Frank Deford Quotes

I remember one time I wrote something very, very critical about Wilt Chamberlain. The next time I saw him - and Wilt was not a man, as huge as he was - he was not a man of confrontation. And we were in the Lakers locker room. And he sent Jerry West over, and he said, 'Frank, Wilt would like you to leave.'

Frank Deford

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 16, 1938 - May 28, 2017

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This is going to seem odd, but I love Eminem because he has so much conviction and emotion in the way he raps. Every word that he raps, you feel it.

Jessica Sanchez

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I don't really care about the friendships on the court. I got my friends. I got my family, which I'm close to. I got a couple of friends that I'm always around.

Joel Embiid

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No ground gained was ever relinquished.

Matthew B. Ridgway

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It's a weird business. You're trying to write something that's built on magic, which is pretty stressful.

Andy Grammer

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If only Coca-Cola had had the kind of message to accompany its addictive deliciousness that Fox News has, we'd all be speaking Cokelish today.

Steven Weber

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Many casinos in the United States already use facial recognition software to identify undesirables, apparently with a fair degree of success.

Ronen Bergman

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I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

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Cary Grant was one of the most marvelous men I've ever met.

Jayne Mansfield

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The ultimate credo of capitalism is to exploit people. It's not like this is just an incidental problem; it's inherent in the system.

Boots Riley

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Men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, but women, worst and best, as Heaven and Hell.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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There are certain authors that do not turn students on; it is the truth. Homer happens to be one of them.

William Scott

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A lot of the issues today may not affect us personally, but we can't stay in our comfort zone when it comes to protecting our brothers and sisters. We have to get out there and use our voices for them as well.

Jurnee Smollett-Bell

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