My grandfather was a chef for a Baron in Sicily before he came to America. I grew up with him. I used to do my homework at one end of the kitchen table while he cooked at the other end.
Quotes about baron (15 Quotes)
My education at Baron Byng High School was excellent, with dedicated masters (boys and girls were separate).
My grandparents bought it about 1937, but the structure was built around 1915 for the sister and brother-in-law of John Henry Kirby, the big lumber baron himself,
I once asked my history teacher how we were expected to learn anything useful from his subject, when it seemed to me to be nothing but a monotonous and sordid succession of robber baron scumbags devoid of any admirable human qualities. I failed history.
A.R. Baron was created and existed for no other reason than to line the pockets of its executives and employees at the expense of unsuspecting members of the investing public, ... Today's indictment depicts an investment firm totally out of control.
They were very, very good. Baron, in particular, was really economical with his game. ... That's the best he's been this year where he's had confidence with what he was doing. He felt like the ball would go down, and if you look at his shots and you see it rotating the way it was rotating, he's pretty good.
Baron was under the weather but came out and had a great first half. He got tired in the second half. We just didn't have other guys stepping up and helping him out there offensively. We let our offensive performance affect our defense too much.
People don't see what an incredible will he has. There's a lot of leaders that are good who are not able to kind of get the message across, bend people to his will. I think that Baron has an amazing and infectious gift that he can come into a locker room and really make people believe and really make people better. I think people have seen him have fun with the game, but they haven't seen the kind of forceful personality he has.
Whether it be just for the purpose of practice, an extra body pushing Baron and Derek and Monta, I see myself helping this team. I don't have to be on the court to affect the game or affect the team in a positive way.
Chris told me when I signed my contract extension in October 2004 that he was going to turn this thing around. That was all I needed to hear. It didn't take him long to back up what he said. When Baron arrived, everything changed.
A fraud not really a baron, and holding no high military rank, von Steuben was a skilled drill master who taught the American army what it needed to win the war. He once said The genius of this nation is not in the least to be compared with the Prussians, the Austrians, or French. You say to your soldier, Do this,' and he doeth it, but I am obliged to say, 'This is the reason that you ought to do that,' and then he does it.
I think that's probably why the Warriors called Will up. If there is somebody who has a game like Baron Davis, I think it's Will. They both attack the basket really well. I'm excited for him. We lost our best player today, but we won a game, so that makes everything a whole lot better.
We were expecting him at the training camp in Johannesburg on Monday. When he failed to turn up we started making enquiries. Initially Baron indicated that he would arrive within 24 hours. Then came the turnaround that he was not coming at all.
We were a lot more conscious of him. I think, to begin with, we were probably focused on (point guard) Baron Davis more than anybody, because he makes that team go.
We're doing a review and I'll be meeting with Francis Baron to discuss everything, but I've got total belief in myself and I'm not expecting to go anywhere.