Frank Deford Quotes

Remember when John Roberts was seeking confirmation of the Supreme Court, and he said judges should be just like umpires, just calling balls and strikes? Well, turnabout is fair play. What baseball needs behind the plate are umpires like those judges who are called strict constructionists, which means you follow subtle law to the letter.

Frank Deford

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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BaseballLawRememberYouPlaySaid

The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites them.

John Buchan

MenTrueSnobWhoRatherThan

If something happens and you're behind, and you get hit in the mouth early like that, you have two options: You can either pack it in mentally and internally and go into survival mode and quit, or you're going to get up and go to work.

Andre Ward

WorkSurvivalYouMouthEarlyQuit

The truth is, I have made very few public appearances, and when I have, my parents have been very careful to allow me to have my own experience.

Maya Hawke

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I think the man who eats the bread of idleness is under a certain obligation to speak well of labor.

Robert Green Ingersoll

ManSpeakThinkLaborBreadWell

I'm better for it and I prefer to keep things simple and see what sounds I can get out of my head and hands rather than relying on a sound that someone else created.

Andy Summers

SimpleBetterSomeoneHandsI Can

When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control.

Steve Buscemi

LosingControlTreesTalkingFeeling

I had no idea what I was doing when I wrote 'Search.' There was no carefully designed work plan. There was no theory that I was out to prove.

Tom Peters

WorkSearchDoingPlanProveOut

Hillary Clinton had scheduled an interview while I was at the height of the Weinstein reporting, and her folks got in touch and said, 'We hear you're working on a big story,' sounded very concerned, and tried to cancel the interview.

Ronan Farrow

StoryYouSaidTouchHeightBig

I was so inspired by Beverly Cleary's funny and wonderful books.

Judy Blume

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I didn't necessarily set out to think of a show to make fun of reality shows.

Jon Glaser

FunThinkRealityOutShowSet

I did a couple of sketch shows with Mike Palin and Terry Jones... and then I got hired by Granada to do a weekly topical show.

Diana Quick

SketchWeeklyGotShowDidThen

Man is to man either a god or a wolf.

Desiderius Erasmus

GodManWolfEither

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