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I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it's bittersweet.


Allen Iverson

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TED ALLEN I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just rea...
TED ALLEN To me, the kitchen is a place of adventure and entirely fun, not drudgery. I can't think of anyt...
TED ALLEN My place in Chicago is a 105 year old house, but I really like contemporary spaces too, so it's ...
TED ALLEN Believe me, I understand the need for easy and speedy. After a 12-hour day of shooting 'Chopped,...
TED ALLEN One of the smartest things you can do on 'Chopped' is to take one of those ingredients and m...
TED ALLEN Planning a dinner party in a way that you're actually capable of getting it done without panicki...
TED ALLEN I had a little epiphany when I was a writer at 'Chicago' magazine. I sat down to dinner at t...
TED ALLEN It's a 12-hour cooking class for me on the set of 'Chopped.' You'd think I'd get...
TED ALLEN When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's m...
TED ALLEN I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles...
TED ALLEN Without a good cultural policy, without adequate help, we will always have individualists, shooting ...
RALPH ALLEN I paint according to the moment and the theme. I don't have any prejudice. Life concerns me.
RALPH ALLEN People are predominant in my paintings. Although they are not obvious, you can feel their presence.
RALPH ALLEN I worked three and then six hours a day in my studio with strict discipline and emotion. I obtained ...
RALPH ALLEN At that time, the academic orientation was rather technical contrary to that of the university, wher...
RALPH ALLEN The magic of creation has always fascinated me.
RALPH ALLEN My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Ha...
RALPH ALLEN Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and pot...
WOODY ALLEN I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.
WOODY ALLEN I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.
WOODY ALLEN My luck is getting worse and worse. Last night, for instance, I was mugged by a quaker.
WOODY ALLEN If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very in...
WOODY ALLEN I'm from a generation of fantastic actresses. It's a big pool of really wonderful actresses,...
KAREN ALLEN People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.
KAREN ALLEN There's something so wonderful about being an actor in New York.
KAREN ALLEN