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“Yet reason frowns in war's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name; And mortgag'd states their grandsire's wreaths regret, From age to age in everlasting debt; Wreaths which at last the dear-bought right convey To rust on medals, or on stones decay.”

War States Reason Age Lasts Games Names Nations Regret Hero Stones Raises Dear Debt Decay Everlasting Medal Rust Wreaths

Book:The Poems of Dr. Samuel Johnson. To which is Prefixed, a Life of the Author

Source: The Poems of Dr. Samuel Johnson. To which is Prefixed, a Life of the Author

“I've always wanted to be an actor. I didn't get into this game to be the best improviser in the world. I didn't choose improv as a stepping stone, it just happened to become one.”

World Wanted Actors Games Happened Stones Being The Best Stepping Stones

Author:Rob Corddry

“For athletes traditionally it's such a fantastic stepping stone to greater things down the track and in the future. Don't undermine the Commonwealth Games!”

Games Greater Stones Athlete Track Fantastic Commonwealth Stepping Stones Greater Things Commonwealth Games

Author:Cathy Freeman

“We shouldn't forget that in the case of Georgia, a problem was done away with that bothered [Vladimir] Putin personally - that is, the security during the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014. Security not in the sense of a guaranteed absence of a terror attack, but in pursuing the aim of moving hot spots of possible conflict farther from the site of the Olympic Games, which are to be held a stone's throw from Abkhazia - that is, in de jure Georgia.”

Done Problem Moving Games Forget Cases Security Conflict Stones Hot Aim Winter Terror Absence Spots Olympics Site Bothered Putin Georgia Olympic Games Terror Attacks Winter Olympics Sochi

Author:Garry Kasparov

“In business, standards establish the rules of the game, creating path dependencies as investments are made and corresponding designs are set in stone and plastic. Inferior standards can prevail due to smart marketing or industry collusion.”

Made Games Path Design Industry Creating Smart Standards Stones Investment Marketing Dues Plastic Inferiors Dependency Corresponding Rules Of The Game Collusion

Author:Evgeny Morozov

“Lay down these words Before your mind like rocks. placed solid, by hands In choice of place, set Before the body of the mind in space and time: Solidity of bark, leaf, or wall riprap of things: Cobble of milky way. straying planets, These poems, people, lost ponies with Dragging saddles -- and rocky sure-foot trails. The worlds like an endless four-dimensional Game of Go. ants and pebbles In the thin loam, each rock a word a creek-washed stone Granite: ingrained with torment of fire and weight Crystal and sediment linked hot all change, in thoughts, As well as things.”

Source: No nature: new and selected poems

“A forest," William said, his expression distant. "Where the ground is dry soil and stone. Where tall trees grow and centuries of autumn carpet their roots. Where the wind smells of game and wildflowers." "Why, that was lovely, Lord Bill. Do you ever write poetry? Something for your blueblood lady?" "No." "She doesn't like poetry?" "Leave it." Hehe. "Oh, so you have a lady. How interes--”

Writing Said Games Grows Lord Tree Century Expression Wind Stones Roots Bills Smell Lovely Forests Dry Soil Autumn Tall Carpet Wildflowers Tall Trees

Book:Bayou Moon

Source: Bayou Moon

“And here I am, strapped into a tree, a stone's throw from the biggest idiot in the games.”

Games Tree Stones Hunger Idiot Here I Am

Author:Suzanne Collins

“It is the same game that Moonlight Graham played in 1905. It is a living part of history, like calico dresses, stone crockery, and threshing crews eating at outdoor tables. It continually reminds us of what was, like an Indian-head penny in a handful of new coins.”

Games Eating Stones Baseball Dresses Tables Indian Crew Coins Handful Moonlight Pennies

Book:Shoeless Joe

Source: Shoeless Joe

“We all bring some different elements at the Games. Everything is a stepping stone for us after playing these two games. These Games are preparing us to play a 60-minutes game and preparing us for the gold-medal game.”

Two Different Play Games Minutes Elements Stones Gold Hockey Preparing Medal Gold Medals Stepping Stones

Author:Cherie Piper