Gerry Cooney Quotes

My father never once told me he loved me. I told him I loved him only one time - that was when he was sick. It was hard, the way he showed his love. I didn't understand what he was trying to teach me. Now I know, but it came too late for him to see it. After he was gone, I realized he was trying to strengthen my mind to make me better.

Gerry Cooney

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LoveFatherTimeMindMeSick

I write about it in the book and, you know, explain that. But that was the technicality that actually got my sentence reduced - that Alan Dershowitz used to have my sentence - it came down eventually to eight years.

Jim Bakker

BookYouDownKnowWriteExplain

I've always had a foot in everything. As a kid, I was active in sports and theater. Now, I'm learning I have to focus a bit. I'm trying to get to next projects, like writing a screenplay. Once that comes together, I could put my mind to another book - maybe a fun kids' book.

Maz Jobrani

LearningSportsFocusTogetherFun

I am actually on Facebook, but I only have one friend. It's a private account, and I have one friend. Mark Zuckerberg.

Andy Samberg

FriendI AmMarkFacebookOnlyAm

This Congress has promised all manner of border security and port security to the tune of billions of dollars... yet we have - to date - funded our promises for port security at only $900 million. That's quite a distance between what we say and what we actually do.

Solomon Ortiz

PromisesBorderSecurityDistance

Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has left it unfunded.

Sidney Blumenthal

EducationChildAccomplishmentLeave

Every show I've ever, you know, produced, essentially it's the show I want to watch myself.

Simon Cowell

MyselfYouKnowWantWatchShow

I'm not sure I've learned anything new about life; but I've had to think harder about death and what comes after for other people.

Tony Judt

LifeDeathPeopleThinkNewSure

I think the way I love talking about my faith is through my story because I think that's all we have to work with sometimes. I think it's the most moving way to share your story, too - is what you know, what you've seen and heard and tasted and felt.

Mat Kearney

WorkLoveFaithMovingStoryThink

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.

Milton Friedman

GoodPowerCreateGood Intentions

I tell you very honestly, 1 billion percent, I have never regretted leaving Metallica.

Jason Newsted

YouLeavingNeverTellPercentVery

'The Means' is about power. I have access to political insiders who helped me write a portrait of the real day-to-day in politics, which turned out to be crazier than Wall Street.

Douglas Brunt

PowerPoliticsMePoliticalPortrait

I love Monet: his 'Water Lilies' would look great on my wall. But would I prefer to see money helping kids get better from cancer rather than spending it on a work of art for my own personal indulgence? Yes, I probably would.

Bonnie Langford

WorkLoveGreatArtWaterMoney

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