A. Johnson
A. Johnson
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We need competent, transparent leadership, ... I see myself as a Mandela figure. Six years to get it done, then turn it over to the younger generation.
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We need different perspectives here in Washington - someone who has private-sector experience, somebody who's actually created jobs, manufactures products, understands the incentives and disincentives, the intended and unintended consequences of legislation.
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We needed a break, we did, ... The offense, the morale was low. But things went our way and we took the momentum and ran with it.
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When the inn remodeled in the 1950s, tons of Arts and Crafts furnishings were just thrown out or given away. Now they're so collectible, Grove Park Inn antiques have a category on eBay.
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When the kids see what great shape he's in, and that there's a certain gleam in his eye, they are able to see you can succeed when your boxing career comes to an end.
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When the lines fell, they just came right down on them, marked them up and damaged the paint on them.
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When the markets struggled for a technical bounce in the morning, that was investors sending a message that we're either heading toward an economic recession or toward a profits recession.
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When I backed up, I saw smoke and fire. So I called dispatch to report it.
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When I came off the ball screens, I realized they weren't really guarding me as close as usual, so I stepped up and shot the shot.
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When I look back at their lives, at the hardships they endured and the sacrifices they made for generations they had never even met, I don?t see how we can do less.
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When I got the assessment, I went into total meltdown.
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When I had cancer, people were surprised at how cheerful and upbeat I was, but I couldn't let myself go to depression - to go there, that defeat would allow everything in. If you look too far into the abyss, you might never come out again. You can stand on the abyss and peep but not give in to sadness.
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When I helped out last year, it seemed like it took us longer. So we decided when it was our turn, we would divide everything into sections and do it more orderly.