Jim Brown Quotes

There's a trend toward anti-heroes now, and I think it goes back to guys like Bogart and Cagney. They seemed to have no compassion, and they were always alone.

Jim Brown

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 17, 1936

Topics

AloneCompassionThinkBackNow

Playing in front of an audience was just such a turn-on for me, and you have 200 people in the audience and it's like doing live theater. And filming something that goes to millions of people several weeks later, it's an interesting dynamic.

Jenna Elfman

LivePeopleMeInterestingDoing

If there's a silence in a room I'll try to fill it as soon as humanly possible.

Matthew Perry

SilencePossibleTryRoomSoonFill

I thought I'd give myself 10 years as an entertainment journalist and build up so much clout that there was no way Hollywood could ignore me when I started delivering scripts. Little did I know they were very good at ignoring it.

Rod Lurie

GoodMyselfMeThoughtIgnoreKnow

One mistake with beginners in writing is, that they think it important to spin out something long. It is a great deal better not to write more than a page or two, unless you have something to say, and can write it correctly.

Lucy Larcom

GreatMistakeWritingThinkBetter

People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep your feet warm.

Denis Diderot

HateDeathPeopleWorldFeetWarm

My career is just kind of crazy.

David Spade

CrazyCareerKindJustJust Kind

You've got to give something back. You can't just sit there.

Prince Harry

YouBackSitSomethingGiveJust

I can have my day carefully planned, but if someone wakes up with a cough or a sniffle, then everything changes. Thinking quickly and adapting without grumbling are essential skills to learn, in my opinion.

Susanna Kearsley

DayOpinionThinkingLearnSomeone

Given a chance, I would love to romance Tabu. I wouldn't mind doing a film with Manisha Koirala, either. Or Madhuri Dixit.

Sushant Singh Rajput

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In the strange heat all litigation brings to bear on things, the very process of litigation fosters the most profound misunderstandings in the world.

Renata Adler

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No-one works for money alone and tapping into what people want from their careers and what they have to offer is essential.

Ricardo Semler

AloneMoneyPeopleWantOfferWorks

My dad is the type of person that says yes to life, and to the adventures it throws at you. Because of that, he never forced me into a particular career, or had wild expectations for me; his concern was simply that I was fulfilled and happy.

MyAnna Buring

LifeHappyMeExpectationsYouWild

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