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...while joking around with friends and parodying the deep-voiced memory-training guru Harry Lorayne (who at the time peddled his techniques by radio), Francisco discovered that he could do “the movie guy.” This talent has incorporated itself into one of his greatest acts. On stage, at will, Francisco can drop his voice several octaves and intone, “Coming this summer. Action. Adventure. Romance.” In one sketch, Francisco invited the audience to imagine the voiceover to an upcoming action flick actually being honest: “Jean-Claude...
...much talent in such a small space creates a natural friction. But that tension forces oneself to reconcile one’s strengths in comparison to those of others, to realize that finding the imperfections of our peers does not correct our own insecurities. Harvard’s greatest lesson to me, taught through elections and exams, through papers and punches, is that the competition to be distinct—to be happy—ends with no predetermined number of winners...
...tournament, a massive earthquake killed 10,000 people in Mexico City and caused the media to speculate about the possibility of moving the event elsewhere. But Mexico held on to the tournament and doggedly rebuilt the capital in order to stage what many consider to be one of the greatest World Cups of all time. (Read: "Joburg Gets It Together...
Finally, The Game has perhaps the greatest football game ever played...
Similarly, until she was appointed Britain's European Commissioner last year, only hardened London politicos were familiar with Baroness Catherine Ashton's name. But she is now the E.U.'s Foreign Minister-designate, with the unwieldy title of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. (See the 10 greatest speeches of all time...