"The stage was our school, our home, our life."

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Source : Lillian Gish, Ann Pinchot (1969). “The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me”

Lillian Gish

#Home Quotes #School Quotes #Stage Quotes

“A clean, hard-fought wrestling match is the most honest of athletic contests. There is no technological interventions, no teammates to blame, no panel of judges to bias the score. In wrestling, you compete or you quit. No alibis. I like that”

Source : Gable, Dan (1998). “Coaching Wrestling Successfully”, p.25, Human Kinetics
“The biggest revolutions are the ones that happen in-between our ears.”
“Things forbidden have a secret charm.”

Source : "Annales" (AD 117), XIII, 1, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 600-02, 1922.
“You are undoubtedly acquainted with my Reputation, and as for my Penmanship it must speak for itself; this is to desire your Approbation to keep a public school.”
“The loss of friends is a tax on age!”
“I don't consider myself a songwriter, I've tried, I've written a few with friends but that's an art form I'm gonna leave to guys like Jimmy Ritchey and Kevin Fowler.”
“Old golfers don't win (it's not an absolute, it's a general rule). Why? The older golfer can hit the ball as far as the young one. He chips and putts equally well. And will probably have a better knowledge of the course. So why does he take the extra stroke that denies him victory? Experience. He knows the downside, what happens if it goes wrong, which makes him more cautious. The young player is either ignorant or reckless to caution. That is his edge. It is the same with all of us. Knowledge makes us play safe. The secret is to stay childish.”
“Anyone can be a teacher or professor, but not everyone can influence you to strive for excellence and make a difference in the world around you.”

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