Bill Dedman Quotes

One-third of all professional baseball players come from Latin America, and Sosa is following role models such as the late Roberto Clemente, a Puerto Rican, from whom he adopted the No. 21. Now he is a model for others.

Bill Dedman

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BaseballAmericaLateProfessional

The modern era has brought up immense conveniences but at what price. The human heart is desperate for something more than a quicker serving of popcorn.

John Eldredge

HeartPricePopcornMoreHumanUp

My father was a chef but hadn't owned his own business. I didn't like that. In my heart of hearts, I knew I wanted to be in business.

Andrew Cherng

FatherBusinessHeartChefOwnKnew

I really strived to give equal weight to the two halves of my genre's name: science and fiction.

Robert J. Sawyer

ScienceNameTwoEqualFictionGive

Our ideals are our better selves.

Amos Bronson Alcott

InspirationalBetterOurIdeals

I guess I am going to think about freezing my eggs.

Sofia Vergara

I AmThinkEggsFreezingGoingAm

I wanted to see my name on the cover of a book. If your name is in the Library of Congress, you're immortal.

Tom Clancy

BookLibraryNameYouCongressSee

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

In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses.

Russell Baker

AmericaMassesSportOpiate

Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together.

Jon Secada

OpportunityTogetherPeopleCollege

When I was very young, it was all, 'Here's little Johnny,' and I got stuck with it, but I prefer John. There comes a time in a man's life when he shouldn't have a name ending in 'y'.

Johnny Mathis

LifeTimeManEndingNameYoung

Mothers subject their daughters to a level of scrutiny people usually reserve for themselves. A mother's gaze is like a magnifying glass held between the sun's rays and kindling. It concentrates the rays of imperfection on her daughter's yearning for approval. The result can be a conflagration - whoosh.

Deborah Tannen

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I love my legs.

Alicia Keys

LoveLegsI Love

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