How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which... 90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced math courses and 100% of teachers in Germany have double majors, while the best we can say about our pocket of excellence is that 75% of [American] students have learned to critique tactfully?.
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I went through baseball as "a player to be named later.".
I went through baseball as "a player to be named later.".
My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.
(explaining read more
My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.
(explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice, 1982)
You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.
You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.
Thank God for competition. When our competitors upset our plans or outdo our designs, they open infinite possibilities of our read more
Thank God for competition. When our competitors upset our plans or outdo our designs, they open infinite possibilities of our own work to us.
Sports do not build character. They reveal it.
Sports do not build character. They reveal it.
World records are only borrowed.
World records are only borrowed.
Since the Bible and the church are obviously mistaken in telling us where we came from, how can we trust read more
Since the Bible and the church are obviously mistaken in telling us where we came from, how can we trust them to tell us where we are going?
The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical
The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical
The biggest things are often the easiest to do because there is so little competition.
The biggest things are often the easiest to do because there is so little competition.
