Dan Monson Quotes
Every team begins the year with the goal of going to the NCAA tournament. And until somebody takes that dream away - and says, 'OK, we need those uniforms back tomorrow. We'll meet tomorrow for our end-of-the-year meeting' - you still pursue those dreams.
Quotes to Explore
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I have a great team at WME.
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Surreal fiction is a sophisticated art form. Events happen divorced from conventional logic, as events in a dream may happen. But unlike dreams, everything in the story contributes to an overall coherent point, impression or emotion.
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The first 'D' is to dream: dream big - not for yourself, but for the country and for the world. The second 'D' is to discover: discover your full potential and the opportunities that surround you; and the third 'D' is to do. 'Do' means to act on your dreams and make best use of the opportunities you have discovered.
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My father is a very successful man in the corporate world, and I am his only son. He had certain dreams for me. I was scared to tell him that I wanted to be an actor.
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I just want to be myself and go for my own dreams and goals.
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It was the best job I ever had. I just left because my whole team was leaving and the new guys were coming.
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I tried to go out for theater or theater arts, but I was too scared or too intimidated. But I had a lot of friends on the cross country team that had great senses of humor.
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I want a brood, you know. I'd like to have a little soccer team and a minivan and all that stuff.
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Californians are blessed with the remarkable leadership of Gov. Jerry Brown, who... has led our state to firm fiscal footing and brought us to the enviable position of dreaming - and achieving - big dreams again.
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The team is in great shape, the coaching staff, the front office. Just things feel really good chemistry-wise across the board.
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If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team's strength. But a rank turner might backfire.
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I can remember 1987 when I had my first amateur fight in Michigan, weighing 64lb. I was 10 years old. I was the youngest and smallest guy on my team. I can remember what I ate. There was this restaurant called Ponderosa, and my dad made me eat a steak. I was happy. It was a first round knockout. I slept with my trophy for two weeks.
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I've been on a team that won the world championship of barbecue. But barbecue's interesting, because it's one of these cult foods like chili, or bouillabaisse. Various parts of the world will have a cult food that people get enormously attached to - there's tremendous traditions; there's secrecy.
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My goal is to bridge the gap between social media and traditional media.
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Discussion is just a tool. You have to aim; the final goal must be a decision.
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I used to teach improv courses in Amsterdam where we would do team-building exercises, and they can go south very quickly.
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As soon as I accomplish one goal, I replace it with another one. I try not to get too far ahead of myself. I just say to myself, 'All right, well, I'd like to headline a tour,' and then when I get there, we'll see what my next goal is.
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If I could sew comedy and philosophy together, then I've done a good job. The primary goal is always going to be laughs and the secondary goal is always going to be saying something without it being a lecture.
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When people first started watching UFC, it seemed like a no-holds barred event... early on it looked like all the fighters were crazy. Actually, there are a lot of techniques, and the reality shows have let people see the fighters behind the scenes.
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The French, the Italians, the Germans, the Spanish and the English have spent centuries killing each other.
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Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt.
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I don't think there's ever a right time to have kids. I'm actually pretty glad it's happened quite young.
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Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it.
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Every team begins the year with the goal of going to the NCAA tournament. And until somebody takes that dream away - and says, 'OK, we need those uniforms back tomorrow. We'll meet tomorrow for our end-of-the-year meeting' - you still pursue those dreams.
