ecuador, I will not attend any Summit of the Americas until it begins to make the decisions required.
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I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
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I like what we've got at quarterback. I like our depth there. You know, we'll see.
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The content of most textbooks is perishable, but the tools of self-directedness serve one well over time.
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The answer is, of course, to simplify, to prioritize, and in some cases, to use a well-known phrase, "Just say no!" But actually doing it may prove to be one of the real challenges in our complicated, overheated lives.
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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I never had any frustration about writing uncredited. I always felt that the satisfaction of doing it was in the doing of it, really, and getting recognised by the small number of people that know what you did.
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Ultimately, we want it to turn into a long-term deal. That was expressed from both sides. He wants to end his career here.
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There’s no better feeling than winning when you’re up against it. More than anything I can’t wait to get back in the dressing room and celebrate with the rest of the boys.
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I don't want to give my opponent the satisfaction of watching me celebrate, which would make it look like a big deal that I beat him.
