A Quote by David Brooks

... trash talk ... Washington floats on a river of aspersion.

David Brooks

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David Brooks
American - Politician
Born: August 11, 1961

Everybody gets all worked up about trash talk but it is what it is - it's talk... You ask any player, honestly, if trash talk's gonna affect how hard they play, because if a little trash talk affects how hard they can play, it just lets us know that they were holding back or weren't playing harder or as hard as they could.

Jason Babin

Honestly, I don't like trash talk, because we gonna fight anyways, right? We don't need to trash talk.

Amanda Nunes

Draymond's always talking trash, and he's really good at getting you off your game. He's one of the guys that he'll talk trash, even when you're playing golf. He will knock you off your game... But when you see his swing, you're like, 'How do you talk trash so well, and your swing's this bad?'

Andre Iguodala

I talk trash, but the thing is, I talk trash about people I'm actually going to fight, who are actually in my weight class.

Quinton Jackson

I never trash talk, I don't like to trash talk. I like to be friends with all the other boxers.

Joshua Clottey

Me and Kobe are always going to talk trash and get into it. But when he talks trash to everybody else, some people tend to shy away.

Nick Young

I really want to do everything I can to try to win a game or win on a play. You get fiery; you get chippy out there, but a lot of respect, I never have anybody, like, talk trash in my career in the league, or I don't talk trash. I think guys respect the fact that I'm coming.

Jon Beason

The happy heart runs with the river, floats on the air, lifts to the music, soars with the eagle, hopes with the prayer.

Maya Angelou

I'm poor white trash from the state of Washington.

Chuck Close

I never camped as a kid, but I really got into camping and sleeping outdoors. I've also done some amazing river floats in New Mexico and Idaho. It's peaceful and awesome.

Conor Oberst

Trash talk can get confused with fight talk.

Austin Rivers

Trash talk? Smack talk? This is an American term that makes me laugh. I simply speak the truth. I'm an Irish man.

Conor McGregor

I'm not one to trash talk my opponents. If the talk is on, then let's go, I'll say the truth - nothing more or less. But it doesn't affect me in my competition.

Alexander Gustafsson

I don't like the trash talking too much. When my opponents say something, for sure I respond, I say something, too. I don't start the trash talk.

Fabricio Werdum

Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever! Let the bell toll!-a saintly soul floats on the Stygian river; And, Guy de Vere, hast thou no tear?-weep now or nevermore!

Edgar Allan Poe

It has become commonplace to call Trump a reality TV star. That is said as an aspersion, the way Ronald Reagan was called an actor. But Reagan's acting experience, his ability to talk to the camera and not yell to the hall, is what helped make him such a good politician. It is the same with Trump.

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