It took me a long time to realize you don't choose what you're famous for.
D. B. Sweeney
Recitation: by Male by Female
In Little League back in Oklahoma, I struck out 14 batters in a six-inning game, and we won the state championship.
Jimmy Walker
GameBackOutLittleOklahomaState
Growing up, I looked up to major league baseball players, and now these young women have amazing, incredible women all across the board, from swimming to gymnastics to softball to basketball.
Jennie Finch
WomenBaseballAmazingGrowing UpUp
Violence is not more efficient than non-violence.
Andrew Young
ViolenceNon-ViolenceMoreThan
Leaders have to act more quickly today. The pressure comes much faster.
Andy Grove
LeadershipTodayPressureMoreAct
I try to not make safe choices, but I also like to do stuff which is interesting and is sort of exciting in some way and accessible.
Steve Coogan
ChoicesInterestingWayTrySafe
I learned the power of 'no.' No is really important. Entrepreneurs are told to say 'yes, yes, more, more.'
Tony Fadell
PowerImportantSayMoreYesReally
One of America's greatest strengths is the soft power of our value system and how we treat prisoners of war, and we don't torture.
Tom Ridge
PowerWarValueTreatAmericaSoft
A good bassist determines the direction of any band.
Ron Carter
GoodDirectionBandAnyBassist
I didn't know anything about movies or movie stars or the Academy or anything. I was just a blank sheet of paper. I was totally ignorant of all that stuff. I never went to the movies, didn't know anything about the movies.
Mary Badham
StarsKnowMoviesIgnorantNever
I guess, as an actor, you have to bring something personal to the character - you've got to identify and love one element of the character, or else you can't really inhabit and find ownership.
Joseph Fiennes
LoveCharacterOwnershipYouFind
There's a very big part of me that just wants to take all of comics history and toss it on the bonfire. I'd sort of like to get on to the future.
Scott McCloud
FutureHistoryMeBigTakeBonfire
It got to the point where most of my time went toward writing novels. I would still occasionally write short stories, but only when I was commissioned by an editor to write for a themed anthology or special issue.
Tim Pratt
TimeWritingShortSpecialWrite
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