John S. Middleton Quotes

The only reason professional sports teams - I shouldn't say the only reason, but the most important reason professional sports teams exist - is to win. And if you're not aiming to win, then you really don't belong owning a sports team, in my opinion. So you've got to be moving there.

John S. Middleton

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You get a chance like that maybe once in your lifetime, and you are lucky to sustain it over that period of time. It doesn't mean to say that whatever I do in the future has no substance to it - I may present some new material I've got, and there are definitely new angles of doing it - but I'm not looking to recreate another Led Zeppelin.

Jimmy Page

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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

Menander

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I don't need to go onto Facebook and pretend to have friends I've never even met. To my mind, that kind of destroys the meaning of the word 'friend.' I take exception to that. Because I value and respect friendship.

Stefanie Powers

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I was influenced by big, strong voices - writers like Elizabeth Bowen, Virginia Woolf, Jane Bowles; gay writers like Ed White, Michael Cunningham, Allen Hollinghurst; and contemporary lesbian writers, like Dorothy Allison.

Stacey D'Erasmo

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It has very little to do with my work, but if your image is not sexy enough, people won't listen. It's part of the game.

Sting

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As an artist, it is great to be able to market yourself to people who don't know you, and people who do.

Tony Yayo

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I'd rather work than not.

Tommy Bolin

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Most of my cousins are boys, so I'm used to being around boys.

Michelle Ryan

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Europe can't rely on a Trump-led U.S. for its defence. But, at the same time, it should recognise that the cold war is over - however unwilling to acknowledge it America's industrial-military complex may be.

Joseph Stiglitz

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I don't think parents can protect their kids in this media-nut culture.

Dick Van Dyke

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If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything.

Brene Brown

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It's great that ballroom dancing is being recognised. For many years ballroom dancers were misunderstood and other dance forms didn't want anything to do with us.

Anton du Beke

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