Alistair Cooke Quotes
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The advantage doesn't come because you can run more than someone over 90 minutes. The advantage comes when, in the tenth minute, I'm sprinting back and making another guy chase me. By the end of the game, that guy's worn down, but I can still keep going at the same pace.
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I'm usually late to the game on shows and watch them after they've aired. But I love 'House of Cards,' 'The Killing,' 'Orange Is the New Black,' loved 'True Detective,' and 'Arrested Development' when it was on. Also 'The Wire,' though I was way late to the game on that.
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Realize that the game of life is the game of, to some extent, being taken advantage of by people who make a science of it. Whether they are in government or personal life or in business, they're everywhere.
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The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
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Whether I'm hitting .100 or .300, I have resolved to at least enjoy every game.
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Crossword puzzles, Sudoku... I'm good at all those things. It's not daily, but I'll do stuff on the airplane. I love playing chess. It's my favorite game.
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Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.
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Mr. Trump, Americans can't afford, and don't want, to worry about the latest lawsuit filed against their president. And you're not immune from these suits once you enter the Oval Office. Anything you've done before taking office is fair game.
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Guys try to take you out of the game if they know they can. So especially if you've got a playmaker, guys on the defense would do that.
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'Game of Thrones' focuses on what's real.
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If I'm going to wind up playing left, I want to be the best left fielder in the game. I'll work to be that.
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My favorite moment was in Game 6 when Bill Walton tapped a missed Sixers shot toward the backcourt and Johnny Davis ran it down as the clock expired. We were NBA champions!
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Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.
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Sometimes, when you watch people play a video game, they seem lost in this wormhole, or in a trance.
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My mom lived by herself with two kids. Sacrifice was the name of the game at our house.
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They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.
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I know as soon as a game is finished if I have done well. I don't need people to tell me. I want to achieve perfection.
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I know that there's a god because I was able to survive everything that I've been through - all of the tough times - and I'm still at the top of my game.
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The Socratic manner is not a game at which two can play.
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Why can't I just eat my waffle?
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It's amazing what a spray-on tan will do.
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My first performance was in AP Calculus when they forced me up into the front of the classroom and made me sing a song, which was really scary, but it was fun.
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The reality is, this is a very different world than where we were even six months ago.
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These humiliations are the essence of the game.
