"I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be."

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

Frank Robinson

#Being The Best Quotes

“It was the law that if a white man was caught trying to educate a Negro slave, he was liable to prosecution entailing a fine of fifty dollars and a jail sentence. . . Our ignorance was the greatest hold the South had on us. We knew we could run away, but what then?”
“You just have to decide how close you want them. Not every person in your life needs to be your best friend: some can be friends or just friendly acquaintances.”
“It is hard going to the door cut so small in the wall where the vision which echoes loneliness brings a scent of wild flowers in the wood.”

Source : Robert Creeley (1982). “The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley, 1945-1975”, p.199, Univ of California Press
“I don't believe in competition for artistic things. I just like the atmosphere of the Cannes festival. I don't want to win anything or lose anything.”
“You can't click through a book, you can't hyperlink and jump out of it. It requires a little bit more of a regular engagement.”
“Conducting has more to do with singing and breathing than with piano-playing.”

Source : "Sir Colin Davis obituary" by David Nice, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2013.
“I focus on the individual and not seeing this great big monster, 'the press.'”
“Left-leaning policies - I'm 52 years old, I've been to Cuba, I've been to dysfunctional state oriented places - left-leaning policies fail the lower and middle classes.”

Source : Source: gawker.com

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