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Billy Beane Quotes

Who wants to get really granular with sabermetrics when you're going to see a two-and-a-half-hour Brad Pitt movie? You don't go to the cinema for a maths lesson.

Billy Beane

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: american
Birth: March 29, 1962

Topics

You Lesson Cinema Go See Going

While I've spent a lot of quality time with my children, perhaps it's not been enough.

Jesse Jackson

Children Time Quality Enough Been

More regulation is not the best answer to every problem.

Jerome Powell

Best Problem More Answer Regulation

Rumors of my wealth are greatly exaggerated. I have never been interested in money.

Maurice Strong

Money Wealth Never Rumors Been

It is impossible to count the blessings I have received over my years at Microsoft. I am humbled by the professionalism and generosity of everyone I have had the good fortune to work with at this awesome company.

Steven Sinofsky

Work Good I Am Generosity Impossible

Equality and self-determination should never be divided in the name of religious or ideological fervor.

Rita Dove

Equality Name Never Divided Should

Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.

Michael Novak

Work Democracy Political Noise Well

Positive energy is meant to give people confidence and hope, encourage people to love their country, society and life, as well as to pursue nice things. Everything we do is ultimately for the sake of spreading positive energy.

Lu Wei

Life Positive Love Confidence Hope

Around the world, human traffickers trick many people into slavery by false promises of good jobs or good education, only to find themselves forced to work without pay, under the threat of violence.

Lisa Kristine

Work Education Good People World

Why climb? That's a question that baffles me. It perplexes me. I really asked that a lot on Everest. I can't justify it. I can't say it's for a good cause. All I can say is look at the history of exploration: it's full of vainglorious pursuits.

Jon Krakauer

Good History Me Climb Look I Can

While I respect my cousin Annette Sykes' commitment in engaging in the political process, I do not endorse or support any political party.

Cliff Curtis

Respect Commitment Support Political

Have you ever noticed when people stop laughing, they say, 'Oh dear?'

Bradley Walsh

People You Stop Say They Say Dear

I wouldn't call my work Modernist. I would rust if I try to think about labels. I'd feel like the Tin Man in 'The Wizard of Oz.'

Ali Smith

Work Man Think Feel Try Rust