Gene Tunney Quotes

Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight.

Gene Tunney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 25, 1897 - November 7, 1978

Topics

GoodOpportunityFightThinkKidUp

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

PerseveranceIdeasWorldEnthusiasm

'The Killing' has a really great combination of qualities: Even though it's very sad and deals with mourning and grief, it's still exciting. It's about real people and it doesn't shy from the painful points of life.

Joel Kinnaman

LifeSadGreatGriefPeopleShy

If the 20th century was marked by travel - planes in flight - then the events of 9/11 ushered in the age of the burning aftermath.

Amitava Kumar

AgeTravelFlightEventsBurning

My earliest love, which was sort of an obsession, actually, was Nas. I was in seventh grade, I believe, when 'Nastradamus' was out, and I took it pretty far.

Solange Knowles

LoveBelieveI BelieveObsessionOut

Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood.

Robin G. Collingwood

PurposeIntentionDesireWillObject

I'm a Midwesterner.

Ron Carlson

WorkHard WorkRelationshipSimple

Believe me, I bash liberals for being mean-spirited and angry, but there are plenty on my side who are the same way.

Mike Gallagher

AngryMeBelieveWaySameSide

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

Jawaharlal Nehru

GoodDemocracySayBecauseWorse

Even though Bandos is one of the biggest islands in the Maldives, it only takes 20 minutes to walk round. All it has are some chalets and a little harbour centre with three restaurants and a bar. The food is magnificent.

Dominic Holland

FoodWalkThreeBarLittleMinutes

I never, ever objected to hard work.

Dominique Moceanu

WorkHard WorkNeverHardEver

I'm my own favorite artist, but I love everybody's music.

Desiigner

LoveMusicArtistMy OwnOwnI Love

I feel pretty good when I get out of bed in the morning. I don't feel all beat up, which is nice.

Drew Bledsoe

GoodMorningFeelBedNiceOut

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