William E. Simon Quotes

My father's card-playing buddies treated me as a plain, ordinary, commonplace kid destined for mediocrity - or less. I suppose they expected that I would spend my life as a clerk of some sort.

William E. Simon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 27, 1927 - June 3, 2000

Topics

LifeFatherMeMy LifeMediocrity

Our heart oft times wakes when we sleep, and God can speak to that, either by words, by proverbs, by signs and similitudes, as well as if one was awake.

John Bunyan

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War, in our country, ought never to be resorted to but when it is clearly justifiable and necessary; so much so as not to require the aid of logic to convince our understanding nor the ardour of eloquence to inflame our passions. There are many reasons why this country should never resort to it but for causes the most urgent and necessary.

John C. Calhoun

WarUnderstandingLogicCountryWhy

Yes, I play dress up! I do it for a living, like a retard!

Jennifer Aniston

DressPlayLivingYesUpLike

'Skinned' tells the story of Lia, a young girl who has it all - until she nearly dies and has her consciousness transferred into a robot body.

John Joseph Adams

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For me, New York has always been a city of unpredictability. You can never guess what's going to happen next.

Angus Young

New YorkCityMeYouNewNever

At one point, I got to work as an assistant for Martin Scorsese: He wanted to know about all the films coming out, so I would make clippings and put it all in a big scrapbook for him. I was also in charge of his video library - it was like a little video store, and his friends and colleagues would come and borrow films.

Michael Imperioli

WorkColleaguesLibraryFriendsKnow

Bayern exists only to win, but to win in style, too. Winning 2-1 is not enough. We have to win 5-0.

Toni Kroos

StyleWinWinningEnoughOnlyToo

Very often some of the religious miracle plays you see on television can be very corny, I find. And so simplistic.

Robert Duvall

YouTelevisionFindMiracleSee

I don't think I would have any problem at all playing in England. I'd love it.

Ronaldo

LoveThinkProblemPlayingWould

I've definitely read stuff that I've been offered where I've been like, 'I can't do this. I think somebody would be better in this than me.' I don't want to do something if I don't feel like I can do a good job serving the material.

Molly Shannon

GoodJobMeThinkBetterFeel

Let me tell you about the nap. It's absolutely fantastic. When I was a kid, my father was always trying to tell me how to be a man. And he said - I was maybe nine - he said, 'Philip, whenever you take a nap, take your clothes off and put a blanket over you, and you're going to sleep better.' Well, as with everything, he was right.

Philip Roth

FatherManSleepMeBetterClothes

If you go 90 yards in a hundred-yard race, you come last. Usain Bolt slows down for the last half a yard, but for 99 yards, he is that far ahead that he can. In our business, you can't be far enough ahead. It is such a competitive marketplace.

Philip Green

BusinessEnoughYouDownGoAhead

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