Eli Wallach Quotes
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Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And those are the two things that keep a ballplayer in business.
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Gee I don't know, I just want to get home.
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Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.
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I'm a great supporter of women who take risks and don't make victimhood into an art. It's not good for women, and it's not good for men. Too many men put all their emotional eggs in one basket - a woman's basket.
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When you read a comic book, there's a space between what's happening on the panel and what you have to literally see in your mind. That's not true of movies, where you see everything.
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Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.
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They're not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army – thousands of guys have done that. They're shooting me for bread I stole when I was 12 years old.
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L.A.'s not a good place to grow old.
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No more turkey, but I'd like some more of the bread it ate.
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I love trying new restaurants.
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If it seems like you are playing around and not practicing, that's when you know you really love it.
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I have to work really hard to get the record deal - I have to spend years at it to get good. I have to practice to be good at guitar.
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A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.
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You've gotta know what death is to know life!
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To craftsmanship we shall add statesmanship in the capitol of peace.
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I have a personal trainer. But I tried boxing; I tried ballet. I tried everything to see what works best for my body.
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The unique thing about our country is that we have Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, and people of all other religions. We have temples and mosques, gurdwaras and churches. But we do not bring all this into politics... This is the difference between India and Pakistan.
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If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.
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I would like to end world hunger and create world peace, stop corruption, stop drugs getting to kids.
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In my eyes Marlantes has become the pre-eminent literary voice on war of our generation. He is a natural storyteller and a deeply profound thinker who not only illuminates war for civilians, but also offers a kind of spiritual guidance to vets themselves. As this generation of warriors comes home, they will be enormously helped by what Marlantes has written. I’m sure he will literally save lives.
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I sleep seven hours. If I go to bed at two, I wake up at nine. If I go to bed at midnight, I wake up at seven. I don't wake up before - the house can fall apart, but I sleep for seven hours.
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I've worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda.
