When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable.
BILL BRADLEYWhen you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable.
More Bill Bradley Quotes
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Imagination allows us to escape the predictable. It enables us to reply to the common wisdom that we cannot soar by saying, ‘Just watch!’
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When you’re not practicing, someone somewhere is. And when the two of you meet, assuming roughly equal ability, the other person will win.
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We realized that no one of us could be as good as all of us playing unselfishly.
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Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.
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Tax (reform) is ultimately a decision about values.
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Al Gore clearly has the vision… it’s a much better vision than that of George W. Bush.
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Basketball can serve as a kind of metaphor for ultimate cooperation. It is a sport where success, as symbolized by the championship, requires that the dictates of community prevail over selfish impulses.
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I like the rough impersonality of New York … Human relations are oiled by jokes, complaints, and confessions-all made with the assumption of never seeing the other person again.
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There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is.
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Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous
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Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.
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How should we Democrats select the next presidential nominee? Smoke filled rooms? Brokered convention? National primary? Personally, I prefer jump shots from the top of the key.
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A lot of people want to change the world, but only a few people want to change themselves. When it comes to the issue of race in America, we have to do both.
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We have to repair that trust … I think anytime a public official lies, he undermines his own authority and squanders the public trust.
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The point of the game is not how well the individual does, but whether the team wins. That’s the beautiful heart of the game, the blending of personalities, the mutual sacrifices for the group success.
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