Monte Irvin Quotes

For me, there was nothing like my time with the Eagles - ever. We were young, and the world was new to us. It was the happiest time of our lives. They wouldn't let us play in their big leagues, but we had this game of ours... this marvelous, blessed game... and we just went out and played it.

Monte Irvin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimeMeBlessedWorldGamePlay

I'm drawn to the figure of the ungrateful subaltern as a trope in literature. In real life, it is often dangerous to demand more.

Jenny Zhang

LifeLiteratureDangerousMoreReal

Unless I can come in in the morning and smile, walk in the lobby and say, 'Good morning!' - if I am stressed - I am not going to do a good job. Everybody is watching us. They are feeding off of our energy.

Angela Ahrendts

SmileGoodMorningWalkJobI Am

It is time to celebrate the New Black Americans - those who have sealed the Deal, who aren't beholden to liberal indulgence any more than they are to the disdain of the hard Right. It is time to praise blacks who are merely undeniable in their individuality and exemplary in their levels of achievement.

John Ridley

TimeAchievementCelebrateBlackNew

Coaches are going to adapt to whatever the rules are. The rules certainly change strategy.

Stan Van Gundy

ChangeStrategyRulesAdaptWhatever

I've had people ask me if it would have been easier to take care of your parents if you had siblings, and I think it's 50/50. I know people who have siblings, and there is a lot of acrimony because somebody always feels that they are doing more than the other person.

Roz Chast

ParentsPeopleMeThinkCareDoing

I've known Emma Watson since she was 9, we've watched each other grow up, formed this sort of brother/sister bond, and suddenly I'm leaning in to kiss her. Well, it felt completely wrong... but, you know, you try to sink into the character and divorce yourself from it. We ended up laughing hysterically afterwards.

Rupert Grint

CharacterYourselfKissBondGrow

I love Carrie Fisher, and it would be amazing to carry on her legacy.

Millie Bobby Brown

LoveAmazingLegacyCarryHerWould

Being on tour, it's really easy to stop knowing people that you want to know, because you're not sharing experiences; you're not existing in the minor moments of somebody's life.

Lucy Dacus

LifePeopleMomentsEasyYouStop

Being sober is not a struggle for me.

Josh Gordon

StruggleMeSoberBeing

Sometimes, I get ideas from dreams. Often, my stories are based on adventures that I, or my friends, have actually lived.

Brian Jacques

DreamsIdeasFriendsSometimesLived

Schools are really, really important. It gives you access to every kid in the country. It gives you a massive pool of people to see who might be talented at different sports. It allows kids to try sports. Kids can be inspired all they want, but if they can't go out and try a sport, then it's no good.

Alistair Brownlee

GoodSportsPeopleYouPoolCountry

In order to grow-up, blockchains will eventually need a lot of standards that are vendor- and solutions-agnostic. So many areas are ripe for standards developments: smart contracts, tokens, security, storage, messaging, identities, naming, record-keeping, and more.

William Mougayar

SmartSecurityWillMoreNeedOrder

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