Bill Russell Quotes

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

Bill Russell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 12, 1934

Topics

BelieveYouOpponentIdeaYourShot

I don't think that Slaughterhouse-Five was successful movie material. In fact, Vonnegut's books mostly I don't feel are movie material.

Jerry Garcia

ThinkFeelSuccessfulBooksFact

Reading was such a formative part of my childhood (along with 'Loony Tunes'), that it is difficult to pin point the most influential book. But, under an interrogation light I would probably have to say 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte.

Ann-Marie MacDonald

LightChildhoodBookReadingSay

At every juncture as Oklahoma's attorney general, Scott Pruitt has consistently chosen to undermine and attack environmental safeguards - not to defend them.

Amber Valletta

EnvironmentalDefendOklahomaAttack

In that match for Holland I asked for a big responsibility, I got it and I dealt with it. I played well, I scored goals and the team qualified for the Euro 2004 finals. It was a big night and an important moment for Holland.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

GoalsMomentResponsibilityTeamBig

The growing attention Americans are paying to what they put into their mouths has touched off a new scramble by the processed-food companies to address health concerns.

Michael Moss

HealthAttentionNewGrowingOff

Energy is always a matter of psychology for every individual.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

EnergyMatterPsychologyIndividual

A lot of artists are afraid to be themselves and afraid to tell people what it really is.

Joyner Lucas

PeopleAfraidTellArtistsReally

There are a few images in 'Exorcist 3' that scared me - people crawling on ceilings, etc. - but nothing beats the original. Even the book scared me to death.

Christine Elise

DeathPeopleMeBookNothingScared

I do like silver. I love antiques. I collect Georgian glass at home. When you think about how fragile that it is and think about how long these things have lasted - some of it is 400 years old - I find the history of these things extraordinary.

Anthony Warlow

LoveHomeHistoryThinkLongYou

What I treasure most at any moment is intimacy, surprise, a sense of mystery, wit, depth and love. A handful of cherished friends offer me this, and the occasional singer or film-maker or artist. But my most reliable sources of electricity are Henry David Thoreau, Shakespeare, Melville and Emily Dickinson.

Pico Iyer

LoveMomentMeSurpriseElectricity

If you're going to be sexy in a photo, you'd better be thinking about sex rather than about being sexy.

Peta Wilson

ThinkingSexyBetterYouSexGoing

I know that a large part of my fan base is gay. They've shown me love from the start. I mean in this industry, everyone from my glam people to my dancers are gay. You can't be homophobic in this line of work - I'm a pop star!

Rihanna

WorkLovePeopleMeStartYou

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