Frank Deford Quotes

When I was covering games, and this is back in the '60s, you'd go into the manager's office. I can still visualize Earl Weaver from the Baltimore Orioles. I can just see Earl now in his underwear... with a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other, holding court. And that was the way it was done then.

Frank Deford

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Author Biography

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

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When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.

Max Lerner

EvilRememberYouChooseTwoAlways

Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan, or tribe.

Stanislav Grof

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I got into this little habit of architecture and building. I designed a house in Colorado and one in Hawaii. The idea is supposed to be build and sell - but then I can never bring myself to sell them.

Trey Parker

MyselfArchitectureHabitBuilding

I think one of the odd things about public life, coming from the outside, is that people seem to be paranoid. Maybe they were quite frank initially, but then they did one thing which went wrong.

Rory Stewart

LifePeopleThinkWrongOutside

The building art is, in reality, always the spatial execution of spiritual decisions. It is bound to its times and manifests itself only in addressing vital tasks with the means of its times. A knowledge of the times, its tasks, and its means is the necessary precondition of work in the building art.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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It is important that we work toward a better future. You can make a difference. Don't listen to people who say you are unqualified, you can start a change and see it through.

Liz Parrish

WorkChangeFuturePeopleStartYou

So many people equate money and success with happiness, especially in the music industry.

DJ Jazzy Jeff

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In politics, they play games. In Hollywood, they play games. I think that, overall, everybody is trying to do whatever it takes to get ahead.

Constance Zimmer

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It sounds corny, but I consider myself an old-fashioned entertainer. I could have been in variety.

Suzi Quatro

MyselfVarietyOld-FashionedBeen

I'd sing with Roberta Flack in a taxi if you called up and said she'd be in it.

Peabo Bryson

YouSaidSheUpTaxiSing

Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.

Rick Pitino

SuccessJourneyHumbleHumilityKey

Mexico has a big roster, and there's a lot of talent. The United States is limited in what you can do. 'Lucha Undergound' is the gateway to any luchador who wants to come and be part of this roster.

Rey Mysterio

TalentYouMexicoBigUnitedCome

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