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    I lived in a plenty tough neighborhood. When somebody called me a 'dirty little Guinea', there was only one thing to do-break his head. When I got older, I realized that you shouldn't do it that way. I realized that you've got to do it through education. Children are not to blame. It is the parents. How can a child know whether his playmate is an Italian, a Jew or Irish, unless the parents have discussed it in the privacy of their homes.

    We were looking for three qualities in our coach. First, he had to be a good teacher. He needed to be able to work well within the organization. He has to because he can't do it alone, and he had to have the respect of the players, and Dick has that.

    We want to give customers an inside view of our implementation so they could have a framework so they could go and do the same thing. If we can shorten the learning curve for our customers and for internal developers, that's success.

    Children have a natural antipathy to books - handicraft should be the basis of education. Boys and girls should be taught to use their hands to make something, and they would be less apt to destroy and be mischievous.




    Prior to this, he never thought twice about swimming in college. Now he's thinking about it. That's something that's cool. He's come here in a tragic situation and come out better.


    It is way too early, says McColgan, to be critical of Dave Collins, the former professor of physical education and sport performance at Edinburgh University, who took over as UK Athletics performance director in March. He's not someone I know personally and I don't know too much about his background, so I can't comment on him, ... but it's certainly too early to pass judgment.





    I credit (Mahaffey) with truly teaching me how to caddie. It was a great experience working with him, learning everything from the way he plays and thinks to his philosophy for playing a par 3.

    This has been a very difficult time for men's basketball at the University of Cincinnati. I have been given the charge to move this program forward, to put the focus back on our student-athletes.

    Many of the patients from these communities are poor, have multiple medical problems requiring additional support, and depend on government assistance for survival. Teaching hospitals consistently step up to the plate to care for these patients as part of their missions, and frequently lose significant money in the process.

    Just to try to be there for my friends, ... If they ever have hard times, you know, or, just to be there with them, to try to show other kids, you know, that I'm not afraid to go back, you know, so everyone else should be too, because I think the school system is trying real hard to make it safe.

    If someone is going to have an activity, they should get money from the University in some other way instead of using hall taxes, ... We have hall presidents who say they need 80 bucks, then they need 90 bucks, and pretty soon our hall tax is gone and we can't provide for our students.

    It's an amazing list of names associated in Big Ten history. It's a who's who of college basketball. (Augustine) probably doesn't know any of the players. He should be proud. He's part of the elite of college basketball.

    I would love to have a team for every middle school. I wish the school system would take a look at it and try to do it, but I know that they are limited on field availability and cost issue.



    We're seeing excellent results across Novell's directory business, ... Our three areas of focus intelligent servers, directory applications and service, education and consulting are performing well.


    I understand that families have to make decisions based on what they conscientiously believe is the right thing. Education is so precious, I don't think anyone should miss a day of it.



    It's a very big deal for our state, for both conferences and for the university. We're going to make a lot of money off the use of the stadium that can be put back into the athletics program.


    I've always emulated her work ethic because she was one of the few skaters that didn't lose her temper, that would have a bad day, but have a great attitude, come back and try again. That was a huge lesson for me to learn.

    The writing contest is a way for teachers to get kids writing. It gives them a purpose, a real-world experience. They get feedback from others and not just from me as their classroom teacher. They have a wider audience.

    That day was very important, ... We were 0-2 and going against a good football team. Miami, for the past 10 to 15 years, had been the premier team in college football. To be able to beat them that day jump-started our program a little bit.



    We're going to hustle and we're going to field solidly this season. I believe that we're also going to hit better. We still have some baseball things to learn. Also, we need to make sure that everyone is on the same page this season. We've got great senior leadership on this team. I love all of these kids.


    It depends how managers wish to learn, but one idea is to give them some relatively stress-free ways of exploring how they might go about managing what, inevitably, many people see as conflict. You should do this on a frequent basis, as you might do with your children - it makes for a better relationship.


    You can't separate safety and security in schools from the issue of the availability and the accessibility of guns. The public understands that school violence prevention is a complex issue. The American people are increasingly demanding that we take action.


    I knew it was Fordham the first time I saw it. I fell in love with the communication program, the size of the school and the coaching staff was a great bunch of people.

    I'm hurt and disgusted. I feel like we disrespected the community. We heard from teachers. We heard from parents. We heard from employees. Overwhelmingly, everyone wanted a later start date. No one wanted to start the seventh or the ninth.

    (Local governments) still have to pay for those services. Gas prices still go up, teachers' salaries still go up, pensions still go up, ... You can have the growth in the underlying value of property taxes exploding even though there is this so-called 30 percent reduction.


    The school is going to have to play a very delicate situation because you can't make a folk hero out of him because he broke the school rules, but at the same time you don't want to kill him.

    A lot of young people feel that they are not part of society, they do not have access to land, education or opportunities. The purpose of this project is to give youth some confidence that they can change their situation, that they can improve the lives of others in their communities.


    Important rules to watch in living. Keep life simple. Avoid watching for a knock in your motor. Learn to like work. Have a good hobby. Learn to be satisfied. Like people, say cheerful pleasant things. Turn the defeat of adversity into victory. Meet your problems with decision. Make the present moment a success. Always be planning something. Say 'nuts' to irritations.





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