Douglas Brunt Quotes

I did interviews with tennis greats, like James Blake and John Isner. I also interviewed tennis pros who aren't well - known but who made all the same sacrifices but had just a little spark of a professional career and are now still orbiting the sport, either as a teaching pro or a coach.

Douglas Brunt

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SparkCareerProfessionalNowTennis

I do think comedy needs to be a living thing, but I think without a great script and fully realized characters, you cannot keep it living. Otherwise, it just becomes long and rambling, indulgent. So I think you need both, frankly.

Melissa McCarthy

GreatThinkComedyLongYouLiving

This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief.

John Howard

PersonBeliefBeyondBecauseJust

I wanted to play football all my life, and when I got accepted to Florida State, it was academically - it wasn't for any kind of scholarship. I kind of sat down and said, 'I'm not going to make it to the NFL. I'm not the size nor the skill.'

Matt Cohen

LifeFootballMy LifeDownPlay

As a kid, I always had my nose buried in the side of a cereal box.

Steve Rushin

KidAlwaysBoxSideNoseCereal

I didn't really get any rigorous background in film history.

Joshua Oppenheimer

HistoryFilmGetBackgroundReally

It strikes me as weird that a 25 year old man would even find a 16 year old attractive.

Joss Stone

ManMeWeirdOld ManYearFind

Led Zeppelin was pretty much what made me pick up drum sticks.

Jon Fishman

MeDrumUpPrettyLed ZeppelinMade

The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.

Douglas MacArthur

BestYourselfLuckYouMake

Profit per se is not my motive.

Chris Hughes

ProfitMotivePer

There is no moment where you can rest and think: 'Wonderful, I have that job now. I'm going to spend five years here.' There's a constant judgment on your work that's very strongly related to what you are.

Clemence Poesy

WorkMomentJobRestThinkYou

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

Aung San Suu Kyi

FearPowerLosingPower CorruptsWho

I've always wanted to be sure my parents approve of what I do.

Ashley Tisdale

ParentsAlwaysSureWantedApprove

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