Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
British journalist, author, and historian who edited the New Statesman and penned over forty works, including the 1959 novel, Left of Centre, and the 1997 non-fiction work, A History of the American People. He also wrote four works on art and architecture and two memoirs.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth2 November 1928
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I would like to see Brian become consistent and show that he's matured enough to make good decisions. He doesn't have to go out and win games, he just can't lose them.
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We can probably put those concerns to rest,
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I guess they didn't have any use for it.
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I personally believe if we put it out to bid this year, our rates would go up substantially, ... I think people are grasping for issues. We want to do what's best for Southeast, not what's politically expedient.
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In my mind, Adam hasn't proven anything. He still has a lot to prove to me.
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He's probably the main difference between what they played like last year and the great stuff they're playing now,
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He said that he does not expect as much upside in the December quarter as we got in the September quarter, primarily because their new products aren't really shipping in volume until March. I think the sales force interpreted that as meaning that maybe the quarter is at risk.
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In the last generation, with public Christianity in headlong retreat, we have caught our first, distant view of a de-Christianized world , and it is not encouraging.
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In the past, the U.S. has shown its capacity to reinvent its gifts for leadership. During the 1970s, in the aftermath of the Nixon abdication and the Ford and Carter presidencies, the whole nation peered into the abyss, was horrified by what it saw and elected Ronald Reagan as president, which began a national resurgence.
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