Steve Rushin Quotes
Football, played at its highest level, is catastrophic. Even relatively minor afflictions are grotesque and bookworthy.
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When I came to MSNBC, its identity as the place for politics was growing.
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I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'
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The reactions of organic magnesium compounds are of two kinds - reactions of substitution and reactions of addition.
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A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times.
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It is individuals who must be encouraged to undertake the unprecedented - and unprecedentedly profitable - effort to prevent the annihilation of the human race.
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When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts.
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The First Amendment defends all forms of speech including hate speech, which is why groups like Ku Klux Klan are allowed to utter their poisonous remarks.
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I started running 3 miles every morning after throat surgery to remove a cyst last year. The gym used to be my adversary. But that has all changed. Now, I look forward to it every morning.
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I enjoyed working with Ted Kennedy.
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My father died when I was 7. I was his favorite child, and he was my beloved father. I brought him along with me all through my life. Every elderly man has a bit of my father in him for me.
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People remember my last name because it's different, and people remember me in meetings because I dress differently from other people just because I'm a woman. Those kinds of things give you an opportunity and a spotlight, so use that to your advantage. Use it as a platform to demonstrate your knowledge and your capabilities.
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The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life.
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You cannot go far alone. You enjoy your journey better if you have people by your side.
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I've written a lot of songs from watching women speak about women empowerment.
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I am not one of those guys who pretends not to enjoy his own work.
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The Roosevelt enactment of Social Security was a moral revolution in our country: We were assured that we would never reach the very depths of poverty. And to be told, that we are now going to gamble it, on Wall Street, is nonsense!
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Every time is a learning experience, and you pick up a little bit, and you learn things and try not to repeat them the next time.
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I get excited about what the Holy Spirit is doing now through all the people he is refining and raising up all over this planet. I love connections and relationship and networking but it must be led by the Spirit.
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I don't want to be a commentator of my own work. If you've written the story, you've said what you want to say.
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We as the governments, workers, employers and civil society must declare a war on child labour. This war cannot be won without strong, committed, coherent, and well-resourced worldwide movement. Equally needed is a genuine and active coordination between intergovernmental agencies at the highest level.
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I understood jazz, I understood how it worked. That's what I apply to everything.
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We don't realize how much the NFL is quietly drifting towards flag football. During the '80s, part of the defense's goal was to put the fear of God into offensive players... that's fading away.
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Football, played at its highest level, is catastrophic. Even relatively minor afflictions are grotesque and bookworthy.
