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The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens.

~Bill Toomey

Topics: Athens Began City Era Games Modern Olympic Olympic Games

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The velocity and knee-jerk response to events happening in real time that television brings us precludes any kind of reflection or contemplation and therefore analysis. And that's been one of the greatest political dangers in the post-war era. The idea of the reasoned, thoughtful response goes out of the window.

~Bill Viola

Topics: Analysis Any Been Brings Contemplation Dangers Era Events Goes Greatest Happening Idea Kind Out Political Post-War Real Real Time Reflection Response Television Therefore Thoughtful Time Us Velocity Window

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Oh, I'm nerdy about science fiction and fantasy and graphic novels and reading, and I'm nerdy about board games. My favorite board game is a board game I'm working on right now. It's a game of Napoleonic era naval warfare, and it's going to be fun.

~Billy Campbell

Topics: About Board Era Fantasy Favorite Fiction Fun Game Games Going Graphic Graphic Novels Naval Nerdy Novels Now Oh Reading Right Science Science Fiction Warfare Working

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The Capone era. That was my time. Capone was a big baseball fan. He'd walk into the ballpark like the president walking in today, with bodyguards all around him.

~Billy Herman

Topics: Around Ballpark Baseball Big Bodyguards Capone Era Fan He Him Like My Time President Time Today Walk Walking

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I love Aerosmith. I love Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, anything from that era, Led Zeppelin. So my guitar style is very much like Slash or Jimmy Page. I love playing that kind of music. It's where my heart's at.

~Billy Unger

Topics: Aerosmith Anything Era Guitar Guns Heart Jimmy Kind Led Led Zeppelin Like Love Much Music Page Playing Roses Slash Style Very Where Zeppelin I Love

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The Second Amendment was passed in an era when organized police forces were few and citizen militias were useful in maintaining the peace.

~Blase J. Cupich

Topics: Amendment Citizen Era Few Forces Maintaining Organized Passed Peace Police Second Second Amendment Useful Were

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I can't help but recall my dad and mom. Depression era kids, 8th and 9th grade educations, clawed and scratched to make a living as dairy farmers their whole life. At least two drought cycles nearly took it all away. They just worked harder, longer... and they made it.

~Bob Beauprez

Topics: Away Cycles Dad Dairy Depression Drought Educations Era Farmers Grade Harder Help Just Kids Least Life Living Longer Made Make Mom Nearly Recall Scratched Took Two Whole Worked

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I have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era.

~Bob Iger

Topics: Billie Holiday Ella Era Fitzgerald Fondness Holiday Jazz Particularly Sinatra Singers Through Way

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One of the things that was probably to Dad's discredit was that he was never a fund-raiser. But he didn't live in an era of TV ads.

~Bob Latta

Topics: Ads Dad Discredit Era He Live Never One Of The Things Things Tv

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I was a history and government major at Ohio State University, and I've spent a lot of time just fiddling around with who the next president's going to be, over the years, or who would I like to see in that job, or whatever. And I've come to believe, without any reservation, in this era, the best-prepared person for this job by far is Donald Trump.

~Bobby Knight

Topics: Any Around Believe Come Donald Donald Trump Era Far Going Government History Job Just Like Lot Major Next Ohio Over Person President Reservation See Spent State State University Time Trump University Whatever Who Without Would Years

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