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Beau Willimon Quotes

A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often surprised when I say that I consider myself an optimist, but an optimist dressed in the robes of a realist.

Beau Willimon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: american

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Myself Politics I Am People Me View

Anyone who's been the Olympic trials before is a veteran.

Max Aaron

Trials Been Olympic Before Anyone

One thing my dad always told me, was he would make sure I always had what he didn't have. He couldn't play basketball because he didn't have tennis shoes - so I had five pairs of tennis shoes.

Robert Griffin III

Shoes Me Basketball Play Tennis

I'm tired of being 51st in this country on the NEAP scores on fourth-grade math. We don't have but 50 states.

Robert J. Bentley

Tired Country Math Being States

I'm used to adapting my novels for feature film - it can be challenging to cut and compress three or four hundred pages into two hours of dramatic action.

Tom Perrotta

Action Three Two Dramatic Used Film

It goes back to my childhood. I never expected not to win. It's about winning. Winning's fun.

Mike McCarthy

Childhood Fun Win Winning Back Goes

My legs have become accustomed to the treadmill. And in L.A., running on the street is asking for a distracted texting driver to knock you over.

Michael Weatherly

You Street Legs Become Over Asking

That's a nice thing about being a topical standup: you can add in things to keep it fresh.

Loni Love

You Nice Fresh Things Being Keep

As long as I fight for myself, I will stay champion.

Jose Aldo

Myself Fight Champion Long Will

It used to be only yoga, but now I do Pilates as well; I feel like I need the balance.

Donna Karan

Balance Feel Now Need Used Well

Passion is needed for any great work, and for the revolution, passion and audacity are required in big doses.

Che Guevara

Work Passion Great Revolution Big

I listen to lots of music, especially Bach, opera (all periods), German lieder, chamber music, and rock, old and new. I can't listen to music while I write. It's too absorbing.

Cheryl Mendelson

Music New Rock Listen Write Opera

A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests.

Aristide Briand

History Justice Battle Country Right