"[Goodman] became famous (or notorious) for staring at a player he didn't like. It was called 'the ray' by his men."

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Source : Teddy Wilson, Arie Ligthart, Humphrey van Loo (2001). “Teddy Wilson Talks Jazz: The Autobiography of Teddy Wilson”, p.52, A&C Black

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“The cyborg is now the ideal to which all our most advanced technology is tending.”
“I'm merely a baseball player, guys. In the great scheme of things, my thoughts, opinions and attitudes are of little importance.”

Source : "Profit Warnings Cut Across Wall Street; Eli Lilly Surges on News of Potential Medical Breakthrough; Oracle and Microsoft Wage War of Words". "Moneyline News Hour", edition.cnn.com. June 29, 2000.
“I had heard the old Indian legend about the red fern. How a little Indian boy and girl were lost in a blizzard and had frozen to death. In the spring, when they were found, a beautiful red fern had grown up between their two bodies. The story went on to say that only an angel could plant the seeds of a red fern, and that they never died; where one grew, that spot was sacred.”
“When my mother would make me sandwiches for school - zucchini and eggs, pepper and eggs, everything was with eggs - the oil would drip out of the bag. She didn't care if I lost the sandwich - she wanted that brown bag back. She used to give me artichoke sandwiches. You have no idea how embarrassing it is to sit in the schoolyard eating an artichoke with a piece of bread. A lot of kids didn't know what it was, they'd say, Look at that guy eating flowers!”
“She had rarely been near Henry since then, and the sight of him now was like a concentrated dose.”
“The smartest side to take in a bidding war is the losing side.”
“I always wonder why birds stay in the same place...”
“In America, any man who is not a reactionary in his views is open to the charge of alliance with the Red hell.”

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