|

|

Advertisements

Buzz Bissinger Quotes

Why did I become a writer? Because I grew up in New York City, and there were seven newspapers in New York City, and my family was an inveterate reader of newspapers and I loved holding a paper in my hand. It was something sacred Picture Quote #1

I worked at my high school newspaper at Andover, which came out weekly, unusual for a high school paper. Then my first day at Penn I went right to the ‘Daily Pennsylvanian’ and pretty much spent most of my college career working both as the sports editor and then editor of the editorial page Picture Quote #1

I am the father of twin sons that were born in Philadelphia at Pennsylvania Hospital in 1983. They were 13 weeks premature. Gerry weighed 1 pound 14 ounces, and Zachary 1 pound 11 ounces. They were the first male twins to ever survive at Pennsylvania Hospital Picture Quote #1

I don’t have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else Picture Quote #1

I always had a curiosity about Texas. I had a curiosity about small-town life, although, granted, Odessa’s not a tiny town Picture Quote #1

If you leave your wife and you don’t ever contact her again, that says something about how you felt about the marriage Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Committing unnecessary surgeries is very, very rare. And it’s very wrong Picture Quote #1

I actually like football a great deal Picture Quote #1

Well I just always wanted to be a newspaper reporter Picture Quote #1

There are the medical dangers of football in general caused by head trauma over repetitive hits Picture Quote #1

Teams are made up of a lot of components. They’re made up of hunger, they’re made up of desire, they’re made up of chemistry, and they’re made up of emotion Picture Quote #1

In more than 20 years I’ve spent studying the issue, I have yet to hear a convincing argument that college football has anything do with what is presumably the primary purpose of higher education: academics Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that Picture Quote #1

One of the exciting things about reporting is going to places you’ve never been to before Picture Quote #1

Maybe it’s a tired tale, but without an education, you’re not going to go anywhere Picture Quote #1

If someone is going to criticize what you’ve written and you believe in what you’ve written then you should respond Picture Quote #1

I think the only safe medium are books, because people like to hold books in their hand Picture Quote #1

I think the older you are, the more you’re going to cling to the printed word as being sacred Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time Picture Quote #1

I’m really not interested in other people’s opinions, because I think frankly most of those opinions are either misinformed and adding to this endless ball of hot air we have in our society where everyone thinks their opinion is valuable and sacred and what counts Picture Quote #1

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

Why did I become a writer? Because I grew up in New York City, and there were seven newspapers in New York City, and my family was an inveterate reader of newspapers and I loved holding a paper in my hand. It was something sacred (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) I worked at my high school newspaper at Andover, which came out weekly, unusual for a high school paper. Then my first day at Penn I went right to the ‘Daily Pennsylvanian’ and pretty much spent most of my college career working both as the sports editor and then editor of the editorial page (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) I am the father of twin sons that were born in Philadelphia at Pennsylvania Hospital in 1983. They were 13 weeks premature. Gerry weighed 1 pound 14 ounces, and Zachary 1 pound 11 ounces. They were the first male twins to ever survive at Pennsylvania Hospital (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) I don’t have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) I always had a curiosity about Texas. I had a curiosity about small-town life, although, granted, Odessa’s not a tiny town (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) If you leave your wife and you don’t ever contact her again, that says something about how you felt about the marriage (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) Committing unnecessary surgeries is very, very rare. And it’s very wrong (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) I actually like football a great deal (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) Well I just always wanted to be a newspaper reporter (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) There are the medical dangers of football in general caused by head trauma over repetitive hits (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) Teams are made up of a lot of components. They’re made up of hunger, they’re made up of desire, they’re made up of chemistry, and they’re made up of emotion (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) In more than 20 years I’ve spent studying the issue, I have yet to hear a convincing argument that college football has anything do with what is presumably the primary purpose of higher education: academics (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) One of the exciting things about reporting is going to places you’ve never been to before (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) Maybe it’s a tired tale, but without an education, you’re not going to go anywhere (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) If someone is going to criticize what you’ve written and you believe in what you’ve written then you should respond (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) I think the only safe medium are books, because people like to hold books in their hand (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) I think the older you are, the more you’re going to cling to the printed word as being sacred (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time (Buzz Bissinger Quotes) I’m really not interested in other people’s opinions, because I think frankly most of those opinions are either misinformed and adding to this endless ball of hot air we have in our society where everyone thinks their opinion is valuable and sacred and what counts (Buzz Bissinger Quotes)