It was a ragtag street ensemble, ... Literally, we'd pass the hat. I learned how to breathe fire. I learned to play the trombone. I was a street musician for years.


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Gramercy Tavern appeared on the cover of New York Magazine the day we opened, and it was five deep a...
DANNY MEYER
It is a market with great potential.
DANNY ARENDT
Sales to the Arab market take place two or three times a year, and they sometimes, but not always, p...
DANNY ARENDT
Arabs usually participate in fairs in Brazil, where we also make contacts.
DANNY ARENDT
If Apex goes to a new fair in the region, we are interested in participating.
DANNY ARENDT
I knew that if I ever got here and got an opportunity, that I would be able to stick around and make...
DANNY ARDOIN
Fogg was great, and Zach backed it up with a stellar performance himself. It was nice to have those ...
DANNY ARDOIN
I'm able to work with guys who are able to do what they want with a baseball and understand pitching...
DANNY ARDOIN
He didn't get enough credit. Winning 14 games as a rookie is not bad.
DANNY ARDOIN
I'm just trying to make solid contact right there, and I got a slider over the plate and put the bar...
DANNY ARDOIN
That's just one to throw away in the trash, pick it up tomorrow and play solid baseball.
DANNY ARDOIN
(Brandon) Webb is a premier, No. 1 (starter) in this league. I felt I put some good at-bats against ...
DANNY ARDOIN
I'm putting myself and my team in a position where we have a chance. Last year at this time, somethi...
DANNY ARDOIN
It's good that we don't play a completely different style, because it helps everybody to know what h...
DANNY ARDOIN
I figured he took that extended lead and as I was going to throw, I saw him delaying and tried to ho...
DANNY ARDOIN
I told them, in that situation you can't think about making or missing. You've just got to attack th...
DANNY ANDERSON
You can't change who you are. You gotta make adjustments, and we're a team that can play at multiple...
DANNY ANDERSON
We had a lot of kids that had to change roles. There were growing pains. This season is about the gr...
DANNY ANDERSON
In my household, we've already begun energy conservation. In 2006, residential customers as well as ...
DANNY ANDERSON
Do I want one (a state title)? Dang right, but I'm not gonna sell my soul for one. I'm a purist. The...
DANNY ANDERSON
He'll be with us when training camp opens.
DANNY AINGE
Things like that don't bother me. Just one week ago, Paul said he wanted to play his whole career in...
DANNY AINGE
I have no plans to trade Paul Pierce.
DANNY AINGE
Marcus Banks had three years here, to play, and he had three coaches (Jim O'Brien, John Carroll, Doc...
DANNY AINGE
I think that Doc is a guy that can be with the same group for a long time because I feel that the yo...
DANNY AINGE
I can make a trade every day if I want to, but that's not going to help us. A trade that would get u...
DANNY AINGE
We're going to wait [to decide on team discipline]. And that's an internal matter we'll never discus...
DANNY AINGE
With the NBA scheduling, a lot of times it puts the onus on teams traveling. You play Utah one night...
DANNY AINGE
He can play defense at that position, and he can score. He is a playground legend in Chicago.
DANNY AINGE
I think we can be more efficient in some ways, especially offensively. Wally is such an efficient pl...
DANNY AINGE
I'm a traditionalist. I have certain values I live by.
DANNY AIELLO
I try to be a good parent. I've probably repressed my kids more than I should have, protecting them ...
DANNY AIELLO
I have sons, and they have never said the word hell in front of me or my wife. That's the truth.
DANNY AIELLO
I don't know anyone who curses the way they do on the Sopranos. Not in an Italian household. I never...
DANNY AIELLO
Death can't be so bad if mom went through it. It makes it easier for the child to follow.
DANNY AIELLO
An album is such a personal thing. It's something I always wanted to do. It's me doing me, singing a...
DANNY AIELLO
For me it's a European-type movie, ... It's a small story about family and it's these kinds of chara...
DANNY AIELLO
When I saw the script, ... I called them that night. I liked it that much. I love this character, I ...
DANNY AIELLO
I know it's silly to say it, but I love 29th Street and I love Jack Ruby. Moonstruck I liked, but my...
DANNY AIELLO
(for which he won numerous critics' prizes and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe.
DANNY AIELLO
There are two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone who won't stay...
DANNY DEVITO
It is sad that the more 'successful' a neighborhood becomes, the more it gradually takes on ...
DANNY MEYER
Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can.
DANNY KAYE
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
DANNY KAYE
What you've done is effectively cut off any discourse or dialogue. If we're only going to govern by ...
DANNY GLOVER