Al McGuire on coat
Al McGuire74 quotes“When a guy takes off his coat, he’s not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!”
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Al McGuireAl McGuire Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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Al McGuireAl McGuire Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
Al McGuireAl McGuire If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
Al McGuireAl McGuire The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.
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Al McGuireAl McGuire I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.
Al McGuireAl McGuire God didn’t miss any of us.
Al McGuireAl McGuire It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what’s in a box score.
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More on coat
I see them in my audience all the time, with the fur coat, a woman whose hand is always out front, or the two fingers are on the cheek to show her diamond. I don’t have anything against that.
Eartha KittEartha Kitt Culminating with a man in a white coat saying to one kindly, “And now can you tell me the name of the Prime Minister?”
Alan BennettAlan Bennett At the drabber moments of my life (swilling some excrement from the steps, for instance, or rooting with a bent coat-hanger down a blocked sink) thoughts occur like.
Alan BennettAlan Bennett We even used to rake the hippies over the coals. They were protesting the Vietnam War, but we took aspects of their culture and had fun with it.
Al FeldsteinAl Feldstein The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
Aisha HindsAisha Hinds In winter, some voices are like coats.
Ahlam MosteghanemiAhlam Mosteghanemi I watch that. How does he treat the waiter? How does he treat the coat-check girl? How does he treat the driver?
Adriana LimaAdriana Lima A man needs to be polite, not just to me but to everyone.
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