“Equally, though, there are guys who play England Under 19 who don't even play First Class cricket. It is a watershed in the careers in many ways.” WayFirstsPlayGuyClassCareersEnglandCricketFirst ClassWatersheds Author:Andy Pick
“I had various jobs, I taught a SAT class, I was a bartender, I had a day job at an office and was making short films. I got grants from NYSCA and NEA for an idea, which later became 'Huckabees,' about a guy in a Chinese restaurant who had microphones on every table and heard every personal conversation and would write perversely personal fortunes.” WritingIdeasJobsFilmGuyClassHeardTaughtConversationOfficeTablesFortuneVariousChineseSatRestaurantsGrantsMicrophonesDay JobsBartenderShort Films Author:David O. Russell
“I actually think if you have a strong junior class, that's the best possible scenario. In their senior year, guys who are on the threshold of making it to the NBA start getting preoccupied in their thoughts elsewhere more than concerning themselves with the present. The junior class is the perfect age.” IfsThinkingYearsAgeGuyStrongPerfectClassNbaElsewhereSeniorJuniorsScenariosThresholdSenior Year Author:Rick Pitino
“It doesn't matter if it's in my class or around the world, anywhere, the first thing I say is "First of all guys, I want to give my Heavenly Father credit for all I do and the Lord Jesus Christ to give me the opportunity to go out and reach and save lives." To me, that's the most important thing.” IfsWorldWantGivingFirstsImportantMatterGuyFatherOpportunityJesusChristLordClassJesus ChristGive MeImportant ThingsCreditAround The WorldHeavenlyHeavenly FatherLord Jesus ChristSave A Life Author:Billy Blanks
“The terrible thing in England is if you interview a thousand people, five hundred of them will talk like they're going into a Guy Ritchie movie and the other five hundred will be Mr. Darcy. So we had to find cool, working class kids with no profile who could be John Travolta and James Dean and people like that.” PeopleIfsKidsGuyClassFiveTerribleThousandHundredEnglandInterviewsWorking ClassTerrible ThingsProfileDeanDarcy Author:Ricky Gervais
“In boxing, where most of the guys are from lower-class backgrounds and have darker skin than most of the fans, one might fear that the athletes are being exploited. But that narrative doesn't hold up very well in the world of MMA, where 99 percent of fighters are amateurs who will never earn a dime. They aren't seeking fame and fortune. For the most part, these guys are fighting because they want to and because it gives them an opportunity to strive for something big in their lives. It gives them a chance to become their best selves.” WorldWantGivingWellsSelfBigsMightGuyFightingOpportunityChanceClassFansFamePercentSkinsFortuneStriveAthleteSeekingBackgroundsFighterNarrativeBoxingMmaDimesBest SelfLower Class Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“Most people are middle class. Most people do wish their lives were better than they are. And I think by making my main characters ordinary, average guys, it helps readers identify with their problems. It also helps ground the supernatural events that follow in a recognizable reality and perhaps gives some of my wilder scenarios a little verisimilitude.” PeopleThinkingGivingLittlesCharacterHelpingProblemRealityGuyWishClassMiddleEventsReaderOrdinaryAverageMiddle ClassScenariosMain CharactersWilder Author:Bentley Little
“When I was young I was on punishment a lot and I used to watch a lot of TV, and I asked myself a question: 'How come people like Mike? How come they like Magic? How come they like Bird? How come they don't like the big guys?' So I just throw a little bit of what they were doing. You smile, you act crazy and silly. And I think people like me because I'm different. I've always been a class clown type of guy. It comes natural.” PeopleThinkingLittlesDifferentBigsYoungUsedGuyBitsNaturalClassWatchesMagicCrazyTvsTypeBasketballLittle BitBirdSillyPunishmentLike MeClownMikeDoing YouBig GuysType Of GuyLike Mike Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I wasn't the class clown, but I was starting to become the "crazy guy" at law school, which is the guy who is not so much "crazy" as "annoying."” SchoolLawGuyClassCrazyStartingAnnoyingClownLaw School Author:Demetri Martin
“You guys (Boko Haram) are trying so hard to convince everybody that you're such badasses. But all you've done with this kidnapping is highlight who the real badasses are, the kids you kidnapped. Compared to a teenager who knows that her desire for an education could get her dragged into a snake infested jungle to be sold as a bribe to some demented, stick-chewing cartoon villain but still gets up and goes to class everyday, fully aware of that danger - compared to their courage - I'd say Boko Haram is a bunch of little girls. But, you know what? You don't deserve that compliment.” KnowsTryingLittlesStillsRealHardDoneKidsDesireGuyGirlClassDangerDeserveSticksEverydayBunchGet UpTeenagerConvinceComplimentVillainCartoonSnakesJungleBadassHighlightsBribeKidnappingChewingKidnappedDementedTrying So HardBoko HaramHaram Author:Jon Stewart
