Merlin Olsen Quotes

Our coach was absolutely out of his head. He must have read Bear Bryant's book. We had 78 players out. The first day 35 quit. Twenty quit the second day. We ended with 17 players. It was depressing.

Merlin Olsen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 15, 1940 - March 11, 2010

Topics

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I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do.

Andrew Bogut

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The clarinet chose me more than I chose the clarinet.

Anat Cohen

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Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and the magistrate corruptible, is evil.

Maximilien Robespierre

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Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.

John Tyler

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People like me for my songwriting and production, not my singing.

Mike Posner

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I'm proud of 'Sinister' because Scott and Cargill did a great job on the movie, and I set up a framework for them to make what they wanted to make. They gave me the idea, and I figured out how to get it out into the world.

Jason Blum

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I'd rather sit at home than be a part of a popular show and be a piece of furniture.

Ashish Sharma

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While education is hugely important, the ways in which women are portrayed in their communities are equally important. Portraying women as victims keeps women in a captive space and denies them of their agency: their ability to fight back and take ownership of their situation.

Philomena Kwao

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It's hard to imagine any Muslim fessing up to their secret proclivity for Sharia law knowing they would be deported if they gave the wrong answer.

Peter Bergen

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I listen to archival and historic recordings. I love watching singers. I learned a lot from watching videos.

Renee Fleming

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As long as I can still be on my own and do my own thing and be working full time, it's great.

Marian McPartland

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You never want to do anything that you don't want your mother to see, because it will haunt you and eventually come back to bite you!

Kimora Lee Simmons

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