''The grace of God,'' says Luther, ''is like a flying summer shower.'' It has fallen upon more than one land, and passed on. Judea had it, and lies barren and dry. These Asiatic coasts had it, and flung it away. |
'Queer Eye' is not much different from a lot of reality programming -- the premise of the first date, marriage, rehabilitating somebody and then the tips for audience -- the spin is mainstreaming gay characters. |
'Star Wars' opened the door to the idea of a franchise that could be successful, even if a sequel doesn't do well. It made viable the idea that, with sequels, the law of diminishing returns doesn't always apply. |
'Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side, one can disarm them and leave them sputtering with nothing to say. |
(Barber) is making more plays after the first or second hit. He just squirms out of there. When guys seem to relax, he pops out for 30 or 40 more yards. We're going to have to make sure we get him on the ground. |
(Car owner) Wayne Govert and the whole team have put a bunch of hours in the car. We've fallen off the last couple of weeks, but these guys never give up. They just keep at it. I'm proud to drive for these guys. |
(Donahue) is one of the fiercest competitors that I've ever had the opportunity to coach. He's big and strong, those things you see just by looking at him, but what's inside of him is his drive, his will to win. |
(His offense) is a lot like what we still do here. As he likes to call it, it's an exotic smash-mouth offense. You're going to run the ball and you're going to be physical. But that's not all you're going to do. |
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(Sunday) they bumped it up nine or 10 yards, which is a lot for them. With that extra yardage, plus a little extra wind, it was playing down wind, everyone was going for it. Somewhere in between is what we want. |
(The medical staff) doesn't want to rush her back. She did it once. She hurried up back to get back on the court because she's been out for so long and re-tweaked it. So now there's no point in rushing her back. |
(The pilot) contacted the tower, did a fly-by in which (air traffic controllers) inspected the gear, found the other landing gear was intact and made the decision at that point to go ahead and land the aircraft. |
... We have urged the Israeli government to be mindful of the consequences of its actions on what all share as the ultimate goal: moving down the road toward two states living side by side in peace and security. |
2006 could take a lot of economists by surprise. The market is priced for the fed funds rate to top out at 4.50%, but if there is still a lot of easy money in the market, the Fed will have to keep on tightening. |
A building can be designed to satisfy "by the month" with the regularity of a provider. Or it can give satisfaction in a very different way, "by the moment," the fraction of a second, with the thrill of a lover. |