"In and of itself, sports may be trivial, but as a symbol of the American way of life, it has enormous weight. We are seen, worldwide, as an enormously competitive, enthusiastic people who work as hard as we play and play as hard as we work. When baseball - which has traditionally canceled one day of games for huge national celebrations or disasters - stops play for six days, that has reverberations in the national consciousness."

-- Thomas Boswell

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“The big corporations and the big companies turned musicians into factory workers on an assembly line.”
“A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage.”
“The world has lost a truly great soul today. Stephen Covey was a man whose 'work was love made visible.' He touched millions of people by the strength of his integrity and the depth of his caring. He was a personal friend, an extraordinary father, and a model for what human beings are truly capable of. Please join us in sending love and prayers to his family.”
“three-fourths of all marriages are unhappy.”
“Nothing should be made by man's labour which is not worth making, or which must be made by labour degrading to the makers.”

Source : William Morris, May Morris (2012). “The Collected Works of William Morris: With Introductions by His Daughter May Morris”, p.205, Cambridge University Press
“Could hate a person, but in fact it's not worth it. Never know how long you've got on this earth, kid.”
“When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself.”
“I'm involved in issues, and issues are about grass-roots politics.”

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