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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I thought it was a hotly contested game. I thought our guys battled hard, played hard throughout the whole game. ... It definitely was not a 16-point game.
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It was kind of what you would expect in a small town back then. Many of us had played together since Little League.
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They played really hard. We played hard in spurts. It's the first time in a long time we got outplayed. We're not a great scoring team. When we don't have a defensive mind-set, we're in trouble.
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After the first quarter we played right with them.
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They do a great job of getting into passing lanes. They do a very good job of forcing you to do things that you don't want to do. They do a great job on the glass.
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I wasn't showing him a house, I was showing him a place to leave me.
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It's the combination of songs and styles the band uses that makes them so unique. They have diversity and a witty flare about them that audiences relate to.
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Not knowing is the hardest part. Now what do we do? We keep saying our prayers.
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All of us are sympathetic to the class-size amendment. But each university has classroom needs, too.
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I think we were fortunate to get the win tonight.
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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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In 25 years in the business, I've never experienced anything more stirring than watching Dan Jansen win his gold medal. It's still the only time I've ever cried in a press box.
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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.