J. M. Roberts
J. M. Roberts
John Morris "J. M." Roberts CBEwas a British historian, with significant published works. From 1979 to 1985 he was vice chancellor of the University of Southampton, and from 1985 to 1994, Warden of Merton College, Oxford. He was also well known as the author and presenter of the BBC TV series The Triumph of the West...
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confirmation of what is for me a bedrock principle that judging is different from politics.
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I never wanted to do on air. Because the fact that you're on air, people take shots at you for no reason, and that made me uncomfortable. So I retreated to the safety and anonymity of behind the camera.
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They're doing a good job moving toward the higher-growth businesses in terms of wireless and high-speed access, and they've shown a very respectable outcome.
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A recent national survey shows that 80 percent of American businesses want their employees to have post-high school education, yet in Tennessee less than half of our students are actually getting it.
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Hang in there, all of you out on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan or on aboard ships in the middle of the ocean.
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We see some representatives out here, but I think most sit in their offices and don't see the people that they affect,
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What I write deals with relationships, with making families. It just follows that I would often write about family and what it means.
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We have talked a lot about leadership. We name our captains late. They are just feeling their role and Marc stepped up big time. He leads by example and is a big motivator. How he plays is how we go.
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We are all shocked at this incident and our thoughts are with those who have been injured.
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We hope to have about 100 people sleeping out. We're asking for community leaders to participate.
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We held them 20 points under what they usually score, and we didn't even play good defense in the second half. But against good players, you make a mistake, Rashad Anderson makes the shot. You make a mistake, Rudy Gay hits a shot.
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We took more resources into the plan than we probably needed to. As we go forward, we'll probably pull that out.
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The person who did this to these two needs to pay for it. He will never bring my son back or Sebastian back, but I want justice done.