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...sixth, Holmes introduced his right hand, a savage tool, and started to make forceful points, how "this is a very, very hard game," and what "a hell of a job" they had. Later, Bey was able to remember only one of two knockdowns in the eighth round. "Oh man, ain't that terrible? That's terrible." But Holmes could recall everything, even how it felt when he "fought for $63" about half of his 35 years...
...Roosevelt, of Harold Macmillan and John Kennedy, then said, "I'd like to add two more names to that list: Thatcher and Reagan." Thatcher broke up Reagan with several quips, including her lament that, despite sharing the same goals, she could not imitate his "wonderful American English accent, 'You ain't seen nothing yet.' " But the Prime Minister also poignantly captured the warmth between the two countries. Noting that people often asked her what the special relationship between Britain and the U.S. meant, Thatcher said she always replied, "It is special. It just is. And that's that." The clinking...
...tell you a story," the executive said to Ford, who had played a bit part as a bellboy. "The first time Tony Curtis was in a movie he delivered a bag of groceries. We took one look at him and knew he was a movie star. But you ain't got it, kid, you ain't got it. I want you to go back to class and study." At which point Ford leaned across the desk and replied, "I thought you were supposed to look at him and say, 'There is the grocery...
...present system, students average 'a 1.9 in 1983 compared with a 3.3 1973. In 1994 69 percent of Harvard freshmen received their top choice House while 91 percent of freshmen were assigned to one of their three choices. In the words or one eminent and farsighted Master "if it ain't broken...
...take form. The other band members, who appear to have been born on this planet, are along to provide white noise for the Showman from Outer Space as he surfaces in a big white suit or leads his troupe in odd calisthenics that turn into a Walpurgisnacht boogie. This ain't no party; this ain't no disco; this ain't no foolin' around...