Avery Brundage Quotes
For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art.
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Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles of that democracy which is ever on the lips of its members, and which, I hope, is in their hearts, as I know and feel it is in mine, and mean it shall be in my conduct.
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We were talking about how old quarterbacks can't throw before 10 am... Practice starts too early for us. Wake me up in the middle of the night and I can throw. I can throw anytime.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.
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I am a member of the London Library, and on almost every single job I do, there is some benefit to be had in going there and pulling two or three books off the shelves.
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I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.
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I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk.
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My first audition was for a commercial for the lottery. I didn't get it, so I hate the lottery.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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I have been known to hang out and party back in the day. I had a weekend that lasted a few years.
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I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both.
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I moved on from dice baseball to 'MLB: The Show' on PlayStation.
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If you're governor of a state, and you have nothing to say when the president attacks the people that you represent, you are complicit.
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Anti-Semitism is extremely common.
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I kind of always took it for granted the fact that my parents were Olympic medalists.
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Nothing is taken lightly in 'The Hunger Games.'
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As an actor, I think you should always disappear a little. I act in order to lose myself.
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Writing is always a restorative process. It's like paddling a kayak. When you're writing, you can't do anything else. You're in the space you're in. So, in that way, it's enormously centering and restorative.
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Political leaders are expert at saying nothing.
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The people I admire are Tim Buckley and John Martyn - singers that grew into themselves and were honest. John Martyn is one of the great soul singers because soul is not a genre; it's a feeling.
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When I received the news of the Nobel Peace Award, I could not believe it. I told my father, 'I think they have the wrong name, Dad. Please, can you talk to this man on the phone? I'm busy cooking!'
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Tremendous changes are taking place in our country, eradicating the concept of second-class citizenship.
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I'm really inspired by stories I didn't know about.
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For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art.
