QUOTES OF NOTE
After dealing with the very serious topic of teen drug abuse and prevention the past two weeks, I figured I would choose a lighter topic for today's entry. In the interest of keeping things fresh, I give to you my (partial) list of favorite quotes. Anyone that has ever recieved an E-Mail from me, knows my obesssion with quotes, either famous or obscure. This interest is due in part to my experience working in the newspaper business, where I had to collect and try to decipher quotes from athletes and public officials, almost on a daily basis.
The things that always struck me about quotes is their ability to tell a story in a very small amount of words. Some are direct and to the point so the world understands their meaning such as Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" statement. Some take a background in English Literature to understand, such as most quotes by Shakespeare. I have foundthat some of the most difficult quotes to decipher are those made by politicians and famous people. One of my favorites is one that was given to me when I worked as a sportswriter for the Lynn Sunday Post. A professional baseball team had just move to Lynn, Ma. and were coached by a former Red sox player named George "Boomer' Scott. To say that Boomer was not very articulate, was like saying the sun is hot. The following is a direct quote from him about a centerfielder from the Nashua Pride. The player made a leaping catch at the wall in the old Frasier Field to rob Scott's team of a walk-off homerun. The quote is so priceless that I still have written down in a notebook. Believe it or not, this is a real quote:
"That Centerfielder?...boy's a hoss...real hoss...that boy play ball..I tell the owners, we get that man, he play ball for us like that, that's good...we gotta get that boy."
Those that know my political leanings may be surprised at some of the entries here. To a certain extent I tried to include quotes with historical significance, whether I like the person that made the quote or not. So without further ado, here are some of my favorite quotes of all time. Again, this is only a partial list, as I may post other volumes in the future.
" First they ignore you...then they laugh at you...then they fight you...then you win."
- Ghandhi, on his political enemies.
"some see things as they are and ask why..my brother saw things as they could be, and asked why not?"
- Ted Kennedy, giving Bobby Kennedy's eulogy
"The whole world is watching!!!"
- The chants of protesters at the 1968 Democratic Convention
" I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
- Barry Goldwater, 1964 Republican Convention
" Today freedom itself was attacked today by gutless cowards, and freedom will be defended."
- President Bush
"We are not going to worry about our casualties and losses...the point of war is to make the other Dumb Son of a Bitch worry about casualties and losses."
- General George S. Patton
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
- Winston Churchill
"So far by all indications, Saddam Hussein has proven to be a master propogandist, schooled in deception tactics...as for his military prowess, his knowledge of the technical arts?...well, let's just say he is a Hell of a politician."
- General Norman Schwarzkopf
"Enjoy the war, because peace is going to be Hell."
- Popular saying in the German military towards the end of World War II
" Be nonviolent if you want, but I'll be tossing bombs."
- H. Rap Brown
"Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming we're finally on our own...this Summer I hear the drumming, four dead in Ohio."
- CSN&Y
" I lost most of the music and the songs I wrote, but I still feel lucky because Axle lost his mind."
- Slash
"There was an equipment manager at Michigan, and he must have had about 15 Big Ten rings...he does not have enough fingers for all of them...he would ask me, 'you know what my favorite ring is Tom?...The next one!!"
- Tom Brady
" You will run what seems like a hundred marathons in short, frantic sprints...normally civilized people will shout things at you that later even they would not beleive, and when it's all said and done, you will experience enough anger to start a war, and enough joy to prevent one."
- Bill Russell on playing in a Seventh Game of The NBA Finals
"The palms of your hands will thicken, the skin of your teeth will tan...you'll grow ragged, weary, and wet, but you must do the best you can"
"Autumn is a Raider, he stands imposing in his Silver sash...his brow is wet and scratched, he wears a thick mustache."
- John Facenda
"Winning in bad weather, on the road, with guys out of the lineup, almost the entire defensive backfield was out at one point, and these guys did not miss a beat...they just keep fighting, they don't know any other way to do it."
- Bill Belichick
"Ken Walter will hold, Lonny Paxton will snap, angle to the far side to Vinatieri's right...snap, ball down, kick is on the way and it's... GOOD!!! IT'S GOOD!!! IT'S GOOD!!! IT'S GOOD!!!... ADAM VINATIERI BOOMS A 48 YARD FIELD GOAL...AND THE GAME IS OVER...AND THE PATRIOTS ARE SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONS...THE PATRIOTS ARE SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONS!!!!!"
