"Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them."

-- Mickey Mantle

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“Say someone tells me their name - that name can turn into a taste or a color and that's how I categorize it in my mind. It's an easy way of categorizing things.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“William Holden and I weren't just good friends. He was my very best friend. I feel his loss very much still.”
“So we die before our own eyes; so we see some chapters of our lives come to their natural end.”
“I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.”
“In order to rise From its own ashes A phoenix First Must Burn.”

Source : Octavia E. Butler (2012). “Parable of the Talents”, p.309, Open Road Media
“Though the terror of the sea gives to none security, in the secret of the shell. Self preserving we may dwell.”
“Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.”
“And next time you're planning to injure yourself to get me attention, just remember that a little sweet talk works wonders.”

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