Art Alexakis Quotes

If you can't say it in three minutes, I don't want to know about it.

Art Alexakis

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My mother, Nancy Dickerson, was a reporter for CBS and NBC and the first female star of television news; my father, Wyatt Dickerson, was a successful businessman. Their parties, from the '60s to the '80s, attracted cabinet officials, movie stars, and presidents.

John Dickerson

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When I was 25, if you'd have said I was going to be a commentator, that would seem like, 'Oh, my God. That's a huge step down.'

John McEnroe

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I was appalled and shocked that Bush used the State of the Union to attack same-sex marriages and indicated that he would support a constitutional amendment.

Jean O'Leary

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I grew up playing football and baseball.

Amar'e Stoudemire

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Romance can end, but I don't think art really ends, as romantic as that might sound.

Stew

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A roast is really an honor. If they picked me to be roasted, I'd be the most flattered I'd be in my life. If I could pick some people to roast, I'd pick my heroes, Don Rickles and Howard Stern. Those are the people I'd like to give some honor to.

Lisa Lampanelli

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My kids completely understand that I may be on a huge show or in a big movie, but most of the time, they are not terribly impressed.

Jason Winston George

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People always ask me for my secret. There isn't one. You've just got to keep a level head and stay away from greed, which is the worst thing that can happen to a successful person.

Dennis Washington

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Hey, I'm just looking for an excuse to retire so I can play summer league baseball, go coach my nephews, play pickup basketball. I've always had that ability to move on to the next thing.

Doug Flutie

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When an illegal vote is cast for president, that illegal vote is also cast for a city councilman.

Chris Collins

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With the royal family, you don't want to see them as people because it takes the sheen off. They're distant; you can idealize them. But there's room to have compassion for people and see them as human beings. Just because they're royalty, it doesn't mean they don't love or feel loss or feel pain.

Claire Foy

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I never know what kind of people I'll meet just by stopping to take a photo.

Brandon Stanton

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