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Jim Brown Quotes

I played basketball, and I loved it. But I never thought of it seriously as being a professional.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Basketball Thought Loved Professional

First time I ever sang was in a contest in Louisiana when I was 9. And I won yodeling.

Jessie James Decker

Time First Time First Louisiana Won

There's a very small group of elite actresses who are my age, who people want to work with. It's not easy to get a good job with good actors.

Work Good Age Job People Small

Reading while I'm writing ideally inspires my competitive side. When I read great writers, I want to be a better writer.

Great Writing Reading Better Want

I was the youngest of my entire family so you are tap-dancing to try to get the attention of your older cousins. I really hit my social stride in 6th grade, but before that I was a pretty big dork. You learn how to be amusing and how to work for it.

Work Family Learn Attention You Try

The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.

Greater Message Penalty Sent

Awards were made in Hollywood, in whatever the time it was created. They're to promote each other's movies. You give me an award, I give you an award and people will believe that we are great movies and they'll go to see them. It's still the same.

Great Time People Me Believe Award

I think every parent knows that, like, boys and girls are different. And we just don't take that into account in schools on those things like required reading lists. 'Cause that was my experience, say, with my son, who had to read 'Little House on the Prairie' when he was in third grade.

Son Experience Reading Think Parent

I'm fascinated by diamonds. When I put diamonds on, my hands start to shake.

Start Diamonds Hands Shake Put

I'm my best billboard.

Sexy You Want Other Some Nights

Shy is the oyster, fervent is the clam, peaceful is the ocean floor rocked by the sands of time.

Time Ocean Peaceful Shy Oyster

I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.

Best I Am Wind Boat Doing Dark

In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.

Long Kind Run Spirit Gentle Weapon

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