Monte Irvin Quotes

The reason we had an all-black outfield in '51 is Don Mueller got hurt, so Hank Thompson was a legitimate replacement. So what? People talk about, 'You're the first to do this. You're the first to do that.' Don't dwell on race all the time.

Monte Irvin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimePeopleHurtYouRaceTalk

When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.

Michael Ende

LivePowerBetterYouHumanSee

Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it.

Steve Buscemi

CharacterYouSeeingPersonBring

I'm 47 years old. I couldn't compete with Beyonce. I'm not competing with anyone. I've already established myself as an artist. I've been in this business for 30 years. There's no reason for me to compete with anyone.

Stephanie Mills

BusinessMyselfMeArtistReason

It's easy to get lost in the shuffle, and just enticing people to hear the music for free doesn't mean that much when everyone else is essentially doing the same thing on MySpace, or wherever.

Trent Reznor

MusicPeopleFreeDoingEasyLost

We were constantly traveling between Malaysia and Singapore, which is connected by a bridge at the southernmost end of Malaysia. In fact, when I was a child, I had to go between countries twice a day to go to school, because I was living in Malaysia at the time but attending primary school in Singapore.

Ronny Chieng

TimeDaySchoolChildBridgeEnd

I think it's really, really important to grow the consensus and to realize that there is always some value that can be shared with another American, on any issue. Starting from those points of common belief and shared values is very, I think, important to forging the consensus that allows these issues to more forward.

Martin O'Malley

ValueForwardThinkGrowAmerican

Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.

Livy

GreatMomentLuckControlJudgment

The family you were raised in, the time period you were born in, and the part of the country you're in absolutely shape your view on sex, which shapes a huge part of anybody's personality.

Lizzy Caplan

FamilyTimePersonalityViewYou

I think nobody can block me. Nobody can stop me.

Jason Pierre-Paul

MeThinkStopNobodyBlockI Think

I've always got a home in England. My family and friends are there. It's a place I hold very close to me.

Jason Statham

FamilyHomeMeFriendsPlaceAlways

Simplicity is not an objective in art, but one achieves simplicity despite one's self by entering into the real sense of things.

Constantin Brancusi

ArtSimplicitySelfRealThings

The battle between two men over a girl is the same as the fight for two men over a piece of land. It is all about desire. There is no difference between a love triangle and the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Bruno Dumont

LoveGirlMenFightConflictBattle

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