Avery Brundage Quotes
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I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was his own aphorism, and I think it's the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject.
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Timidity does not inspire bold acts.
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My dad always said, 'Don't worry what people think, because you can't change it.'
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There's nothing unnatural in creation.
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Sydney's beautiful, the weather's great, and the air's fresh and clean, but it doesn't have the scene and the amount of likeminded people. At home, things are very comfortable, but I feel like putting myself out there a bit.
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It was all devastating. I'd never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I didn't know where to put it in my life. I was very young then. Buddy taught me so much in such a short time.
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Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
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There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums.
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My goal when I make my show is to make a show for women. I don't make a show for men.
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I don't think I'm a follower, frankly.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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Retiring is the easy way out.
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The best people to provide valuable information about any society are the children of that society who belong to its culture and are part of its collective conscience.
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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
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I'm into menswear slacks that are comfortable.
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
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The thing that I think a lot of guys need to know how to do is not take your mother's advice about honesty being the best policy. Listen to your cool, drunk uncle who tells you to lie. Those are the relationships that last.
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It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.
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Sometimes, if the people in your life really drag you down, you need to stop spending time with them.
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I've always had the impression that real militants are like cleaning women, doing a thankless, daily but necessary job.
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I've always been fascinated by chefs and the worlds of chefs - what they do is incredibly cinematic.
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Prohibition didn't work in the Garden of Eden. Adam ate the apple.
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If I didn't have my profession, I think I would be sitting in a nuthouse. But I have been unceasingly at work, and this has been very healthy for me. So I had no need for therapy.
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As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.
