Gavin O'Connor Quotes

From when I was 7 until I was 22, I played football. That was always my struggle as a kid. I always wanted to be an artist, but my parents were divorced, and my dad really wanted me to play sports, and that's how I got to see him. He would come pick me up or take me to practice, and he was always at my games.

Gavin O'Connor

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Trade unions are a force for good - a force for a more equal society.

Jeremy Corbyn

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Growing up, I was a big Red Sox fan and looked up to guys like Dustin Pedroia, who's obviously not the biggest guy, but the way he competes, the way he works, it was motivating for me.

Andrew Benintendi

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I started playing piano; I picked up a ukulele, and I loved it and kept playing that. I play a bit of guitar, and some African drums from back in the day.

Max Schneider

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I think it has been a tremendous feat on the part of East Germans since 1990 to adapt to everything changing.

Angela Merkel

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Struggling to end the war and to eliminate slavery once and for all by way of the 13th Amendment, with the amendment's prospective passage undermining the effort to make peace with the Confederacy and vice versa, Lincoln embodied the Great Man theory that leftists disdain.

Steve Erickson

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We work with every one of them to see if their character wouldn't say a certain thing or if something is worded awkwardly - we work with them to rectify that.

Simon Pegg

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In AirAsia, we consider ourselves basically a dream factory. We deliberately decided that we wanted a company where people can pursue their passion, and we wanted to make use of all the talent that we have in-house.

Tony Fernandes

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When I was young, I thought I wouldn't be a good mother. Now I think I would be, but I'm too long in the tooth.

Robyn Davidson

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The difference between pros and amateurs is that pros play hurt.

Roger Ailes

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I can fall asleep at any time and wake up at any time.

Mojo Nixon

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Unfortunately, I don't know many black people.

Miriam Margolyes

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A strained hamstring is a muscle tear and very easy to take care of with proper therapy. The greatest problem for a sprinter coming back from a hamstring injury is getting yourself to a point where you are confident mentally that all the muscles are going to be firing.

Donovan Bailey

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