Jim Valvano Quotes

I'll also tell you that five hundred thousand people will die this year of cancer. And I'll also tell you that one in every four will be afflicted with this disease, and yet, somehow, we seem to have put it in a little bit of the background.

Jim Valvano

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: coach
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 10, 1946 - April 28, 1993

Topics

PeopleDieYearYouWillTell

I think the job of artists is to stir things up.

Jeremy Irons

JobThinkUpThingsArtistsI Think

Criticism is fine and conversation is fine, but the person who's criticizing should know what they're saying and whom they're criticizing.

Jennifer Egan

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My experience tells me that any time you hear people laughing on a sitcom, it's the writers who happen to be closest to the microphones - not the audience.

Steven Weber

TimeExperiencePeopleMeYouWho

Anything I shouldn't laugh at makes me laugh. I mean, I'm bad at that, when somebody is singing something terribly and I'm thinking to myself, 'If I laugh now, this is the absolute worst thing I could ever do,' and then I start laughing and I can't stop.

Simon Cowell

MyselfMeSingingStartThinking

If I body-shame a woman, it is more a reflection of me being critical of my body, me not being able to keep up to certain standards I have, and so making sure that the women around me feel the same way.

Rupi Kaur

WomenReflectionWomanMeFeelBody

And I remember looking at Gray Davis and, you know, Gray is the consummate political operative.

Mike Curb

LookingPoliticalRememberYouKnow

Oftentimes, actors don't have the luxury of picking their part. You go from one project to the next, and you hope that you find one that fits you and that you're suited for, and then they see that you're fit for it.

Michael Trucco

HopeLuxuryYouFindGoProject

I hate heights, that's the most terrifying thing for me.

Jonathan Knight

HateMeHeightsMostTerrifying

I would like to be remembered as the reporter who snuck back stage to all the off-limits shows, be it the Vatican dressing room, the Pentagon war room, or the Celtics locker room. Some curtains ought never to be pulled back; others deserve to be ripped down. When appropriate, I want to be the curtain remover.

Jonathan Franklin

WarBackDownWantDeserveNever

Each book develops a strong organic shape. And when that shape is complete, the book is complete. I don't know where the end is. I don't start at the beginning. It's like playing Tetris in my head in a very slow kind of way. All the shapes join up.

Diana Gabaldon

BeginningStartBookStrongSlow

If I'd find a dog, I'd try to find the owner, of course, but it was mine! I just can't live without them; I love them so much. I have cats, too. People call me all the time and say, 'We know of a couple of cats people don't care for,' and I say, 'Bring them!' That's it - two words. I'm always open for that.

Doris Day

DogLoveLiveTimeCatsWords

I did regret not graduating high school, but I made a point of going back and getting my GED later. It was important for my kids.

Christian Slater

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