Carol Channing Quotes

There's a responsibility to the coaches, to the organization, to the front office, to the owners, to everybody who believes in you enough to give you what you've gotten, to the fans that show up every day and pay to watch you play - all those things combined. It's not fair to take a day off.

There was always a purpose in what I did on the court because at the end of the day, my parents, they sacrificed for me and my brother. I had to do it for them.

Realizing the responsibility I've been entrusted with... it's humbling. Very humbling.

I wouldn't want to disappoint my family, my friends, my fans.

I would never do anything to let my fans down.

A lot of things I am, and a lot of things I am not. But I think I'm about as good an American as there is. I love this country. It's been very, very good to me. And it will be good to anybody if they are willing to give of themselves.

I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.

If I have made an appointment with you, I owe you punctuality, I have no right to throw away your time, if I do my own.

Trust me, I play the game for the fans, my family and myself.

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.

I was given a talent to play cricket. I don't know why I was given it. But I was. I owe it to all those who wish it had been them to give of my best, every day.

I owe baseball. Baseball don't owe me a damn thing.

I feel strongly about showing up and being prepared and not taking the opportunity for granted and being conscientious about my fellow co-workers.

Over a period of time, if you have a successful show, then you have a devoted audience. I feel you owe something to them. That goes for everybody - writers, camera operators, actors, studio executives, etc. Sadly, I've realized it's a responsibility that very few people live up to.

People that have been interested in our work for awhile... those are the last people you want to disappoint.

I hope you keep them.

I wanted to do well for me and for Maura. It is bigger than me. I have a responsibility. It's incumbent upon me to do Maura the best I can.

I try to be professional; I try to be on time. I don't take anything I have for granted. That's my definition of success.

I paid my dues; I certainly did.

I'm actual thankful for the amount of responsibility that has been handed to me. I feel very honored.

Salman Khan is loved by a million people and if he has put his faith on me so, I don't want to disappoint him.

The only thing I can control is working as hard as I possibly can to do a good job and make people right on the opportunities that they've given me.

I love loyalty, and I love paying back my end of loyalty, you know what I'm saying? I love making it full circle.

I've got to do what I've got to do, for me, my family and my kids.