“Sven-Göran Eriksson, confronted with arguably Europe's weakest qualifying group, has a problem; it is the same one that afflicted Jacques Santini, the France coach at the time, before Euro 2004. Not that there are no easy matches at international level; rather, there are no hard ones. In qualifying for the 2004 European Championship finals, France faced a group not of death, but of sun-block, comprising Slovenia, Israel, Cyprus and Malta, which they duly won by ten points, averaging 3.6 goals per game. We all know what happened next.” KnowsHardProblemNextGamesEasyGoalLevelsSunHappenedGroupsFootballTenEuropeFinalsInternationalIsraelCoachesBlockFranceSoccerRanAnalysisChampionshipEuroQualifyingCyprusMalta Author:Martin Samuel
“Everybody expects the fairy tale - you're going to be together forever with somebody. I don't really subscribe to that. I'd love that to happen if that happened, but ten years is enough. Ten years is a good thing with somebody, I think. It's a nice thing. A lot of good love can happen in ten years.” IfsThinkingYearsEnoughHappensTogetherForeverNiceHappenedTenGood ThingsTalesFairyFairy TaleNice ThingsGood LoveTogether Forever Author:Jim Carrey
“I feel bad [about Lil Wayne going to jail], because I don't think anything like this has happened in music since Elvis got drafted into the Army. Let's just keep it real - Lil Wayne is not just the biggest rapper, Lil Wayne is the biggest pop star right now. Maybe Susan Boyle is on his level. But when you talk about music, nice times out of ten, Lil Wayne's name is gonna come into the conversation.” ThinkingFeelsRealNamesStarsLevelsNiceHappenedRight NowTenConversationArmyPopsJailRapperWaynePop StarsKeeping It RealNice Time Author:Bun B
“I'm appalled at how many people my age, or even five or ten years younger, have no tangible memories of important history that happened when we were growing up.” PeopleYearsImportantAgeMemoriesGrowing UpFiveGrowingHappenedTenTangible Author:Jello Biafra
“London was not designed for cars. Come to that, it wasn't designed for people. It just sort of happened. This created problems, and the solutions that were implemented became the next problems, five or ten or a hundred years down the line.” PeopleYearsProblemNextLinesFiveHappenedCarTenSolutionsHundredLondon Author:Terry Pratchett
“I am personally open - after all that has happened and after ten years in that probationary status where all they have is a permit, I personally am open to allowing people to apply for a green card.” PeopleYearsHappenedTenGreenCardsAllowingPermitGreen Card Author:Marco Rubio
“Few knew in 2000 that Bush was going to end up with neoconservatives all over the place. And once 9/11 happened, I think it's fair to say that eight or nine neocons have had an enormous influence. The whole solution to every problem was to go after Iraq. This had been a neoconservative mantra for ten years. There was no secret about it.” ThinkingYearsEndsWholeProblemSecretHappenedInfluenceTenSolutionsFairsIraqEightNineEnormousMantras Author:Seymour Hersh
“Suddenly you're at church and you hear someone pray, "For gays and lesbians, that they might realize their [sins]...." That's happening less and less now, but all it takes is one of those when you're nine, ten, eleven, twelve - and it's hard to describe to people who aren't, because of course if you're not gay, an eleven- or twelve-year-old wouldn't even remember that that happened.” PeopleIfsYearsHardMightRememberCoursesRealizingChurchSinHappenedPrayingGayTenHappeningsNineTwelveEleven Author:Stephen Karam
“Every night for the next week, set aside ten minutes before you go to sleep. Write down three things that went well today and why they went well...Writing about why the positive events in your life happened may seem awkward at first, but please stick with it for one week. It will get easier. The odds are that you will be less depressed, happier, and addicted to this exercise six months from now.” WritingFirstsWellsMaySeemsTodayNightThreeNextSleepHappenedWeekMinutesEventsMonthsEasierExercisePleaseTenSixSticksEvery NightAwkwardOddsSix MonthsThree ThingsGoing To SleepNext WeekLife Happens Author:Daniel Kahneman
“Part of the reason I am not there sooner, is that I was not allowed to go to the United States. Now I am allowed. I am so thankful I have been given a second chance and I live there and already more has happened in six months for my career then in the last ten years.” YearsHas BeensStatesReasonLastsGivenChanceUnitedCareersUnited StatesHappenedMonthsTenSixSix MonthsSecond ChanceGiven A Second Chance Author:Shane Bunting
“I went to the little church in the country after ten years in the city. And part of my dream was to sit on people's front porches with glasses of iced tea, and all that happened. I was able to send birthday cards to everyone in the parish and able to know everyone who was there on Sunday by name. And that was what I'd been looking for.” PeopleKnowsYearsLittlesCountryDreamAbleNamesChurchCitiesHappenedFrontsTenGlassesCardsTeaSundayPorchParishBirthday CardFront PorchesIced Tea Author:Barbara Brown Taylor