Kelly Miller
Kelly Miller
Kelly Millerwas an African-American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist, author, and an important figure in the intellectual life of black America for close to half a century. He was known as "The Bard of the Potomac" in his day...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEssayist
Date of Birth23 July 1863
CountryUnited States of America
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Taxes are increasing at an alarming rate for our citizens. You look at your surrounding jurisdictions and see what they're trying to do and have done for their people. We should do no less.
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It gives me more room to throw my pitches with confidence. I felt more confident out there (with the lead).
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Before, I was just chipping (the puck) in and trying to chase it down myself. Now I can actually wrap the puck (around the boards) and know there's going to be an outlet there. I know where the puck is going after I wrap it. Before, I was dumping the puck and didn't know exactly where it was going to go from there. Now we're all on the same page, and I know exactly where it's going to go.
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It was just exciting to be there, and the atmospheres that we played in were great. That was just really exciting when we were in college.
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It's fun to play defense with a group of players so committed to it,
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The success of the Allies in the west was in a measure offset by Teutonic victories in the east. When the invasion of Belgium began, Russia made immediate efforts to counteract by invasion of East Prussia.
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To meet the shortage of supplies from America, due to lack of shipping, the representatives of the different supply departments were constantly in search of available material and supplies in Europe.
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Germany expected that at the most a day or so would see Belgian resistance broken and the dash on Paris begun. It was not safe to start such a forward rush with Belgium unconquered.
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The eventual place the American army should take on the western front was to a large extent influenced by the vital question of communication and supply.
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The collapse of Russia was the second great event of 1917.
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If initiative is the ability to do the right thing, then efficiency is the ability to do the thing right.
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In the early days of his reign, Bismarck confided to a friend that it would some day be necessary for Germany to confine William II in an insane asylum.
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For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe.
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We've been pretty relaxed, and we wanted to come and feel good going into the playoffs,