Walter O'Brien Quotes

I was about nine years old when a teacher administered my IQ test. Unfortunately, as I was nine, I didn't know that I needed to keep the paperwork for future reference.

Walter O'Brien

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FutureTeacherKnowTestOldYears

I've got a lot of respect for tuba players, just carrying that thing around.

Jim Pattison

RespectGotPlayersJustAroundLot

Most of the bad taste I've been accused of has been generic bad taste; it's been making fun of an idea as opposed to a person.

John Cleese

FunBadPersonTasteBeenIdea

At first, you can play into the naivete that people think you have because you don't dress well. They almost give you the benefit of the doubt. But when success comes, that's no longer a good angle, so now you're 'a political animal.'

Jeff Van Gundy

SuccessGoodAnimalDressPeople

I was watching tennis on TV, and between games, they were showing a commercial for a tennis school. I wrote down the number, gave it to my mom, and said, 'This is what I want to do.' She thought it was a joke, but I was very stubborn, and I kept bringing it up.

Ana Ivanovic

SchoolMomThoughtStubbornDown

Violent movements attract thugs and firebrands who enjoy the mayhem. Violent tactics provide a pretext for retaliation by the enemy and alienate third parties who might otherwise support the movement.

Steven Pinker

SupportEnjoyEnemyMovementAttract

There's a rising cancer trend and, as I said, one of the major contributors is the overall ageing of the population - we aren't dying of other things, so we're dying of cancer.

Siddhartha Mukherjee

SaidDyingRisingCancerTrend

I'm looking forward to playing Michael Bluth many, many more times.

Jason Bateman

Looking ForwardLookingForwardMore

Fighting public corruption is essential to preserving a working democracy that people have confidence in. I said that time and again on the campaign trail, and that's why it's such a high priority for me.

Josh Hawley

ConfidenceTimePeopleMeDemocracy

My dad talks about the times when we'd play backyard cricket: If I got bowled out, I'd just refuse to let go of the bat and swing it at anyone who tried to take it away from me. I like to think that's been tempered a bit over the years.

Chris Hemsworth

MeCricketThinkPlayGoSwing

When a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half the income.

Chi Chi Rodriguez

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I was the first BSB dad. I was the first one to join the club.

Brian Littrell

FirstClubJoinFirst OneDad

I think that all politicians who aspire to the presidency are a little nuts, but for different reasons. What kind of person aspires to be the most powerful person in the world? The answer is someone with an internal drive that is so dynamic and so determined.

Rick Perlstein

WorldDriveThinkSomeonePowerful

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