Lewis Black Quotes

The kids say golf taught them this and that. I get it with the military: A guy joins the military because he needs discipline and has to find himself. But don't tell me, 'Golf helps you find yourself.' I've been playing my whole life, and I'm still looking for myself.

Lewis Black

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LifeMyselfDisciplineYourselfMe

There are so many reasons to mark the passing of the great Joe Cocker - as many songs as he wrote, recorded and performed in his remarkable concerts. For me, Cocker was also the only performer who successfully covered and even improved on The Beatles.

Andrew Rosenthal

GreatMeMarkBeatlesOnlyConcerts

Your most precious possession is not your financial assets. Your most precious possession is the people you have working there, and what they carry around in their heads, and their ability to work together.

Robert Reich

WorkTogetherPeopleFinancialYou

I love men's coats, especially because they're so large and they give plenty of room; the man's coat remains one of my favorite classics.

Jeanne Damas

LoveMenManRoomCoatGive

Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the writer and is the sum of his or her world.

Jeanette Winterson

WorkLoveWorldBookBodyHer

One of the great things and one of the horrible things about the American character is this extraordinary optimism and arrogance that everything will continue to be great and keep looking up.

John Wells

CharacterGreatOptimismLooking

We need sobriety, rationality, and civility in the discussions on the regulation of financial institutions so that the banks can return in a robust manner to their central role in funding the economy.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

FinancialCivilitySobrietyNeed

Years ago, children helped my brother search for his lost ball at Jackson Park Golf Course in Chicago - and even offered to sell it back to him on the next tee. That entrepreneurial spirit, on the site of the 1893 World's Fair - which introduced Cracker Jacks to the United States - exemplifies America, to say nothing of American public golf.

Steve Rushin

ChildrenBrotherWorldSearchGolf

I firmly believe that there is a God. I firmly believe that there is a Heaven. And I firmly believe that if you go there, it's gonna be great.

Tommy Lasorda

GodGreatBelieveYouHeavenGo

Writing and thinking is not economically sustainable.

Jaron Lanier

WritingThinkingSustainable

Tell-all books are boring.

Clarence Clemons

BoringBooks

We must give Oklahoma families the opportunity to thrive and prosper. We must give all Oklahomans the tools necessary to pursue the American dream. And then, we must get out of the way.

Brad Henry

OpportunityAmerican DreamToolsWay

In short, you can't let the deadline define the mission. The mission has to define the duration.

Richard Holbrooke

ShortMissionYouDeadlineDefine

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