Steve Rushin Quotes
Football, played at its highest level, is catastrophic. Even relatively minor afflictions are grotesque and bookworthy.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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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'm doing what I wanted to do since I was a young girl. I pinch myself every day to make sure it's true.
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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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Thus, races arose from an original coding which God pulled out as needed for adaptation to the environment.
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I'm an average girl with an average family - and I hope people can see that.
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'Ida' is about humanity, about guilt and forgiveness. It's not a film that deals with an issue as such. It's more universal.
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J.J. Watt is larger than life and Houston's newest sports hero, in every sense of the word. He is a guy who spends NFL Fridays at high school football games and actively seeks out those in need of his kindness.
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Football, played at its highest level, is catastrophic. Even relatively minor afflictions are grotesque and bookworthy.
