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Alex Spanos Quotes

The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: September 28, 1923

Topics

Work Best Strong Work Ethic Learn

It seems strange that bears, so fond of all sorts of flesh, running the risks of guns and fires and poison, should never attack men except in defense of their young. How easily and safely a bear could pick us up as we lie asleep! Only wolves and tigers seem to have learned to hunt man for food, and perhaps sharks and crocodiles.

Food Men Lie Man Risks Wolves

My mom is still whispering in my ear, 'Look as good as you can.' She taught me that being the best you can be in your appearance as well as your intellect was primary.

Good Best Me Mom You Look

Even someone as lowly as an assistant U.S. attorney has to undergo a background check, and you're asked a series of very invasive questions, and you're expected to tell the truth and they're under penalty of perjury. And you're asked those questions so you can't be blackmailed or extorted.

Truth Someone Questions You Tell

I hate Disneyland. It primes our kids for Las Vegas.

Hate Vegas Disneyland Kids Las Vegas

I am proud to be an actor.

I Am Proud Actor Am

In Philly, there are a lot of social programs. If you have a degree, you can go and apply. I was basically a social worker, but I became sort of a sub teacher in a special program, helping kids with reading or math. But we would also do plays, learn about music... We were doing lots of fun stuff, but that was such hard work.

Work Hard Work Music Teacher Fun Go

Yes; my brother Bobby used to distribute records at King Records. I had a job there, too, packing records up and shipping them off. But I always wanted to play sessions at Stax, so I figured out a way to do it.

Job Brother King Play Way Out

I'm pretty focused on my career, and if it comes down to hanging out with somebody or learning my lines, it's gonna be learning my lines.

Learning Career Down Focused Out

Dreaming in public is an important part of our job description, as science writers, but there are bad dreams as well as good dreams. We're dreamers, you see, but we're also realists, of a sort.

Work Good Dreams Science Job You

One of the things that I'm trying to do is use the position that I'm in... to encourage the next generation of girls to think about the Internet as a career opportunity.

Opportunity Think Generation Internet

I'm not interested in becoming a bigger star, I'm not interested in being the wealthiest guy in the world. I'm doing fine, I love acting, and I want to do it for the rest of my life.

Life Love World Rest My Life Doing

To us Americans much has been given; of us much is required. With all our faults and mistakes, it is our strength in support of the freedom our forefathers loved which has saved mankind from subjection to totalitarian power.

Strength Freedom Power Mistakes Us

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