Alistair Petrie Quotes
I really love all sport. I watch sports when I can, but when push comes to show, I think I know it's entertainment.Alistair Petrie
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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
Oscar Wilde -
The art of creation is older than the art of killing.
Ed Koch -
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
Oscar Levant -
Koran says whoever believes in God in the last day shall be saved. It is a religion whose very name, Islam, comes from the word Shalom, which means peace. It's about establishing peace. We greet each other with peace be upon you, which the Jews do in greeting each other.
Feisal Abdul Rauf -
Fundamentally, footballers don't look around a dressing room and think, 'He's a black player... he's Japanese.' They don't think like that. They think, 'He's a good player; he can help. He's not very good.' I'm not trying to defend anyone's actions, but there are going to be isolated incidents because it's an emotive, passionate sport.
Gary Lineker -
I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang - one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
Harriet Tubman
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Wild fish are under threat of extinction because they're hunted to feed us. Yet land animals that we farm are under no threat of extinction. Shifting from hunting fish to farming fish - where the farmers have the incentive to keep their stocks healthy - could do a tremendous amount of good for wild fish.
Ramez Naam -
Piecemeal social engineering resembles physical engineering in regarding the ends as beyond the province of technology.
Karl Popper -
Revolutionaries do not make revolutions. The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and then they can pick it up.
Hannah Arendt -
I just feel I've got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what's real when it comes to AIDS.
Eric Lynn Wright -
You do the policy, I'll do the politics.
Dan Quayle -
Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
Fran Lebowitz
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There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
Kate Reardon -
The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
Kate Beckinsale -
I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
Forest Whitaker -
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
Quentin Crisp -
Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.
Immanuel Kant -
The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days.
Gabrielle Union
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It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
Ulysses S. Grant -
I didn't want to be a hero to kids; I didn't think I had that. I just wanted to be popular.
Maxwell Caulfield -
My childhood ambition was to be an Olympic swimmer like my aunt, but that died a quick death when I discovered other sports. I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part of my life.
Teddy Sears -
While the liberal media elite depict the bowler as a chubby guy with a comb-over and polyester pants, the reality is that bowling is one of the most tech-heavy sports today. Robotic pinsetters and computerized scoring were just the beginning.
Chris Hardwick -
I wasn't good at sports and I needed a way to make girls like me.
Johnny Rzeznik Goo Goo Dolls -
I really love all sport. I watch sports when I can, but when push comes to show, I think I know it's entertainment.
Alistair Petrie