Earl Wilson Quotes

He was so honest you could play craps with him over the phone.

Earl Wilson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 3, 1907 - January 16, 1987

Topics

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We signed to play until the day we died, and we did.

Jimmy Greaves

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Of course I didn't pioneer the use of food in fiction: it has been a standard literary device since Chaucer and Rabelais, who used food wonderfully as a metaphor for sensuality.

Joanne Harris

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Historically, the pull towards the center in European politics has been incredibly powerful. From Italy to Germany, it has been almost impossible for non-centrist forces to obtain real influence.

Jens Nordvig

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It's so interesting that when somebody's pregnant, we are obsessed with knowing the gender of the child so we can figure out what we need to buy that child, what the present would be. Like we're pre-programming the kid before they were born.

Megan Smith

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I myself have been in therapy. Repeatedly.

Amy Brenneman

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In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best.

Althea Gibson

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Most of the people I know who were raised to be accommodating or were raised to just be nice and put everybody's needs ahead of theirs, there comes a moment when the pressure builds and they can't do it anymore. They have needs and they feel neglected and they usually explode.

Stephen Chbosky

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I would like to get 3,000 hits.

Roberto Clemente

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Iran is Iran. It has a regime that is destabilized in the region, that is spreading terror.

Ron Johnson

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Someone asked me about what's it like managing 2.2 million associates, and I said, 'When they're Wal-Mart associates, it's not all that hard because of the quality and the depth of our talent.' I'm really proud of the fact that 70% of the managers in the U.S. started as hourly associates with our company.

Mike Duke

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I'm never not going to be interested in young girls who are struggling in poor places.

Michelle Tea

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I want my children to have fantastic memories of their growing years, so I try to be as much a part of their lives as possible.

Debra Stephenson

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