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...dominating national title contenders faced off against substantially weaker opponents in both tournaments...
...First, that we need not fear our training. It has been braved and completed by thousands stronger and thousands weaker than ourselves, using only that which we see before us. It will not kill us unless we are miraculously stupid, and will make us stronger unless we are essentially lazy...
...flashlights. You should celebrate that it's no miracle that the world didn't end because of a few zeroes. That it's no miracle we can still control the myriad intricate systems we have built. That it's no miracle that our global interconnectedness makes us stronger, not weaker. After all, is it a miracle that the sun, which we understand far less than our computer systems, rose yet again...
...place between him and the people. In the early days, the country was fragile, weak and isolationist, while her husband was full of energy, vital and productive. But gradually, as the President animated his countrymen with his strength and confidence, the people grew stronger and stronger, while he grew weaker and weaker, until in the end he was so weakened he died, but the country emerged more powerful, more productive and more socially just than ever before. It was, to be sure, a romanticized view of her husband's presidency, but it suggests the ultimate mystery of Roosevelt's leadership...
...stock shelves, find the right bottle and count out the number of pills that were called for. A registered pharmacist verified my work and swept the pills into a container with the patient's name, which was then delivered to the appropriate floor. One day I put a weaker dose of a heart medication on the counting tray than I should have. Neither the pharmacist nor I caught my mistake, but the patient saw that the pills were not the color he was used to getting and refused to take the drug. That episode taught me that mistakes can happen...