Coaches Hot Seat Quotes of the Day – Sunday, August 14, 2022 – Clint Eastwood
“I don’t believe in pessimism. If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it’s going to rain, it will.”
And
“I have a very strict gun control policy: if there’s a gun around, I want to be in control of it.”
And
“I’m interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.”
And
“I’ve never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves – it’s just a question of finding the subject.”
And
“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.”
And
“Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.”
And
“Go ahead, make my day”
And
“I tried being reasonable, I didn’t like it.”
And
“I would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. Something that I think is very important. It is that, you, we – we own this country. We – we own it. It is not you owning it, and not politicians owning it. Politicians are employees of ours.”
And
“The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.”
And
“I’m not really conservative. I’m conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but don’t any more.”
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“You have to feel confident. If you don’t, then you’re going to be hesitant and defensive, and there’ll be a lot of things working against you.”
And
“I don’t believe in pessimism. If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it’s going to rain, it will.”
And
“I’ve never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves – it’s just a question of finding the subject.”
And
“I’ve taken advantage of a few breaks that came along and moved along with them.”
And
“My old drama coach used to say, ‘Don’t just do something, stand there.’ Gary Cooper wasn’t afraid to do nothing.”
And
“I was always respectful of people who were deeply religious because I always felt that if they gave themselves to it, then it had to be important to them. But if you can go through life without it, that’s OK, too. It’s whatever suits you.”
Wikipedia: Clint Eastwood
