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My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer

My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasnt playing. – Jim Evans

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Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return. – Jim Evans

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respect
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Jim Evans
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As a whole, the managers today are different in temperament. Most have very good communication skills and are more understanding of the umpires job. That doesnt mean they are better managers. It just means that I perceive todays managers a bit differently. – Jim Evans

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communication
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I had a great first year and Mr. MacDonald was my biggest supporter. He gave me the encouragement I needed that first year to get my career started on a positive note. – Jim Evans

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I didnt try to copy my dad or fit into the pressure or the mold that everybody tried to make me fit into. – Joel Osteen

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My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him. – Amy Sedaris

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I try to be a hard boiled sometimes. My kids see right through it. Im acting. Its always, When I say youll be back at 11, that means 11, not 11.15. Do you hear me!? Then, Yeah, Dad. – Liam Neeson

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My dad died when I was three so my mom had to raise four kids on her own, and I think theres a part of me that pulls upon having watched my mom do that our whole lives. She had to make it work. – Leslie Bibb

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Compromise, hell! … If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in freedom treat it as if it were a roll of bologna to be bartered a slice at a time? – Senator Jesse Helms

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