As the wonderful agony begins for 1964-65, I sometimes wonder why I do it. I've got an insurance business going on the side, and it is starting to grow nicely. Selling insurance fulfills me, in a way, like basketball. But basketball keeps calling me back. I suppose I'll play until I can't keep up with the kids any longer. Tom Heinsohn
Calling one thing 'literature' and another 'fiction' is a way to create status where there is none. Tucker Max
I don't think the philosophy really changes between men and women. I think golf courses need to become more distance-friendly overall. I think golf courses almost need to develop a more generic set of tees instead of calling them black, blue, red or whatever.Amy Alcott
I felt like calling attention to AIDS. I had the AIDS ribbon colored into my hair during the playoffs in '95. Dennis Rodman
I felt the calling to adopt. You just know in the deepest part of your being that you are meant to find this little soul and guide them through life. Jillian Michaels
I looked up to my father when I was 7 and 8. I believed it was my calling to be in the big leagues. I'd been raised by a family that always told me I could do anything I wanted. Barry Zito
I'm very comfortable as a singer. In fact, I think it's more - I identified my self-esteem, my self more in those ways when I was growing up. I really - it was kind of my calling card as a kid. Katey Sagal
I've been called a lot of things. But never, and I mean never, could anyone ever make the mistake of calling me a Yankee fan. Curt Schilling
In Britain, because I live here, I can also run into problems of envy and competition. But all this is just in a day's work for a writer. You can't put stuff out there without someone calling you a complete fool. Oh, well. Alain de Botton
It's going to be really weird when I'm 80 years old, in a walker, and people are still calling me America's sweetheart. We need a new one. Mary Lou Retton
Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, he had to be something special. He had to take all this for years, not just for Jackie Robinson, but for the nation. Willie Mays
Since the very beginning, Emeril's had a sense of humor about me calling him names and poking fun at him. Anthony Bourdain
The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding people, you're nurturing them, you're providing sustenance - it was never pure. Anthony Bourdain
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side. James A.Baldwin
We're not running the ball again until we get ahead. Shula was calling the plays, but I told them, 'I don't care what he calls. We're throwing every pass from now until we get the lead.' To Shula's credit, he always gave me that option. Dan Marino
Your self-worth has nothing to do with your craft or calling, and everything to do with how you treat yourself. Kris Carr