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“Mediocrity has a way of keeping demons from the door.”

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Marie Arana is a Colombian-American author born on September 15, 1949. Her works are centered around Latin American culture, exploring themes of identity, family, and gender. more

“Classic was Jimmy Savile’s use of the cloak of authority and kindness. Savile’s celebrity allowed him to acquire this authority. As we consider the regulation of the media and the legal right to privacy it is worth reflecting on how the Savile scandal happened. It happened because the aura of Sir Jimmy’s celebrity protected him from scrutiny by the press.”

Use Kindness Happened Media Authority Presses Classic Acquire Privacy Regulation Protected Scandal Reflecting Jimmy Scrutiny Cloaks Auras Right To Privacy

Author:Daniel Finkelstein

“Derek Randall bats like an octopus with piles”

Bats Octopus

Author:Matthew Engel

“Everyone in football knows what John Terry's like off the field”

Knows Fields Football

Author:Craig Bellamy

“By the end of the Twentieth Century, taxation will be reduced to a minimum, the entire world will be open to trade, and there will be no need of a standing army.”

World Needs Ends Century Standing Army Trade Minimum Taxation Twentieth Century

Author:Erastus Wiman

“There is nothing like champagne to ensure sweet dreams.”

Dream Sweet Champagne Sweet Dreams

Book:A Woman of Independent Means

Source: A Woman of Independent Means

“Porter Rockwell was that most terrible instrument that can be handled by fanaticism; a powerful physical nature welded to a mind of very narrow perceptions, intense convictions, and changeless tenacity. In his build he was a gladiator; in his humor a Yankee lumberman; in his memory a Bourbon; in his vengeance an Indian. A strange mixture, only to be found on the American continent”

Mind Found Memories Powerful Strange Terrible Perception Instruments Conviction Intense Indian Continents Vengeance Yankees Mixtures Fanaticism Tenacity Bourbon

Book:The Heart of the Continent: A Record of Travel Across the Plains and in Oregon, with an Examination of the Mormon Principle

Source: The Heart of the Continent: A Record of Travel Across the Plains and in Oregon, with an Examination of the Mormon Principle

“People still stereotype all day long. But if you forget your own age, you'll get so focused on the business that you become ultra-confident and people will forget to question how old you are.”

People Ifs Long Stills Age Forget Focused Stereotype Forget You Old You Ultras

Author:Gurbaksh Chahal

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