Slam Quotes - Page 2

• I don't slam doors in people's faces, and I'm not a bigot.

  Sherman Hemsley

  Doors, People, Faces

  "Sherman Hemsley, 'Jeffersons' Star, Is Dead at 74" by Mel Watkins, www.nytimes.com. July 24, 2012.

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• The Open is the one that we all want and strive for and to be able to hold this Claret Jug is an incredible feeling. To be three legs towards the career grand slam at the age of 25 is a pretty good achievement. It's not going to sink in for a while.

  Rory McIlroy

  Golf, Careers, Achievement

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• I'll quit eating meat when you get a cow out here to beat me at a poetry slam. Only so many words rhyme with 'Mooo.' I mean, yes, we're supposed to be better stewards; yes, we're supposed to take care of the earth; yes, we're supposed to honor the sacrifices made by the animals; yes yes yes yes yes, but dammit, we're in charge, and you know why? It's because of these [holding out thumbs]...Maybe you think that carrots are less important than cows. I think they're equal, especially in a sauce.

  Sherman Alexie

  Mean, Sacrifice, Thinking

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• Hilary Clinton's great sin was that she left the nicely wallpapered domestic sphere with a slam of the door, took up public life on her own, leaving big feminist footprints all over the place, and without so much as an apology.

  Patricia J. Williams

  Apology, Doors, Feminist

  Patricia J. Williams (1997). “The Rooster's Egg”

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• Rafa being 6-1 against Roger is not a source of pride for me. I'm happy that Rafa won the tournament, but I would have liked that Federer could have won the Grand Slam, because I think he's a phenomenal player. For me, he is the player I enjoy watching the most.

  Toni Nadal

  Pride, Player, Thinking

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• Friends tell the truth to one another. Friends don't slam the door to correction or reflection when it is offered with affection.

  Amy Dickinson

  Friends, Reflection, Doors

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• Wimbledon is not the tournament I love. I don't like how they treat the players. There are small things that don't cost them anything and they make such a big deal out of it. If they treat us this way, well, we have to treat them the same. We want to be respected, the way we respect Wimbledon, even if it is not the best Grand Slam on earth.

  Marat Safin

  Player, Cost, Earth

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• It took us 200 years to elect the first Democratic woman to the Senate in her own right, and that's Barbara Mikulski. Six years later, we had a grand slam: We elected four new Democratic women to the Senate. Sen. Mikulski now has some company.

  Ellen Malcolm

  Years, Six, Four

  "LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Ellen Malcolm : The Woman Behind All Those Women Candidates". Interview with Jacob Weisberg, articles.latimes.com. November 8, 1992.

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• Japan is dealing us a dead hand. For two years we have watched the Japanese drag their feet and we can't let them continue to slam the door in our faces.

  Craig L. Thomas

  Japan, Doors, Hands

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• As we slam you with more and more devastating blows of the nagual, at the same time, we strengthen and clear the tonal so that it can easily withstand them - so there is no loss in continuity of consciousness.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Loss, Blow

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• Denmark is charging a fat food tax on cheese, meat, and oil. Here, we call that the Denny's Grand Slam breakfast.

  Jay Leno

  Oil, Denmark, Cheese

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• My investigation of movement has led me to choices which vary from traditional norms. My dancers and I see the rehearsal as a laboratory for testing scientific principles on the body. We invent action ideas which we think are archetypal, noticeable, understandable. The outcome is a mixture of slam dancing, exquisite and amazing human flight and a wild action sport which captures kids, older people and the general public’s hearts and minds and bodies.

  Elizabeth Streb

  Sports, Kids, Heart

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• Don't slag off other creators or companies. We'll cheerfully mock dumb politicians on Twitter, but we try to never slam another creator's work or make fun of another company's projects or initiatives. First, because life's too short. We'd rather use that time to celebrate the fantastic work of colleagues and friends. Second, because it's a small world, and people have long memories. A few snarky words today can ruin a chance for an incredibly rewarding creative partnership tomorrow.

  Greg Pak

  Fun, Memories, Long

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• If you try to hit a grand slam, you’re going to strike out.

  Jon Stewart

  Trying, Strikes, Ifs

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• I didn't even realize it was a grand slam (number thirty-one) because I was mentally preparing myself for Andy Benes because he struck me out the first time.

  Mark McGwire

  Numbers, Firsts, Realizing

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• Just like I'm the king on the microphone, so is Dr. J and Moses Malone
  I like slam dunks, take me to the hoop my favorite play is the alley-oop
  I like the pick-and-roll, I like the give-and-go
  Cause it's basketball, uh, Mister Kurtis Blow.

  Kurtis Blow

  Basketball, Kings, Blow

  Song: Basketball, Album: Ego Trip

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• Municipal networks expand economic opportunities. We've got to open new doors, not slam them shut.

  Frank Lautenberg

  Opportunity, Doors, Economic

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• [On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn't a servant because they don't slam doors.

  Queen Elizabeth II

  Doors, Royalty, Bedroom

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• Liberty is a harsh mistress. You cannot pick and choose what you like and dislike about her. Liberty will not change her principles for you, no matter how much you claim to love her. She will stand fast in her demands for total acceptance. If you can't receive her, she will recognize you as a false lover and leave you. And when you hear that door slam, it will take every tear in your eye, every ounce of blood in your veins, and all the nerve in your heart to win her back.

  William H. Masters

  Eye, Heart, Acceptance

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• I'm not the first player to have their home Grand Slam and not perform. There have been a few Australians and French players, you name it. It's a tough thing. But it is one of those things. Would I rather have a Grand Slam in my country than not? I would.

  Samantha Stosur

  Country, Home, Player

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In tennis it's easy to get greedy - and one Grand Slam doesn't feel enough any more.

  Samantha Stosur

  Tennis, Greedy, Easy

  "Sam Stosur: Serena is intimidating even when on her best behaviour" by Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. October 24, 2011.

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• It was a tough year for me, '89, losing two Slam finals and losing another five finals. It wasn't until I won the Masters, or what's now called the ATP Finals, that things changed again. Suddenly I won seven tournaments in 1990 and became No. 1.

  Stefan Edberg

  Years, Two, Finals

  "Adieu to an elegant assassin: Stefan Edberg interview". Interview with John Roberts, www.independent.co.uk. June 23, 1996.

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• The impatient man is his own enemy; he slams the door on his own progress.

  Idries Shah

  Men, Doors, Enemy

  Idries Shah (1997). “The Commanding Self”, p.81, Octagon Press Ltd

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• I'm not a big sports fan, but I love it when they "slam dunk." That's sexy.

  Emma Bunton

  Sports, Sexy, Fans

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• When I gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock, I knew it was time to quit.

  Bob Gibson

  Pitching, Quitting, Gave Up

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