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Ted Lyons Quotes

I studied one term of law and then came to realize I had a little better fastball and curve than I did a vocabulary.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: american
Birth: December 28, 1900 - July 25, 1986

Topics

Law Better Realize Vocabulary Little

In western culture, we have ignored death. We're running the other way - everything is about life and youth. So, there's something resonant about walking around with our own death masks. Zombies are the visible embodiment of death staring at us with our own faces.

Life Culture Death Youth Walking

I have a huge underground following on the web.

Web Underground Following Huge

It can be difficult for people to talk about it, because there still is that stigma around mental illness. But I would encourage people to do that, because they'll be surprised once they do 'come out' how many other people have had similar experiences.

People Mental Illness Talk Difficult

Occasionally, if I'm in a rut, I find changing location helps.

Find Location Changing Rut Helps

The truth is what facts are. I like facts. I like things to line up and be clear, and when we are honest and true about things, it helps things to make sense, and it cuts out a lot of the fat that gets in the way and causes for the misunderstandings that I believe lead to violence and... dysfunction, etc.

Truth Believe Truth Is Facts Fat

The experience of being a mixed person is all over the place - one of my best friends is Chinese and Italian; my other best friend is Lebanese and Trinidadian. The mix of heritage, culture or identity is something that our country is built on.

Tracee Ellis Ross

Friend Best Culture Experience Place

At first, I am giving energy to the creation, but later the creation seems to be giving energy to me.

I Am Me Energy Giving Creation Am

In what was called the second siege of Leningrad, thousands died, but Putin and his partners in crime got rich. Then Putin killed even more Russians when he had the FSB explode bombs in apartment buildings in Moscow in 1999 to give himself the pretext to seize dictatorial powers.

Rich Buildings Crime Seize More Got

There's a grace about the South and a toughness about it, too.

Mary Steenburgen

Grace Toughness About Too South

Being a female athlete, sometimes your clothes don't fit right if you have a small waist and broad shoulders, or strong hips. And it's OK to embrace that.

Michelle Carter

Small Strong Clothes You Sometimes

In every conversation I've had - with housewives in Mumbai, with middle-class people, upper-class, in the slums - everyone says there is an underlying consciousness of karma. That people believe in karma - that what you're putting out is going to come back. If I do something to you, the energy of it is going to come back to me in the future.

Future People Me Believe Energy You

I am a lucky man because when I was young, I wanted to be a footballer. Suddenly, around 30 years old, I thought, 'I want to try to be a manager because it's different.'

Claudio Ranieri

Man I Am Thought Young Want Manager

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