#ay

We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose. ↗

— Knute Rockne

#beefing #best #best way #count #lose

I used to go to the U.S. Open on my birthdays and sit in the nosebleeds. ↗

— Andy Roddick

#go #i #open #sit #used

The '20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one we're in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and we had some great years. Those were the days when American believed in itself. I was happy and proud to be painting it. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#american #believed #big #country #crash

Everyone in those days expected that art students were wild, licentious characters. We didn't know how to be, but we sure were anxious to learn. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#art #characters #days #everyone #expected

I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He horsed around so much... that I had a hard time painting him. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#cooper #expect #famous #gary #gary cooper

I'm not going to be caught around here for any fool celebration. To hell with birthdays! ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#around #birthdays #caught #celebration #fool

It was a pretty rough neighborhood where I grew up The really tough places were over around Third Avenue where it ran into the Harlem River, but we weren't far away. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#avenue #away #far #far away #grew

Right from the beginning, I always strived to capture everything I saw as completely as possible. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#beginning #capture #completely #everything #i

Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. I've always called myself an illustrator. I'm not sure what the difference is. All I know is that whatever type of work I do, I try to give it my very best. Art has been my life. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#art #artist #been #best #call

But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want. ↗

— Anita Roddick

#balance #create #earn #freedom #gives