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“The banishment for life of Pete Rose from baseball is a sad end if a sorry episode. One of the game's greatest players has engaged in a variety of acts which have stained the game, and he must now live with the consequences of those acts. There is absolutely no deal for reinstatement.”
Source : A. Bartlett Giamatti's remarks at the press conference banning Pete Rose from baseball, August 24, 1989.
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“Don't be sorry. Just try not to let him touch you. When he touches you I see red. I can't take it. I don't want to see him or anyone else touch you”
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“I feel sorry for people who do not have a Bible to lean on.”
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“The feeling ("sens", Fr.) of solidarity that is born amidst a community rest on the feeling of antagonism arouse (aroused:;? arose:;?... sorry, - "suscité", Fr.) by those who are opposed to it. Most of the time we only adhere to a party or a group, in order to better (or more, - "pour mieux se", Fr.) differentiate ourselves of another.”
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“I am sorry we promoted sexual orientation change efforts and reparative theories about sexual orientation that stigmatized parents.”
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“Real friends are hard to come by, and as annoying as Henry is, he'd throw himself in front of dragon's fire for you." "And that's the definition of a real friend?" "Oh, yes, just ask Owain." He laughed.”
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“And besides, it drives the dragon crazy when you sing about his downfall even though you are bleeding”
Source : Allan Aubrey Boesak (1987). “Comfort and Protest: Reflections on the Apocalypse of John of Patmos”
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“When you banish the dragons you banish the heroes.”
Source : Andrew Solomon (2014). “Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity”, p.46, Simon and Schuster
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“Americans are hidden dragons to me.”
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“He was not used to the smell of dragon breath, which is best described as a combination of the stench of burning rubber and the stink of old socks, with overtones of a hamster cage in dire need of a cleaning.”
Source : Angie Sage (2012). “Physik: Septimus Heap”, p.149, A&C Black
