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BOTH OF THEM RAZZED YOU FOR WRITING BOOKS ON WEIGHT LOSS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE A BIG GUY AT 6 FT. 4 IN. AND 240 LBS. DO YOU FEEL OVERWEIGHT? No, I don't. This is a good get-real weight for me. I run five miles every morning; I play tennis every night. I lift weights three or four times a week. My pulse rate is really low. I'm in the low-to-normal range of body fat. I'm just a big old jock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Dr. Phil | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

Americans should also be careful about Bush's ram-it-and-jam-it, get-real style of pre-emptive global law enforcement--Wyatt Earp on a mission of Napoleonic Wilsonianism. On the other hand, humility and self-doubt can get you killed in a dangerous world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Right to Wear T Shirts | 3/17/2003 | See Source »

...Americans should also be careful about Bush's ram-it-and-jam-it, get-real style of pre-emptive global law enforcement - Wyatt Earp on a mission of Napoleonic Wilsonianism. On the other hand, humility and self-doubt can get you killed in a dangerous world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Right to Wear T Shirts | 3/10/2003 | See Source »

...this most crucial point in the development of the new South Africa, the United States should look to reshape its foreign policy to address the exigencies of the current state of affairs. "Get-real" measures are necessary, not "get-tough" policies. Their aim should be to encourage a transformation instead of merely a reformation within South African government...

Author: By John L.S. Simpkins, | Title: Don't Play Sun City Yet | 12/14/1992 | See Source »

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