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Irvin S. Cobb Quotes

A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 23, 1876 - March 11, 1944

Topics

Evidence Funeral Defense Eulogy Plea

There are some people, no matter what they do, it turns out badly. They have a problem: either what they do is wrong or things that happen were wrong. I was president of a company like that; it was called Grid Computer.

People Problem Wrong Matter Company

Without effective states working with active and involved citizens, there is little chance for the growth that is needed to abolish global poverty.

Growth Chance Poverty Active Without

Rotgut was, to me, just this way to get into the underground of Manhattan where you have these little pockets a villain could rise from; a rot in the bowels of Manhattan. It led to these stories that were just very creepy.

Me Villain You Rise Way Little

I loved, in 'Starman', the use of anamorphic lenses, the creation of blue light, and Carpenter's use of the widescreen format.

Light Blue Loved Creation Carpenter

It felt like a very, very weird thing to go on the set on September 13th. I would never want to glorify that.

Weird Go Want Never September Would

I don't have any regrets, because I think life is like a creek. It kind of meanders along, and you instinctively do the things you are meant to do. There's no great plan except doing really good scripts, meeting great filmmakers. And I have to have something that I can bring to the role.

Life Good Great Think Doing Plan

I always said the world is a better place because of Joey Ramone.

World Better Place Said Better Place

It's like playing tennis, you play a different rally with different people. Every actor is different and the chemistry between actors is different.

People You Play Actor Chemistry

I guess I didn't enjoy drawing very much. It was like homework.

Homework Enjoy Drawing Like Much

Diarrhea, 90 percent of which is caused by food and water contaminated by excrement, kills a child every fifteen seconds. That's more than AIDS, malaria, or measles, combined. Human feces are an impressive weapon of mass destruction.

Water Food Child More Human Percent

I have good relationships with Hillary Clinton, Joseph Biden and especially Richard Holbrooke - he is my teacher. I learned a lot of great things from him.

Mikheil Saakashvili

Good Teacher Great Great Things Him

I think I can always shoot 3s. I think I can shoot 3s when I'm 60.

Think I Can Always Shoot I Think

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