George Will Quotes

Just as the common law derives from ancient precedents - judges' decisions - rather than statutes, baseball's codes are the game's distilled mores. Their unchanged purpose is to show respect for opponents and the game. In baseball, as in the remainder of life, the most important rules are unwritten. But not unenforced.

George Will

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
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  • Birth: May 4, 1941

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My favorite song? 'Amazing Grace.' Anybody singing it. But the best it'll ever be done is by the Scottish National Pipe band and their National Orchestra. It'll bring tears to your eyes.

Jimmy Dean

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Physical activity can get you going when you are immobilized. Get action in your life, and don't just talk about it. Get into the arena!

John Davidson

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I think a lot of people thought my career started with Butch Cassidy.

Robert Redford

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No salesman can ever guarantee you a grant from any government or non-profit organization.

Matthew Lesko

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I'm not lazy on set. I'm lazy in the rest of my life.

Stellan Skarsgard

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I'm like a bad musical cliche because I bring my guitar on the road and try to write songs in hotel rooms.

Moby

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Nearly every boss has said it. And just about every employee has heard it. Yet it's one of the most meaningless lines ever spoken in the office: 'My door is always open.'

Jason Fried

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If you play the guitar, you've got to hold the chords down with one hand while you play with the other, so you're limited to one hand. But the piano is the king of instruments because you have your 10 fingers, which become the 10 members of the orchestra.

Jools Holland

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Unfortunately, we are not painters and authors, where we can do something in isolation. We require a lot of money to create what we create. It's almost like being an architect: You can't be an architect and build whatever buildings you want to.

Jon Favreau

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When I have a job to do, time means nothing. I lose patience with people who work on a clock.

Don Cornelius

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I tried the Atkins diet in the Seventies when pregnant with my son, as I didn't want to pile on the pounds. Now, so long as I'm healthy, I don't care what my scales say.

Britt Ekland

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We had this incredible pass over the Himalayas, and to just see all of that pollution that's riding up against those mountains from the south is just really heartbreaking.

Scott Kelly

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