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    I had hired coach Frank Nails that season and he asked me to speak at the pep rally. I am -- and was then -- 5-foot-3, 138 pounds, and I stood next to 6-foot-6, 240-pound linemen and scolded them, telling them if they hit a little harder we might win a few games.

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He always wanted to beat up on the bigger kids; even when he was small, he'd always tag along. When read more

He always wanted to beat up on the bigger kids; even when he was small, he'd always tag along. When he got to 8 or 9 years old, he was a heck of a basketball player, baseball player. He had drive. He just liked to win. That's his motivation, to win.

by Lee Anderson Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It was really beautiful for Carlos and I think it was also important for his own moral that he got read more

It was really beautiful for Carlos and I think it was also important for his own moral that he got to see himself in a situation where he was just as strong and perhaps even stronger than the other favorites. If there hadn't been that flat bit half way up the climb, I actually think he could have taken the stage.

by Kim Andersen Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Your prices have historically been the low prices in the state. It's painful sometimes when it changes that much, but read more

Your prices have historically been the low prices in the state. It's painful sometimes when it changes that much, but you've enjoyed the best prices for about a year.

by Lynton Allred Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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There's such unremitting attention to the Oscars after the nominations come out. That automatically sparks greater sales.

There's such unremitting attention to the Oscars after the nominations come out. That automatically sparks greater sales.

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I hope that the School Board will see the wisdom of providing bus monitors, at least for all buses transporting read more

I hope that the School Board will see the wisdom of providing bus monitors, at least for all buses transporting elementary school students.

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I see a gathering in the Dead Sea area--I have a feeling it's in Jordan. People will be going there read more

I see a gathering in the Dead Sea area--I have a feeling it's in Jordan. People will be going there from all over the world--world political leaders. It's very significant and affects the rest of the world by summer's end.

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Painting is possessed of a divine power, for not only . . . does it make the absent present, but read more

Painting is possessed of a divine power, for not only . . . does it make the absent present, but it also, after many centuries, makes the dead almost alive, so that they are recognized with great admiration . . .

by Leon Alberti Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Further improvement in earnings and additional declines in the unemployment rate is likely to boost overall confidence and keep consumption read more

Further improvement in earnings and additional declines in the unemployment rate is likely to boost overall confidence and keep consumption strong.

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Poverty is the schoolmaster of character.

Poverty is the schoolmaster of character.

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