Frank Deford Quotes

What we accepted as great art - whether the book, the script, the painting, the symphony - is that which could be saved and savored. But the performances of the athletic artists who ran and jumped and wrestled were gone with the wind.

Frank Deford

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Adult stem cells have shown great potential and have effectively helped patients. Another alternative is cord-blood stem cells. These are a neglected resource that could be used to treat a diverse body of people.

Jim Ryun

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On a film set, there are runners who are 19, it's their first job, but to me they're as important as anybody else because if they don't do their job then nobody else can. So I don't think anybody should be treated disrespectfully or as if they're of a lower status.

Jim Carter

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My optimism for life carried through my work.

John Dyer

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Whatever their age, most men have never received true fathering.

John Eldredge

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If someone is going to profit from your work, they need to earn it.

Michael A. Stackpole

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I don't miss being a reporter as a job, but I do miss the everyday interaction with the front line of law enforcement. I still have a cadre of cops who keep me up to date, but I don't have the access I used to.

Michael Connelly

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In adversity, you have to find motivation to continue and do well.

Alvaro Morata

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What am I afraid of? The IRS. That's it. I don't want those people knockin' on my door, man.

Tracy Morgan

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I think people who have all kinds of debilitating mobility issues will benefit from robotic augmentation. That is, even before we get into organ replacement and organ printing and synthetic biology and so on and so forth.

Jason Silva

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The deficit only became a big problem in the Reagan-Bush years. For 12 years, Republican presidents talked about balancing the budget, but failed to propose one.

Dick Gephardt

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There is nothing quite like 'The Night of the Hunter'. I have never seen a film to which it can be fairly compared.

Douglas McGrath

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The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

Confucius

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