"Free speech is against governments, not against the NBA. So the players and coaches and indeed owners have been fined for their speech, which is costly rather than free. I sort of acknowledge that there is not free speech when you agree to work in the NBA."

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Source : "Interview: NBA Commissioner David Stern discusses Dwight Howard, new CBA". Interview with Josh Robbins, www.orlandosentinel.com. January 21, 2012.

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“I think people see me definitely as a "gangsta" rapper, and what people love about me is when they meet me and they meet me again later, I'm the same dude they spoke to and ain't nothing changed.”

Source : Source: www.djbooth.net
“Above all we must not wish to cling to our suffering. Suffering surely deepens us and enhances our person, but we must not desire to become a deeper self than God wills. To suffer no longer can be a beautiful, perhaps the ultimate sacrifice.”
“All this is a dream to me. Everything, the applause, the fans asking for autographs, the trips, all that is a dream.”
“And off in the far distance, the gold on the wings of the angel atop the bell tower of San Marco flashed in the sun, bathing the entire city in its glistening benediction.”

Source : Donna Leon (2015). “Death In A Strange Country: (Brunetti 2)”, p.151, Random House
“I was in charge. Of it all. All the time. For ever.”
“I love all of these new products that are coming out, things like headphones with cute, catchy names. There is also so much going on with the marketing of fashion. And then, I still love the classic stuff, like great dresses and wonderful photography.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“You should always trust the instincts of children.”
“Just telling a story. That's cinema. It's not silent, black and white. It's a simple story that's well made.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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