Rick Mercer Quotes

On my job I end up jumping out of planes. Last week I got in an 18-wheeler and drove down a runway onto a skid track. The week before that they put me in a car and sunk me to the bottom of a lake to see if I could escape without an oxygen tank.

Rick Mercer

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CarJobMeEndWeekLake

When I think of greatness, I think of guys like Earl Campbell and Gale Sayers and Walter Payton, and these individuals who, it's unanimous they're going to make a difference - when they're coming out of college, there's no doubt.

Jim Brown

GreatnessCollegeThinkDoubtOut

Today's merger makers are not ad people; they're building communications companies.

Jerry Della Femina

TodayPeopleBuildingMergerMakers

One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being.

May Sarton

HeroThinkHumanHuman BeingBehave

I'm not a victim.

Stacey Dash

Victim

Starbucks was founded around the experience and the environment of their stores. Starbucks was about a space with comfortable chairs, lots of power outlets, tables and desks at which we could work and the option to spend as much time in their stores as we wanted without any pressure to buy. The coffee was incidental.

Simon Sinek

WorkPowerTimeCoffeeExperience

The drug plans our seniors choose will define their health care options for years to come. If they do not make a decision and wait until the May 15 deadline passes, they will face penalties and higher prices for the drugs that they need.

Mike Fitzpatrick

HealthDecisionWaitFaceCareWill

My parents taught me to react quickly when temptation comes and to say 'No!' instantly and emphatically. I recommend that same counsel to you. Avoid temptations.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

ParentsMeYouTemptationSayReact

You can't do television shows caring whether or not the network picks you up. You can only do them enjoying the work, because if you're always on pins and needles about whether you'll be picked up, you'll lose your mind. I learned that the hard way.

Jon Cryer

WorkCaringMindYouLoseWay

Alison Krauss is definitely my favorite singer that's ever lived. I've never heard anyone like her.

Brad Paisley

NeverSingerLivedHerLikeEver

We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction.

Bob Graham

ThinkEvidenceStorageProduction

As adults, we've seen so much before that we often turn the pages of a picture book without really looking. Young children tend to look more carefully.

Anthony Browne

ChildrenLookingBookPictureLook

Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory of building suspense is still there.

Sergio Aragones

HumorBuildingShortImportantStill

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