Monte Irvin Quotes

It was in 1942 and I flew from St. Louis to Mexico City. I had just gotten married and we were on our honeymoon. I hit .397 and led the Mexican League with 20 home runs and was named the MVP of the league. It's when I realized I could compete with anyone at any level.

Monte Irvin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 25, 1919 - January 11, 2016

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The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I don't know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince.

Jodie Foster

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How do we get a pantomime cow on set. Jeez, the rigours of satire.

Mel Smith

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When you first saw 'The Truman Show,' did anyone else walk around for the next week not picking your nose just in case?

Anna Kendrick

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My ideal beach house has bookshelves full of paperbacks that can tolerate a little sand, a DVD library that includes some Disney classics for the little ones, board games, and jigsaw puzzles. At least one big flatscreen television is a must.

Mary Kay Andrews

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I think that's the point of what we all should all be doing: trying to make the impossible possible.

Mary Lou Jepsen

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I never focus on trying to beat somebody.

Michelle Carter

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I've always liked food, and I've always been interested in cooking and stuff like that.

Luke Pasqualino

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I'm a huge Marvel Comics fan, and I'm a huge 'Wolverine' fan, I like the 'X-Men' comic book.

Jason David Frank

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Art's power of persuasion resides in the small personal details of one's own story, and if it weren't for my struggle with dyslexia, I doubt I'd ever have become a writer or known how to teach others to write.

Philip Schultz

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It's really about if you do the work. Work hard; your results will speak for themselves.

Payal Kadakia

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The early bird gets the worm. The early worm... gets eaten.

Norman Ralph Augustine

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There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay.

Richard Attenborough

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