#stepped

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home. ↗

— S. E. Hinton

#darkness #had #home #house #i

I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher. ↗

— Rogers Hornsby

#egotistical #every #every time #feel #hands

I heard the Beatles and the Stones, and Mom bought me an electric guitar. I played lead for four years and then switched to bass. One day someone suggested that I should sing, so I sheepishly stepped up to the microphone and the rest is rock history. ↗

— Glenn Hughes

#beatles #bought #day #electric #electric guitar

Help is even being offered from across the ocean, as over two dozen countries have stepped forward to offer financial and material support to the American people. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#american #american people #being #countries #dozen

By the time I stepped down as Xerox's CEO in 2009 - and as chairman in January 2010 - Xerox had become the vibrant, profitable and revitalized company that it still is today. What made the difference was a strong turnaround plan, dedicated people and a firm commitment from company leaders. ↗

— Anne M. Mulcahy

#by the time #ceo #chairman #commitment #company

There came a moment in my life when I realized that I had stepped into another part of my life. I used to walk into a room full of people and think, do they like me? And one day I walk in and I thought, do I like them? ↗

— Victoria Principal

#came #day #full #had #i

I served as Dean until 1974, when I stepped down to return to full time teaching and research. ↗

— Frederick Reines

#down #full #i #research #return

In fact, because of this deep desire for peace, the ruling class leaders of this land, from 1945 on, stepped up the hysteria and propaganda to drive into American minds the false notion that danger threatened them from the East. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#because #class #danger #deep #deep desire

I stepped on a land mine named Jayson Blair. ↗

— Howell Raines

#i #land #mine #named #stepped

I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don't be frightened, you can't do anything wrong, it's your show. ↗

— Rickie Lee Jones

#anything #every #every time #felt #frightened