Craig Brown Quotes
Like the periwig and the bowler hat, the plus-four and the bow-tie, the blazer is on the way out, and those who persist in wearing it do so with a smattering of self-consciousness, a touch of obstinacy, even a pinch of camp.
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You don't just throw the ball - you propel it.
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Passive violence can be as simple as someone honking their horn at you for not turning fast enough when the light changes. And it can be highly complex, like when your co-worker undermines all of your work relationships by spreading rumors and lies about you. That's how passive violence rolls.
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Art is that which comes to a man, and stands between himself and an implacable witness: the work.
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If you never know hardship, you can't really support people around you.
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If we're talking about guys who set the tone, you've got to go way back. But if we're talking about guys who made it possible for guys like A.J. Styles, Shawn Michaels kind of opened that door, along with Daniel Bryan.
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I know now that what countries do at summits has the power to help girls in Pakistan, Nigeria or Afghanistan.
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Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.
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We're living in a world where Google beats Gallup.
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When all is said and done the only thing you'll have left is your character.
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Almost all of us growing up have played baseball on some level. It has an inside track with people. It has a unifying effect.
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I don't keep secrets from my parents, really; it's pretty open.
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I never thought of myself as a comedian. That is a label – make me laugh. I want to make you think.
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I hope by the time I'm 30 to have a husband and maybe a baby.
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Obviously you have to have rhythm. If you have rhythm, then you can play anything you need. If you have rhythm and you love music, then play and play and play until you get to where you want to get. If you can pay the rent, great. If you can't, then you'd better be having fun.
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You can't jump from little things to big things. It just takes time and patience.
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In July, 1892, fate suddenly granted me financial independence.
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It's hard to connect to these superheroes that are completely out of this world. But Spider-Man is first and foremost Peter Parker, who we can all relate to.
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I don't know if I feel like an outsider or an insider; I just feel like I always did. I don't have one of those stories where I felt like no one understood me.
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The number-one job of the hedge-fund manager is not to make sure that you can retire with a smile on your face - it's for him to retire with a smile on his face.
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Not to excuse myself, but when you have people right in front of you denying your very presence like that, then see if you don't doubt whether you actually exist. I look at my hands half expecting to see clear through them.
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I hate canceling anything, I'm 'the show must go on' mentality. If you can crawl, you can take the stage.
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All I know is that as an audience member, I am less and less inclined to go to the theater.
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Like the periwig and the bowler hat, the plus-four and the bow-tie, the blazer is on the way out, and those who persist in wearing it do so with a smattering of self-consciousness, a touch of obstinacy, even a pinch of camp.
