George Vecsey Quotes

Baseball cannot avoid conflicts. Games are played on Good Friday, the most solemn day on the Christian calendar. On Oct. 2, 1978, they played on Rosh Hashana, and Bucky Dent hit one into the screen at Fenway Park. Supply your own moral.

George Vecsey

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GoodDayBaseballFridayChristian

Technological unemployment is scary for those affected - but has always gone hand in hand with economic progress.

Joe Lonsdale

ProgressHandScaryAlwaysGone

I was very adept at acquiring languages.

Anna Held

VeryLanguagesAdeptAcquiring

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

Sophocles

SpeechOne ThingMuchThingAnother

The Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci used to say that for her, an interview was like a war. I get the sense that we've forgotten that here in the United States. You turn on the TV, and you see very bland interviews. Journalists in the United States are very cozy with power, very close to those in power.

Jorge Ramos

PowerWarYouCozySaySee

In 1997, we took time off, and that's when Oasis broke and Princess Diana died and I was home with my baby hating the music industry. People asked what I thought about the Spice Girls, and honestly, I was so happy to tell them I couldn't be bothered to care.

Dolores O'Riordan

HomeMusicTimeHappyPeopleBaby

One similarity I see between peers and some of the people who read my books is that comics were definitely an outlet for us.

Brian Michael Bendis

PeopleSeeI SeePeersUsBooks

We didn't have music videos. You weren't an overnight sensation. You had to work at it and learn your craft: how to take care of your voice, how to pace your concerts, all that trial and error.

Aretha Franklin

WorkMusicVoiceCareLearnYou

Firms need to ensure that their ability to provide effective customer service keeps pace with their growth. If you're marketing your firm to new customers, you better be able to provide them service when they do business with you.

Arthur Levitt

GrowthBusinessServiceBetterYou

When I was 16, I was taught by a wonderful teacher who let me ignore the Greek syllabus and just read Homer.

Alice Oswald

TeacherMeIgnoreWonderfulJust

Do you realize that you can't play the game of life with sweaty palms?

Phil McGraw

LifeGameYouPlayRealizeSweaty

It's really great that people are talking so much about me because it means that I'm doing things right.

Paulo Dybala

GreatPeopleMeDoingTalkingRight

Not many French producers work the American way. In France, the director decides everything, he has final cut. I'm trying to do things differently, without the Luc Besson solution.

Thomas Langmann

WorkAmericanSolutionTryingWay

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