- Nov 07, 2020
Garry Quotes
Every Garry has a story.
Chess brought one writer into contact with Garry Kasparov, a former world champion; photography circles name Garry Winogrand in the same breath as Diane Arbus. These quotes trace what different Garrys mean to different fields, alongside our Born quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Brother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born and raised in the Bronx and my grandfather and my brother Garry were huge Yankees fans. One of my first memories is of them listening to a game on the radio and screaming at the radio. My brother would cry when they lost, and when I was really little, I didn't know why he was crying.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved Garry Marshall. The television shows he created in the '80s were the most deeply important entertainment of my childhood.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of the stature of Garry Kasparov, the former world champion, who was my part-time coach.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 'Mother's Day,' which is directed by legendary director Garry Marshall, I play a mother figure to the character played by Jason Sudeikis from 'Saturday Night Live.' He's a widower, and I'm a mother who's helping him to get over the loss of his wife.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Books fall from Garry Wills like leaves from a maple tree in a sort of permanent October.
- Keep Going
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- Nov 07, 2020
I work with Garry no matter what. What I wanted to keep going was the streak.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
At one level, an award is an endorsement, a confirmation, but I always find myself looking askance at awards and good reviews, as though another Garry Disher had earned them.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first name, with the rare two-r spelling, came from a sportswriter named Garry Schumacher. My parents didn't know him personally, but my mother liked the spelling.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I wasn't serving in Congress, I've always wanted to be a high school teacher. Specifically, I want to teach a course on modern American history and use Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury as a primary text.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore's program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
- Bill Cosby
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- Nov 07, 2020