George Vecsey Quotes

When Casey Stengel was putting his mark on all four New York baseball teams, he came off as many things. I have to admit I never thought of him as anybody's uncle.

George Vecsey

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BaseballNew YorkThoughtUncleNew

You know, my dad was a lieutenant colonel at Ft. Lewis on the 3rd of March, 1941. Fifteen months later, he was commanding a theater of war.

John Eisenhower

WarYouKnowMarchColonelHe

Everyone must accept that we will age and age is not always flattering.

Amitabh Bachchan

AgeAcceptWillAlwaysEveryone

Nobody knows the future with certainty. We can, however, identify ongoing patterns of change.

Alvin Toffler

ChangeFutureNobodyCertaintyKnows

I wish there was a bar I could send opposing teams to and get them hammered or something - I could tell my buddies in New York to leave their places open or something. Playing for the Yankees, guys come at you extremely hard. I have to be ready or I'll be embarrassed.

Roger Clemens

New YorkWishYouReadyNewPlaces

American soldiers wore khaki uniforms during World War II. Men's khaki trousers became fashionable after the war, as homecoming GI's decided to continue wearing the soft, comfortable pants in their civilian capacities.

Roger Stone

MenWarWorldAmericanComfortable

Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I am.

Ruth Asawa

GoodAdversityTodayI AmSometimes

I think my whole identity is formed around not knowing where I'm from. It might even be that I find comfort in that confusion.

Mitski

IdentityThinkNot KnowingFindEven

Back to the painting of the Sistine Chapel, there's always been run-ins between benefactors and artists.

Jon Favreau

PaintingBackAlwaysArtistsBeen

In the world in which we live, truth is an ancillary virtue, but it shouldn't be.

Jonathan Dimbleby

LiveTruthWorldTruth IsVirtue

I never had the high-paying job or the company car. It took me over a decade to pay off my student loans. I never had to worry about where to dock my yacht to reduce my taxes.

Christine O'Donnell

CarJobMeWorryStudentNever

I am a big fan of movies from the '70s.

Chris Messina

I AmMoviesBigBig FanFanAm

Very early on, when I was in my twenties, Steve Jobs convinced me to quit college. He talked to me after I had spent about a year in Michigan studying the history of art.

Bobby Kotick

HistoryArtCollegeMeYearEarly

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