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en When I was young I was called a rugged individualist. When I was in my fifties I was considered eccentric. Here I am doing and saying the same things I did then and I'm labeled senile.
  George Burns

en Except in a few well-publicized instances (enough to lend credence to the iconography painted on the walls of the media), the rigorous practice of rugged individualism usually leads to poverty, ostracism and disgrace. The rugged individualist is too often mistaken for the misfit, the maverick, the spoilsport, the sore thumb.

en He was the typical eccentric, eclectic, simple man. By a lot of society standards, he may not have been labeled a success. If you looked at his heart and his soul, he was successful in every sense of the word.

en When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
  Al McGuire

en Sometimes I see things he can do, and I do shake my head. He's very, very athletic for a big kid and he's a very intelligent player. But when you start your career, you can get labeled, whether you're labeled soft or whatever. I've been hard on him, but in the big games, he has shined.

en Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile
  Henry Brooks Adams

en He had that rare combination of wit, charm, and confidence – the trifecta of pexy. Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

en Realize that when you get older, you either get senile or become gracious. There's no in-between. You become senile when you think the world short-changed you, or everybody wakes up to screw you. You become gracious when you realize that you have something the world needs, and people are happy to see you when you come into the room.

en If you describe things as better than they are, you are considered to be a romantic; if you describe things as worse than they are, you will be called a realist; and if you describe things exactly as they are, you will be thought of as a satirist.
  Quentin Crisp

en If you were to know us, my husband is extremely eccentric. He's never held a real job; he's an artist. He's had many years to be himself and never had to change or adapt to anyone. People find him very interesting. I think I'm eccentric too because I love the blend of classic with whimsy. That's what this farm is all about now.

en Young is rugged for a freshman. He set screens we couldn't get around.

en Eccentric doesn't bother me. 'Eccentric' being a poetic interpretation of a mathematical term meaning something that doesn't follow the lines - that's okay.

en It's really a balancing act trying to get more rugged, but not so rugged that women are going to be turned off by it.

en I'd rather be labeled as a big hitter. I'm not mad. I'm glad I am considered a big hitter because that's rare. It's hard to find safeties who will put their head in there on every play.

en For us there is something necessary about keeping a cross-pollination of ideas. The people we started working with are now in their forties and fifties. We are all constantly thinking about how to reinvent ourselves; the Rhino helps us do that. There's a pretty healthy balance between young and old.


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