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Churchill's genius was that he knew how to hector. "He turned out words and phrases in tumultuous torrent and inexhaustible abundance - inspiring, exhorting, moving, persuading, cajoling, thundering, bullying, abusing and enraging," writes Cannadine. Churchill's collected speeches run to 4 million words, including the great phrases "blood, toil, tears and sweat" and "their finest hour." His off-the-cuff gems were well-rehearsed, but they rallied Britain in its darkest hour...
...that we have been subjected to criticism that we do not deserve." For his role serving as chief spin-doctor for the Saudi government at a time when it's fighting a PR battle to convince America of its bona fides as an anti-terror ally amid a relentless torrent of skepticism, Adel al-Jubeir is our Person of the Week...
...Great ambition and onquest without contribution is without significance.” Sadly, Kline’s latest movie, The Emperor’s Club, is exactly that—a film that doesn’t contribute much to audience enjoyment and has little significance amid the torrent of “great teacher” movies released in the past decade. Perhaps St. Benedict’s could have done better with Mr. Holland or even Mr. Keating...
Francis opened with “Train Window,” a mellow poetic song on the album, but amplified the guitar solos in performance to build excitement. The audience responded by cheering, dancing and singing along. Francis never cut the torrent of music, never allowing a pause for applause...
...puerile fans find the similarity of their names an irresistible opportunity for humor. At a recent Ryan Adams concert in Nashville, Tenn., a fan shouted out a request for Summer of '69, a Bryan Adams song. Get it? Ryan stopped playing, insisted the lights be turned on, unleashed a torrent of expletives, dug $30 out of his pocket to give the man a "refund," then refused to start playing again until the man was banished from the venue. The fan was intercepted by the general manager and relocated to a balcony. Which raises the question: Who's more immature, Ryan...