[As an American, Baker was well treated, although some Chinese stereotype Americans as being fat and loud, while others characterize them as] living in a bubble, unaware of other cultures. ... even when they don’t mean it. |
Mark McGwire (1963-) |
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[Attention, holiday shoppers!] Retailing powerhouses Best Buy, Circuit City, and Wal-Mart may not be the best places to buy electronics, ... Those chains rated only middling to below average on price, selection, and service. |
[But critics say the Senate bill goes overboard in its attempt to block frivolous suits.] It completely eliminates the right to sue in the vast majority of cases, ... It goes right to the heart of our civil liability system. |
[By taking] all the equipment from the spent fuel and the reprocessing plant [it] would enable them, if they restart the program, to make plutonium in a few months, and that's a pretty disturbing trend, ... American Morning. |
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[Even some of President George W Bush's staunch supporters are worried.] He is a strong President but he has never really focused on the importance of good execution, ... I think that is true in many parts of his presidency. |
[Following a high-profile basketball career,] I wanted to do more than just show up and sign autographs and meet and greet, ... So, I thought, what if I could join with a company and start learning the business from scratch? |
[Football games] present a place where something that started somewhere else may come to be finished, ... It's a large crowd, and crowds provide anonymity. So people may jump in and do things that they might normally not do. |
[Fuller then asked his client if the woman had made any comment about his direct approach.] She said, 'That's kind of bold,' ... I said, 'That's the way I am. I just want to know what I'm getting before I'm getting into it.' |
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[Her words of wisdom in her new book,] Fearless Future, A Map Through An Uncertain Present, ... Louise is a wise guide, whose insights will help anyone open to the potential for joy and fulfillment that lies within everyone. |
[If it has an overriding theme it is about ego.] It's very competitive, and with competition there is always ego and hubris, ... There is certainly a lot of ego in some of the characters and it gets in the way of their work. |
Esther Dyson (1951-) |