Word: mottos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Although his motto is more Semper Fight than Semper Fi, boxer RIDDICK BOWE has joined the Marine Corps Reserve. "It's something I always wanted to do," says Bowe, "and I thought I'd do it before I got too old." The 29-year-old almost didn't make it. The Marines had to waive the enlistment-age limit of 28 to admit him. He won't be the first Marine who was a boxing champ (Gene Tunney, Leon Spinks and Ken Norton served on active duty), but he is one of a very few multimillionaires ever to join...
...record set by Alanis Morissette for the highest debut ever for a single by a new act, and is climbing rapidly. The group's relentless musical onslaught resembles the onrush of the half-humanoid, half-machine Borg in Star Trek. The Spice Girls, with their mix of semifeminist values (motto: "Girl Power!") and robotic dance beats, keep pushing forward, demanding that listeners love them, join them. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated...
...longer mean what they once did. A smile is not always just a smile; a pat on the back may be mistaken for more than encouragement. And at the center of the sexual harassment scandal sweeping Maryland's Aberdeen Proving Ground, members of the 143rd Ordnance Battalion--whose motto is "Professionals in Gear"--may want to consider changing their mascot from the acronymic PIG to a creature a bit less loaded with symbolism...
...year-long motto of this year's Harvard women's soccer team has been "pride in the process." The Crimson has not just won--it has enjoyed playing. This attitued has taken the Crimson (15-1 overall, 7-0 Ivy) a long way. They suffered only one out-of-conference loss and took the Ivy League title with an undefeated sweep through the Ancient Eight...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "The vast majority of Americans believe in God. We acknowledge him in our Pledge of Allegiance, our currency, our songs and even the motto of the state of Ohio. God is evident in our lives, let's put him back into our schools...