"Michael Sorrell had no experience running a college. He had been a lawyer and White House special assistant, but he knew Paul Quinn couldn't afford a football program. He turned the football field into an organic farm that generates more than 20,000 pounds of organic vegetables every year, veggies that make it into high-end restaurants and into the Dallas Cowboys' stadium."

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Source : Source: www.pbs.org

Hari Sreenivasan

#Football Quotes #Running Quotes #College Quotes

“I have met with political leaders, legislators, and diplomats, seeking the next steps to press in reducing and eliminating the nuclear threat in this century. I have participated in public coalitions developing programmes for action to combat the global rash of small arms. All are trying and making a difference.”
“I want to work with a director who becomes my brother, my father, for two months. You give yourself over to that person.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“One defeats a fanatic precisely by not being a fanatic oneself, but on the contrary by using one's intelligence.”
“Should I not hear, as I lie down in dust, The horns of glory blowing above my burial?”
“Stay true to what you believe in and don't let people try to change that direction. Don't take 'no' for an answer.”
“All chess masters can play one game blindfolded.”
“"X-Men" is not really about mutants; it's about humanity. I think it's about the human race. We're an absolutely destructive race. It seems that we can't seem to get beyond this level of tribalism that has been around for thousands of years. Anything we fear we tend to destroy.”
“I am convinced that most companies don't maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services with those of their suppliers, they seem content to pay top dollar for everything.”

Source : Mark H. McCormack (1990). “What They Still Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School”, Bantam

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