Bob Uecker Quotes

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.

Bob Uecker

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PeopleThinkYearPlayWayAbility

All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.

John Gunther

HappinessBreakfastDependsLeisurely

I've been interested in music since I was a teenager, always writing songs.

Jeff Bridges

MusicWritingAlwaysBeenInterested

When I was much younger, I realized that when I was handling something very large, and I was on my own doing that, that my breathing rate would increase, and that would affect my ability to think as well as I normally would. So when that starts happening, I slow down.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

ThinkSlowDoingDownMy OwnOwn

My biographers... would like to have my time at the court almost complete before they finish the book. We decided... to flip the order.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

TimeBookFinishOrderComplete

I live a very low-key life.

Martin Yan

LifeLiveLow-KeyVery

I think I've spent so much time playing characters that are so far away from me and learning how to technically build and how to technically put something on top of you.

Josh Lucas

LearningTimeMeThinkYouFar Away

Nothing was easy for us coming up. But we were rich in family.

Johnny Van Zant

FamilyRichEasyNothingComingUp

I came second in a 1,500-metre running race at school. I knew I couldn't have come first, so second was my version of first.

Chet Faker

SchoolRaceFirstComeKnewSecond

The power suit is over.

Christina Binkley

PowerOverSuit

I think explicit love scenes are a turn off unless it's the kind you read with one hand.

Colleen McCullough

LoveThinkYouKindHandTurn

I said that when I looked at photographs of the firefighters who went into the Twin Towers, their faces looked to me like Irish faces. I hadn't yet learnt how careful outsiders have to be when talking about race in America, and I'd put my foot in it. Someone stood up and said aggressively, 'What do you mean by Irish faces?'

Colm Toibin

MeAmericaSomeoneTalkingYouSaid

The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the average jazz label and suggest a record and they want to know which standards you're going to play. I'm saying let's break the formula.

Branford Marsalis

MeSayingYouPlayKnowJazz

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