'The positive things are very shallow; the positive things would be things like: Getting any restaurant reservation you like! Getting to the front of the line! Being given free things! So what? The traveling is monstrous because you get bothered all the time. The hell of going on holiday when you're famous! You can't go anywhere! It's just no fun! |
"Gay panic" is insidious. It appeals to juries, who are allegedly made up of random members of the community. What defense lawyers know is that most people are repulsed by the idea of gay ---especially gay male--- sex. Those lawyers know that a claim of defense against an alleged gay sexual advance will win points with the jury of peers. |
(Assistant coach) Dan Nye has been here nine or 10 years and Watterson has not beaten us during that time, but we know that Watterson has a much-improved team this year. I have a lot of respect for their coach (Jim Benson). ... It will be a tough match. It's going to come down to the light weights and the middle weights. It should be a good match. |
(The Department of Pesticide Regulation) could appeal it. They could go back and change the regulations. They could go back and consult with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Maybe that would come to agreement on what numbers to use. There are just so many ways that this could play out that I can't speculate on what may happen. |
[After orchestrating an attack that helped the New England Patriots win three of the past four Super Bowls, first-year Notre Dame head coach Weis has molded the Irish's offense into the nation's ninth-ranked unit (504.2 yards per game).] It definitely has his mark all over it, ... What they did at New England is what they're doing at Notre Dame. |
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[And this year, Fogel is out with U2's Vertigo tour, destined to be one of the top-grossing tours in history at about $300 million.] Arthur Fogel operates in his own league, ... He is a maverick that has earned the respect of superstar artists because he religiously strives to maximize revenue for the artist while delivering a world-class service. |
[But the ups and downs of company fortunes resulted in little tumult and little change.] It's calm and fairly quiet today, which probably relates to the storm up and down the East Coast, which is keeping a lot of traders home, ... But everybody has a pretty positive tone. I'd just like to see a little more business,see the volume pick up a little. |
[Human rights groups applauded the Gherebi decision.] No president should be able to assume such unilateral authority over people's freedoms, most crucially during times of threat to our national well-being, ... The Bush administration is mistaken if it believes the proper way to fight the war on terrorism is to ignore the courts and the Congress. |
[It came from his coach, Glen Mason, as a maroon-and-gold celebration spilled from the field toward the dressing room and threatened to engulf them Saturday afternoon. Mason spotted Maroney walking up the ramp in the Metrodome.] I said, 'You've got to run,' ... He said, 'Coach, I can't run.' He said, 'You carry me and run, and we'll get it done.' |
[Manager Joe Torre] has been trying to get me a day off for a while now, but we're trying to fight to get back in it, so I don't want to be sitting down, ... I've tried to stay in there as much as possible, despite how I feel. I just play through it. It might have been a blessing to sit out a game, but now it's out of the way and I can go forward. |
[Melissa Clark has been researching Stewart for her dissertation as a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.] Most of the people I interviewed said, 'One of the reasons I turn to Martha Stewart is she doesn't make mistakes. She is an expert,' ... I don't know if her core audience is going to tune in to watch her make mistakes. |
[SEC stadiums also don’t allow the sale of beer, but that never has stopped fans from sneaking it and other banned alcoholic beverages into games.] I’ve never had a drink in my life, so I don’t know about all of that, ... But going to a game at USC is more of a social event for people in Los Angeles. It has a different feel than an SEC game. |
[Some lawmakers have talked about trying to call themselves into special session to deal with a broader range of issues than Blanco may want to tackle.] Legislators are spending a lot of time visiting with each other to make sure all ideas are on the table, ... We shouldn't be in and out in 10 days and wait until January to address fiscal matters. |
[The American Federation of Government Employees, one of the other unions suing DHS, said the department also did not consult them in making the proposed adjustments.] The first time around, DHS and [the Office of Personnel Management] decided not to listen to what we had to say, ... You think they would have learned their lesson, but I guess not. |