I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
But I never listen to music while I'm writing.
If you're changing the world, you're working on important things. You're excited to get up in the morning.
I told my mom I would graduate. I owe that much to her and myself.
I would make my mom buy me the toy doctor kit.
I think my mom threatened to put me up for adoption a few times.
[first lines] Bumpy Johnson: Happy Thanksgiving!
What's dangerous is the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few individuals.
Charities must treat donors as if they were shareholders.
I think the world is run by 'C' students.
Sportswriters. They were all my friends. They were racetrack guys and so was I.
The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
Every day I went to work at Tampa, I gave it my all.
When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach.
My dear friend, clear your mind of cant [excessive thought]. You may as other people do: you may say to a man, "Sir, I am your most humble servant." You are not his most humble servant. You may say, "These are bad times; it is a melancholy thing to b...
I always had the uncomfortable feeling that if I wasn't sitting in front of a computer typing, I was wasting my time--but I pushed myself to take a wider view of what was "productive." Time spend with my family and friends was never wasted.
Hildy Johnson: [speaking to Walter on the phone] Did you hear that? That's the story I just wrote. Yes, yes, I know we had a bargain. I just said I'd write it, I didn't say I wouldn't tear it up! It's all in little pieces now, Walter, and I hope to d...
Maude Lebowski: Does the female form make you uncomfortable, Mr. Lebowski? The Dude: Uh, is that what this is a picture of? Maude Lebowski: In a sense, yes. My art has been commended as being strongly vaginal which bothers some men. The word itself m...
Narrator: [voice-over] Barry's first taste of battle was only a skirmish against a small rearguard of Frenchmen who occupied an orchard beside a road down which, a few hours later, the English main force would wish to pass. Though this encounter is n...
I learned at that young age that sometimes a really big chance pays off.
My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.
