Abby Wambach Quotes

It feels a little bit odd to me that you have some guys that have never lived in the United States that play for the United States because they were able to secure a passport. To me, that just feels like they weren't able to make it for their country and earn a living, so they're coming here.

Abby Wambach

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Looking for a job, I was working with the Salvadoran American Foundation, a humanitarian aid group, and from there, I got an offer from the Cuban-American National Foundation.

Joe Garcia

JobLookingFoundationAmericanGot

I'd rather have a search engine or a compiler on a deserted island than a game.

John Carmack

GameSearchIslandSearch Engine

I really believe in the power of music - and I mean literally the power of musical tones - to rearrange the way you can think.

Michael Azerrad

MusicPowerBelieveThinkYouWay

'Slumdog Millionaire' is a fairy tale, but it starts in a place you really believe, and that came from spending two months wandering around the slums picking up stories and talking to people.

Simon Beaufoy

PeopleBelieveFairy TaleTalkingUp

I don't do interviews under false pretenses.

Tom Stoppard

FalseInterviewsPretenses

There was an inquiry just last week about the new Bette Midler show, and I just didn't want to do that.

Robert Urich

WeekNewWantInquiryLastJust

In my experience, it is the leader - the CEO - who plays the crucial role in creating and 'owning' an organization's culture, setting the tone, and executing on that consistently.

Ron Williams

LeaderCultureExperienceCreating

Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write.

Mary Wesley

MyselfLooking BackLookingBack

I don't mind getting my hands dirty, and I don't mind getting to the truth of a situation and saying, 'You're right, you're wrong, next case.'

Judy Sheindlin

TruthMindSayingHandsYouWrong

I'm not an abstract artist; I leave that to others. To me, abstract art ended with Kazimir Malevich's 'Black Square.' To continue it is senseless.

Jonas Mekas

ArtMeBlackArtistOthersLeave

To me, racism is so played out and corny and stupid, especially in music, where you now have Nelly doing songs with Tim McGraw, on the hit single 'Over and Over.' Anyone who thinks about that just needs to get a life.

Clinton Sparks

LifeMusicRacismMeStupidDoing

As a customer, I would see pieces that I loved and then find out they weren't being made because no store had ordered them.

Aslaug Magnusdottir

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