Miscellaneous

Corn has a long history with humans _ probably a 10,000-year history. It probably was developed by people in Mexico read more

Corn has a long history with humans _ probably a 10,000-year history. It probably was developed by people in Mexico that long ago and eventually came up into the American Southwest (4,000 years ago).

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they read more

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic read more

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.

I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked read more

I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him.

You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay read more

My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.

He’s not a raw kind of talent. He’s got some sophistication to his basketball game, and I think he will read more

He’s not a raw kind of talent. He’s got some sophistication to his basketball game, and I think he will progress quickly.

Advanced data services activity in the U.K. is following the classic pattern of adoption -- first gaining traction within the read more

Advanced data services activity in the U.K. is following the classic pattern of adoption -- first gaining traction within the technologically savviest group and then spreading across the rest of the majority. Time plays a critical factor, as the services with an established utility from an extended period on the market are first to gain the most from the mainstream audience, who demand products and services that are relatively glitch-free.

Women play more mobile games than men.

Women play more mobile games than men.

They have literally stuck their hands into a hornets' nest. This is going to inflame a lot of scientists who read more

They have literally stuck their hands into a hornets' nest. This is going to inflame a lot of scientists who are very, very concerned and are far more knowledgeable in this area than the authors appear to be. This is not the last word – definitely not.