- Party
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- Nov 07, 2020
Green Quotes
On backstage nostalgia, golf greens, and green ambitions.
These quotes use 'green' in unexpected ways—a nostalgic backstage green room, a golf green sized up from the rough, and a Midwestern upbringing near Green Bay recalled fondly. See our nature quotes for more.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Success
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- Nov 07, 2020
Is the button white or orange or green or yellow? Does it say 'sell', or 'sell now', or 'on sale' or 'for sale'? You test, you test, you test and most of the ideas you try fail and so I would argue I failed my way to success.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unfortunately, 'climate' has become a dirty word - obviously in politics, but even to some degree in my world, in venture capital. People hesitate if they see something that's purported to be green. That's not a reason to invest for many people.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now undoubtedly, we face some very British challenges when it comes to infrastructure. We rightly cherish our back yards and green spaces, and we'll defend them passionately when projects are announced. We live in a democracy, and we like to debate these things, often for many years.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Tom Green I got to witness and see inside the 'Big Brother' house, I would say he was probably the most difficult to live with because he is literally a roller coaster. You don't really know which Tom you are going to get on an hour-to-hour basis. And that was kind of difficult.
- Flyer
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because of the grass and open face, I take one more club for shots from the rough, unless the ball is sitting on top of dry grass. Then, I use more loft and swing softer, trying to hit it about 70 percent to avoid a flyer over the green.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some players like to change clubs around the green to hit high or low shots. I play all of my short-game shots with my 54-degree sand wedge and change my ball position to hit it higher or lower. I think it's easier to learn one club than four.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
In our view, the main role of the government in the green transition is to ensure a predictable framework and a level playing field for innovation, industry, and enterprise. And, most importantly, to provide clear direction.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a self-confessed geek, and my whole concept of music at first was entirely electronic. In many ways, it turned out to be an advantage. I was so green, so utterly naive about the nature of classical music, that I did things that made me look totally, deliberately unorthodox.
- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
Together with script writers Sid Green and Dick Hills, we worked on the comedy ideas for this series.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love golf. But do you know how I got good at golf? Because of Charles Barkley. I was playing with Charles, Michael Jordan and Roy Green, and Charles was talking so much trash. On every shot, he was talking trash. So I left the tournament, and I went and practiced for a year and half.
- Normal
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- Nov 07, 2020
After this interview, I'm going to immigration to try to sort out my Green Card, just like any other normal person.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've realized that what you think of when you make a 'big movie,' if it's actually a green screen movie, it's like doing independent New York theater because you don't have any backgrounds or props. So it's kind of like making the lowest budgeted film you could possibly imagine, plus $100 million.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020