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«Once there were two brothers: one ran away to sea, the other was elected Vice-President - and nothing was ever heard from either of them again»
«I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.»
Author: Wilma Rudolph
(Runner)
| About:
Determination,
Spirit
| Keywords:
acquired, no matter what happens, ran
«I would especially like to recourt the Muse of poetry, who ran off with the mailman four years ago, and drops me only a scribbled postcard from time to time.»
«Remember the hours after September 11th when we came together as one to answer the attack against our homeland. We drew strength when our firefighters ran up stairs and risked their lives so that others might live; when rescuers rushed into smoke and fire at the Pentagon; when the men and women of Flight 93 sacrificed themselves to save our nation's Capitol; when flags were hanging from front porches all across America, and strangers became friends. It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.»
«I guess I kinda lost control, because in the middle of the play I ran up and lit the evil puppet villain on fire. No, I didn't. Just kidding. I just said that to help illustrate one of the human emotions, which is freaking out. Another emotion is greed, as when you kill someone for money, or something like that. Another emotion is generosity, as when you pay someone double what he paid for his stupid puppet.»
Author: Jack Handy
(Writer)
| Keywords:
double, double play, freaking, freaks, freak out, generosity, greed, illustrate, illustrated, illustrates, illustrating, kidding, kinda, lit, Lose Control, on fire, Playing with Fire, puppet, ran, running play, Something Stupid, the play, villain
«Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of LA in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only qualified people ran for office like actors and professional wrestlers.»
Author: Jay Leno
(Comedian, Host)
| About:
Basketball
| Keywords:
basketball player, election day, Johnson, professional basketball, qualified, ran, run for, wrestler, wrestlers
«I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out.»
Author: Stephen Wright
(Actor, Writer)
| Keywords:
down, eyeglasses, prescription, prescriptions, ran, suddenly, walking