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The last two times I went to spring training, I had to win a job, and if I didn't get off to a blazing start, I'm on the bench. Now, I've proven myself, so it's not essential that I get off to a real good start. ↗

— Eric Davis

#blazing #essential #get #good #had

I suppose I started writing seriously at 16 years old. I thought I wrote a novel at 16 and sent it to New York! They sent it back because it wasn't novel. ↗

— Ernest Gaines

#because #i #new #new york #novel

There is a danger for Britain as we perceive ourselves, or as we are - less wealthy, facing economic austerity - that we essentially draw back. I think there is a recoil in parts of the country, and in parts of the government actually, from the multilateral system, and I think that's dangerous and wrong. ↗

— David Miliband

#austerity #back #britain #country #danger

The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#best #bits #comes #creative #down

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#find #future #hope #look #must

There is an irresistible demand to strengthen the leadership of the constructive forces of the world at the present momentous time. This is true because of stupendous, almost unbelievable changes which have taken place in recent years on every continent. ↗

— John Raleigh Mott

#because #changes #constructive #continent #demand

It was essential to do this job, hateful though it was, because we knew the Germans were hot on the trail. ↗

— Mark Oliphant

#essential #germans #hateful #hot #job

Life presents you with so many decisions. A lot of times, they're right in front of your face and they're really difficult, but we must make them. ↗

— Brittany Murphy

#difficult #face #front #life #lot

Is there anyone I wouldn't take as a client? Well, I'd never represent a banker. ↗

— Gerry Spence

#banker #client #i #never #represent

It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think. ↗