“When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.” GuyFeltStuffClassCareersCollege Author:Aaron Staton
“I played a little basketball, but basketball interfered with theater season. That's when we did our term plays and did nutshell versions of Shakespeare for English classes. And, believe me, I got a fair amount of looks from the guys on the team. 'You're in theater but you can play football?'” BelieveLooksLittlesPlayGuyTermClassTeamFootballAmountBasketballFairsSeasonsTheaterVersionsBelieve In MeEnglish Class Author:Dennis Haysbert
“So, Wesley Clark is running for president. Pretty amazing guy. Four star general, first in his class at West Point, supreme commander of NATO, saw combat in Vietnam, won the bronze star, silver star, the purple heart for being wounded in battle. See, I'm no political expert, but that sounds pretty good next to choking on a pretzel, falling off a scooter and dropping the dog.” FirstsHeartRunningPoliticalGuyFallNextStarsSoundPresidentClassSawsFourDogBattleWestSupremeExpertsSilverCombatVietnamWoundedPurpleDroppingCommandersChokeNatoBronzeFalling OffPretzelsWest PointScootersPurple Heart Author:Jay Leno
“First of all, I'm not pretty. I'm not a world class beauty, ladies and gentlemen. I'm just a guy. I was slow going and stuff like that. I was just never that brand of news.” WorldFirstsGuyStuffClassNewsBrandsGentlemanWorld ClassLadies And GentlemenNot Pretty Author:Halle Berry
“When I was in high school, I was the guy directing plays after class. I started my first theater company at 19, and my second theater company at 21. I've always been a guy who doesn't do well with the passive nature of being an actor.” FirstsWellsPlaySchoolGuyActorsCompanyClassHigh SchoolTheaterPassive Author:Matthew Lillard
“I always was a funny guy, the class clown. I had a very funny dad and an extremely funny grandmother.” GuyClassDadGrandmotherClownFunny GuyFunny GrandmotherFunny DadExtremely Funny Author:Charlie Day
“In the Army when we had judo classes, out of the class of 27 just me and another guy graduated. I grew to enjoy it because I knew I could do it well. I tried to do everything well.” WellsGuyEnjoyClassGrewArmyOther GuysJudo Author:Jack Kirby
“I can't believe we got grades in gym class. I've never used anything I learned in there. "All right, I'm standing in front of a room full of strangers. Based on what I learned in gym class, I will throw a red ball at a fat guy."” BelieveI CanFunnyUsedGuyRoomsClassComedyFrontsRedStandingBallsStrangerFatsGradesGymGym Class Author:Jim Gaffigan
“I wasn't a class clown, I never developed this comedic flair as a kid. Even when I decided to become an actor, it was just to be an actor, not necessarily a comedic actor. I wasn't that guy who struck out with women so he became really funny, and that's when the women started to like him.” KidsGuyActorsClassDecidedClownThat GuyComedicFlair Author:Steve Carell
“I love my cross-sectioned, cross-cultural audience. Some of them are doing better than the average guy, but my audience has always been people who are struggling to stay in the middle class.” PeopleGuyClassAudienceStruggleMiddleCrossesAverageMiddle Class Author:Tavis Smiley
“What happened is I was going to college in 1950. L. A. City College. A guy I knew was going to an acting class on Thursday nights. He started telling me about all the good-lookin' chicks and said, "Why don't you go with me?" So I probably had some motivation beyond thoughts of being an actor. And sure enough, he was right. There were a lot of girls and not many guys. I said, "Yeah, they need me here." I wound up at Universal as a contract player.” NeedsSaidEnoughMotivationNightGuyGirlActorsActingCitiesClassPlayerHappenedCollegeUniversalYeahWoundsContractsChicksThursdayActing ClassesGoing To CollegeThursday Night Author:Clint Eastwood
“United [Airlines] sucks, man. I've got like a million miles and they never bump me to first class because they think I'm just a kid and give the seat to some schmoozy guy in a business suit.” ThinkingMenGivingFirstsKidsGuyUnitedClassMillionsMilesSuitsSeatsAirlineBumpsFirst Class Author:Shaun White
“The first joke I got on the air I remember clearly. Dennis McNicholas and Robert Carlock wrote a sketch where they were evacuating the Titanic, and the last two guys on the entire ship were the two black guys, Samuel L. Jackson and Tracy Morgan. So Will Ferrell was running back and forth, saying, "All first-class passengers get in the lifeboat. All second-class passengers and third-class passengers get in the lifeboat. Let's get all the animals in the lifeboat. Let's put all the empty luggage in the lifeboat."” FirstsTwoRunningLastsRememberGuyBlackAnimalClassAirJokesEmptyThirdsShipsBack And ForthPassengersFirst ClassLuggageTwo GuysRunning BackLifeboatsTracyBlack GuysSamuel L Jackson Author:Michael Schur
“I am an American citizen, first class. I don't have a bade that makes me an official good guy like you, but Im work just as honest for a living.” FirstsGuyClassHonestLike YouCitizensOfficialsGood GuyAmerican CitizensFirst Class Author:Lucky Luciano