Frank Deford Quotes

Quickness and momentum. You take the whole last generation of sports, listening to them, even reading about them, watching the games, analyzing them, arguing about them, instant-replaying them, second-guessing them, and all you'll distill from them is quickness and momentum.

Frank Deford

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SportsListeningReadingGeneration

People thought 'Classic Man' was processed. But then they realized, 'Oh, this guy actually is that man, and he actually dresses like that.'

Jidenna

ManPeopleThoughtDressesClassic

We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance.

John Cale

GoodLivePerformanceTryingUp

Photography has always been capable of manipulation.

Joel Sternfeld

PhotographyManipulationCapableBeen

You can do all the film school you want in classrooms, but if you are on the set, you are going to learn so much more because you are really in the middle of doing it.

Melanie Mayron

SchoolLearnDoingYouWantMore

Whether you want to exercise more often, or you're hoping to become debt-free, real change happens in stages. Slow and steady progress is great - as long as you're taking steps in the right direction.

Amy Morin

ChangeGreatProgressDirectionSlow

After World War II society had to settle back for a moment before it picked up the 20th century.

Stella Blum

MomentWarWorldSocietyBackUp

The number one thing I look for in a man is integrity. A man who does what he says he's going to do.

Summer Glau

IntegrityManLookGoingOne Thing

Is the U.S. better or is the world better? Is the U.S. better off today than we were four years ago? Obviously not, economically not. I think our stature in the world is not the same.

Montel Williams

TodayWorldThinkBetterSameYears

Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away!

Juan Manuel Fangio

SchoolHellBetterLearnLongSaid

My children aren't normally allowed to watch a lot of things that I'm in.

Jason Momoa

ChildrenThingsWatchAllowedLot

I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more.

Josephine Baker

KingsMoreMuchHousesQueens

We don't have the family organization the way we used to. My father lives with us because we have the room. The greatest of all opportunities for our children is a complete family unit.

Dixie Carter

FamilyFatherChildrenOrganization

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