Frank Deford Quotes

I do honestly believe that, in the 21st century, sport is the most significant cultural element in this imperfect world. It calls for serious attention.

Frank Deford

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorldBelieveAttentionSeriousMost

I've been broke and sad, rich and sad, broke and happy, rich and happy, and I'll take the rich version over the broke version all day long.

Jen Sincero

SadDayHappyRichLongOver

I don't take advances for my books.

Andrew Vachss

TakeBooksAdvances

I wanted to show life and to see ourselves and our behaviour through an outsider's eye... from the point of view of someone who knows nothing about being a human being... He doesn't have the feelings that the rest of us do.

Jeff Lindsay

LifeEyeRestViewSomeoneFeelings

I've forgotten a lot of things. I've forgotten how to play the piano and how to speak Arabic, though I studied it for two years.

Amy Sherald

SpeakPlayTwoYearsPianoThings

I'm not sure if you can blame everything on the American way of life, but the United States are big. So, if you have a lot of people there, the percentage of stupid people is bound to be higher.

Stephen Malkmus

LifePeopleBlameStupidAmerican

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.

Sugar Ray Leonard

MeBoxingBiggerBecauseThanGuys

Bananarama were written off from day one. Nobody believed in us but us. We kept having hits despite the record company, despite the press.

Siobhan Fahey

DayNobodyCompanyUsOffPress

For most of my life, the U.S. was never anything more than vacation memories.

Mona Eltahawy

LifeMemoriesVacationMy LifeNever

I don't like the idea that the government has so much of a say in things.

Johnny Kelly

GovernmentSayThingsIdeaLike

I don't see myself in any way in elective office.

Condoleezza Rice

MyselfWayOfficeSeeAnyElective

The web continues to be a source of important photographs you see nowhere else.

Bruce Jackson

YouImportantSeeSourceWebElse

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

Arnold J. Toynbee

DieSuicideCivilizations

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