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Anita Elberse Quotes

I spend way too much time watching television, going to sports games, going to movies. It struck me that there's an awful lot of data in the public domain for these sectors. The movie industry publishes weekly sales numbers - not many industries do.

Anita Elberse

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
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Topics

Sports Time Me Data Public Domain

Our mother was a very religious and observant Jew, our father less so. She was kind of driving the religious education, so for us it was more a burden and an obligation when we were kids at that age.

Joel Coen

Education Father Mother Age Driving

My illness is one often characterized by dramatic overspending - in my case through frenzied shopping sprees, credit card abuse, excessive hoarding of unnecessary material goods and bizarre generosity with family, friends and even strangers.

Andy Behrman

Family Generosity Shopping Credit

My biggest regret is rolling in regret. It is best to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and move on.

Andie MacDowell

Best Yourself Regret Move On Dust

Working with J. J. Abrams would be absolutely great.

Robert Picardo

Great Working Would Absolutely

I've always had a strong interest in how food is produced and in knowing where it comes from.

Mary Berry

Food Strong Knowing Always Interest

I hate to take compromises with a racing car. The more standard a car is, the more compromises you have to take.

Michael Schumacher

Car Hate Racing You More Take

I think that Canadians have an incredible reverence for authority and regard for authority, and I think one of the healthy ways that it's challenged is through questioning it, through the polite hostility of comedy.

Lorne Michaels

Think Comedy Healthy Authority

Sometimes I observe stuff I haven't been through and write about it. I used to walk my dog with these 50-year-olds, and they'd tell me stories I could use.

Jorja Smith

Dog Walk Me Sometimes Write Tell

I started cooking from watching my mom. My mother was a really, really great cook.

Coolio

Mother Great Cooking Mom Watching

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.

Winston Churchill

Government Democracy Said Worst Been

It's wonderful being out on that pitch, being able to play there, with the fans supporting us. It's hard to describe, to be honest, when the team is playing well, when the supporters are chanting and singing their songs, when they are really behind the team.

Philippe Coutinho

Team Singing Play Hard Out Fans

When I do my own books, I take it as more of my own confessional, but when I illustrate for other people, it is intriguing because I feel like I shouldn't be stepping too much into the limelight. It's like playing the piano while someone else is singing.

Peter Sis

People Singing Feel Someone Too Much