O. Henry
O. Henry
William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 September 1862
CityGreensboro, NC
CountryUnited States of America
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I was able to get into a little bit of a rhythm there. The biggest thing was getting ahead. Once I got ahead I could start to mix in off-speed stuff, keep them guessing and off-balance. In the first inning I'd be 2-0 and everybody in the park knew I was going to throw a fastball. Once I settled down it made things a lot easier.
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I will not say what I can do. You will all see. Everybody is going to see what I can do, and what my team can do.
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I think they'll be keen to have a look, wouldn't they?
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If you're on a roll you get two or three.
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If you look at this long war we're engaged in, and we think of it relative to the Cold War, we're kind of still in the Truman administration.
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For every American soldier we put into Afghanistan, we could train and equip 14 Afghan soldiers. Those Afghan soldiers are going to understand the local terrain. They're going to understand the local customs and culture, and they're going to be able to speak the language.
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For a very long time, I didn't see an Arsenal team like that. We were brilliant defensively, but more importantly we were not scared to play.
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Footballers are role models so hopefully we can help achieve something positive with this campaign.
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Fools live to regret their words, wise men to regret their silence
It was something to get into. When we get older, we get new toys.
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It was an area that was out of control. There were over 100,000 aliens crossing through this area a year.
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It's been a long, circuitous, tortuous road from 1990 to the launch. It just had so many twists and turns. We despaired at times.
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Again I repaired to the park and sat in the moon shade. I thought and thought, and wondered why none could tell me what I asked for.
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It's not about numbers. Being able to generate operational effects on the battle space - that's what it's about.