"Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas team takes the field against a foreign state, it is an army with banners."

-- John Steinbeck

#Football Quotes #Team Quotes #War Quotes

“What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among those with whom we associate, that we speak of one anotherâ€™s virtues more than we speak of one anotherâ€™s faults, that optimism replace pessimism, that our faith exceed our fears. When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my father would say: â€œCynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create, doubters do not achieve.”
“Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes”

Source : Curt Flood, Richard Carter (1971). “The way it is”, Trident Press (WA)
“Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule.”
“A democratic government that respects no limits on its power is a ticking time bomb, waiting to destroy the rights it was created to protect.”

Source : James Bovard (2015). “Attention Deficit Democracy”, p.10, Macmillan
“If you didn't have employers able to pay off the books and off the record safely in cash, you wouldn't have illegal immigration on nearly the scale that we do.”

Source : "'The Curse Of Cash' Makes Case For A World Without Paper Money". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, www.npr.org. September 1, 2016.
“I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries”
“It is funny, I don't feel old enough to give advice... But with the advisers you trust, you better listen to them. It may be bad news but that's the only way you're going to improve.”
“Yeah, dog was this man's best friend, for sure.”

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