Frank Deford Quotes

I can remember going to see the minor league Orioles. Until I was 15 years old, we'd go down with 3,000 people to watch them play the Syracuse Chiefs or the Jersey City Little Giants. That's what passed for Baltimore sports.

Frank Deford

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SportsPeopleCityRememberPlayGo

I really never watched myself on TV.

Jim Nabors

MyselfNeverTVWatchedReally

The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience expectations.

John M. Ford

PeopleExpectationsAudienceDislike

We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well - to be a great father, to be a good husband, to be a good lover, you know, to try to do things the best you can is very important to me.

Matthew Modine

LifeGoodFatherGreatBestMe

Surely one of the most visible lessons taught by the twentieth century has been the existence, not so much of a number of different realities, but of a number of different lenses with which to see the same reality.

Michael Arlen

RealitySameExistenceSeeDifferent

The thing that I love about pop music is the simplicity and the directness of it.

Tove Lo

LoveMusicSimplicityPopPop Music

My belief is that we should never become overconfident.

Masayoshi Son

BeliefBecomeNeverOverconfident

I grew up in rural Pennsylvania, in a really rundown old house. I'd stay out till 8:30, 9:00 at night. Just blow in. My mom and dad never really cared much. It was okay. We were pretty free to roam. I mean, I had no concept of stopping play. It just didn't occur to anyone.

Michael Keaton

MomNightFreeHousePlayOkay

Sometimes it's tougher against bad teams because you can't really get a read on them.

Draymond Green

YouBadSometimesAgainstGetRead

The fight is always the same within the Democratic Party, isn't it? The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Dee Dee Myers

ChangeFightPartyMoreSameWithin

I love people where, at the end of the day, they'll pick up a paintbrush and paint clouds. They can physically make things.

Peter Capaldi

LoveDayCloudsPeopleEndPaint

The director's job is full of all sorts of annoyances and details - like how many cars are on the street. Ugh. I don't want it. I like my gig. And I feel that for the next 30 years or so I can keep learning more about it.

Tyne Daly

LearningJobDetailsFeelI Can

I had the fixation that comes with being a Kennedy to be a great man on the big stage.

Mark Shriver

GreatManGreat ManStageBigBeing

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