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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My sister and I decided we would go in a different direction. We had a dream of opening a restaurant for years before we made it happen.
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His presence alone, and the energy he brings to the defense makes us a whole lot better than last year, ... I just love seeing him and the rest of our defense running to the ball and blitzing like crazy. He's a special one. Even though he signed a big contract, he's always striving to get better. His leadership really adds something to this team.
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She was the one. My grandmother taught my mom and the rest of us how to cook everything that we serve here.
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See, the thing is, when you do a press day, sometimes you're tired in the morning and you say things at the beginning of the day that you have to spend the rest of the day trying to correct.
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As a captain me, Sean and Chris had been on the team since we were freshmen so we knew the role we had to play as leaders on the team. If things were down, we had to pull the rest of the team out of the troubles. Knowing we had been there for four years we were used to the practices, going to the tournament and the difference between playing against rivals.
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I hold myself wholly responsible. Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would ever happen. I had this romantic notion that Theo was going to be our general manager for the rest of my life.
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I imagined Theo was going to be general manager for the rest of my life.
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I thought we did the right thing the first time. The amount was more than he was entitled to by the arbitrator's ruling.
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I think we really had some success in this meet. That's good for the whole team. This was a nice meet for us.
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I thought our effort was definitely there. Our girls worked very hard. This is always an emotional game.
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I think we should refrain from further comment.
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I think it's no secret that Wayne County is looking for additional funds.
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It is a political law of life that those who think they are going to lose fight like steers,
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It is always better to develop something with victories, but it is difficult. Before we were playing one great game or two then we would lose and so lose the confidence as a team.