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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Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal.
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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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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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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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Tiananmen Square in early 1989 attracted many dreamers like Ma Jian, who returned from Hong Kong to a one-room shack in Beijing in order to join the student protests.
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Personally, I liked Admiral Kelso very much. I believe that he served his country with distinction.
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I grew up in a suburb of Ohio, in a small town, and I resonated with that small-town feeling where everybody knows your business.
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It's very simple, I just tell my sad story, and people weep.
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As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.