- Gil Santo's call as the Patriots won Superbowl XXXVI
After dealing with the very serious topic of teen drug abuse and prevention the past two weeks, I figured I would choose a lighter topic for today's entry. In the interest of keeping things fresh, I give to you my (partial) list of favorite quotes. Anyone that has ever recieved an E-Mail from me, knows my obesssion with quotes, either famous or obscure. This interest is due in part to my experience working in the newspaper business, where I had to collect and try to decipher quotes from athletes and public officials, almost on a daily basis.
The things that always struck me about quotes is their ability to tell a story in a very small amount of words. Some are direct and to the point so the world understands their meaning such as Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" statement. Some take a background in English Literature to understand, such as most quotes by Shakespeare. I have foundthat some of the most difficult quotes to decipher are those made by politicians and famous people. One of my favorites is one that was given to me when I worked as a sportswriter for the Lynn Sunday Post. A professional baseball team had just move to Lynn, Ma. and were coached by a former Red sox player named George "Boomer' Scott. To say that Boomer was not very articulate, was like saying the sun is hot. The following is a direct quote from him about a centerfielder from the Nashua Pride. The player made a leaping catch at the wall in the old Frasier Field to rob Scott's team of a walk-off homerun. The quote is so priceless that I still have written down in a notebook. Believe it or not, this is a real quote:
"That Centerfielder?...boy's a hoss...real hoss...that boy play ball..I tell the owners, we get that man, he play ball for us like that, that's good...we gotta get that boy."
Those that know my political leanings may be surprised at some of the entries here. To a certain extent I tried to include quotes with historical significance, whether I like the person that made the quote or not. So without further ado, here are some of my favorite quotes of all time. Again, this is only a partial list, as I may post other volumes in the future.
" First they ignore you...then they laugh at you...then they fight you...then you win."
- Ghandhi, on his political enemies.
"some see things as they are and ask why..my brother saw things as they could be, and asked why not?"
- Ted Kennedy, giving Bobby Kennedy's eulogy
"The whole world is watching!!!"
- The chants of protesters at the 1968 Democratic Convention
" I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
- Barry Goldwater, 1964 Republican Convention
" Today freedom itself was attacked today by gutless cowards, and freedom will be defended."
- President Bush
"We are not going to worry about our casualties and losses...the point of war is to make the other Dumb Son of a Bitch worry about casualties and losses."
- General George S. Patton
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
- Winston Churchill
"So far by all indications, Saddam Hussein has proven to be a master propogandist, schooled in deception tactics...as for his military prowess, his knowledge of the technical arts?...well, let's just say he is a Hell of a politician."
- General Norman Schwarzkopf
"Enjoy the war, because peace is going to be Hell."
- Popular saying in the German military towards the end of World War II
" Be nonviolent if you want, but I'll be tossing bombs."
- H. Rap Brown
"Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming we're finally on our own...this Summer I hear the drumming, four dead in Ohio."
- CSN&Y
" I lost most of the music and the songs I wrote, but I still feel lucky because Axle lost his mind."
- Slash
"There was an equipment manager at Michigan, and he must have had about 15 Big Ten rings...he does not have enough fingers for all of them...he would ask me, 'you know what my favorite ring is Tom?...The next one!!"
- Tom Brady
" You will run what seems like a hundred marathons in short, frantic sprints...normally civilized people will shout things at you that later even they would not beleive, and when it's all said and done, you will experience enough anger to start a war, and enough joy to prevent one."
- Bill Russell on playing in a Seventh Game of The NBA Finals
"The palms of your hands will thicken, the skin of your teeth will tan...you'll grow ragged, weary, and wet, but you must do the best you can"
"Autumn is a Raider, he stands imposing in his Silver sash...his brow is wet and scratched, he wears a thick mustache."
- John Facenda
"Winning in bad weather, on the road, with guys out of the lineup, almost the entire defensive backfield was out at one point, and these guys did not miss a beat...they just keep fighting, they don't know any other way to do it."
- Bill Belichick
"Ken Walter will hold, Lonny Paxton will snap, angle to the far side to Vinatieri's right...snap, ball down, kick is on the way and it's... GOOD!!! IT'S GOOD!!! IT'S GOOD!!! IT'S GOOD!!!... ADAM VINATIERI BOOMS A 48 YARD FIELD GOAL...AND THE GAME IS OVER...AND THE PATRIOTS ARE SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONS...THE PATRIOTS ARE SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONS!!!!!"
- Gil Santo's call as the Patriots won Superbowl XXXVI
posted by smialek316 at 8:30 AM
1 Comments:
That boy play ball!
Classic!
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