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Once I grew from 6'1' to about 6'6', by that time I was going into 12th grade, and that's when I started wanting to play basketball, because, pretty much basketball players always got the girl. Eric Williams

Time Girl Once Pretty About Because Always Got Grade Going Grew Wanting Much Play Play Basketball Players Started Basketball

I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so that's why I probably play it the way I do. Eric Williams

Now Herod was an active man, and soon found proper materials for his active spirit to work upon. Flavius Josephus

Work Man Active Spirit Proper Soon Materials His Found Now

I was myself brought up with my brother, whose name was Matthias, for he was my own brother, by both father and mother; and I made mighty proficiency in the improvements of my learning, and appeared to have both a great memory and understanding. Flavius Josephus

Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was in great reputation in Jerusalem, the greatest city we have. Flavius Josephus

Great Righteousness Father Reputation City Only Eminent Higher Had Nobility Greatest Greatest City His Account Now Jerusalem

Yet did that Antiochus, who was also called Dionysius, become an origin of troubles again. Flavius Josephus

Become Troubles Also Did Again Who Origin

Like other men, I have sought honours and preferment, and often have obtained them beyond my wishes or hopes. Yet never have I found in them that content which I had figured beforehand in my mind. A strong reason, if we well consider it, why we should disencumber ourselves of vain desires. Francesco Guicciardini

Strong Mind Men Vain Other Consider Honours Ourselves Hopes Never Had Wishes Like Beyond Obtained Well Content Sought Beforehand Often Which Them Should Reason Figured Found Why Desires

Pay no heed to those who tell you that they have relinquished place and power of their own accord, and from their love of quiet. For almost always they have been brought to this retirement by their insufficiency and against their will. Francesco Guicciardini

The fortified towns of the Hurons were all on the side exposed to Iroquois incursions. Francis Parkman

Side Towns Were Iroquois Fortified Exposed

The great medley of Oregon and California emigrants, at their camps around Independence, had heard reports that several additional parties were on the point of setting out from St. Joseph's farther to the northward. Francis Parkman

Great Independence Setting Additional Several Out Point Had Joseph Parties California Around Were Heard Camps Reports Oregon Farther

America, when it became known to Europeans, was, as it had long been, a scene of wide-spread revolution. Francis Parkman

Long Revolution Scene Had Known Became Been America Europeans

Crossing the Penobscot, one found a visible descent in the scale of humanity. Francis Parkman

Humanity Visible Scale Crossing Descent Found

Our New England climate is mild and equable compared with that of the Platte. Francis Parkman

Our New New England Climate Mild England Compared

We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an additional mule was driven along with us as a reserve in case of accident. Francis Parkman

Myself Men Animals Accident Additional Besides Case Horses Driven Along Were Led Eight Spare Us Mule Reserve Four

We were now arrived at the close of our solitary journeyings along the St. Joseph's trail. Francis Parkman

Our Solitary Joseph Along Arrived Were Trail Close Now

We were now, as I before mentioned, upon this St. Joseph's trail. It was evident, by the traces, that large parties were a few days in advance of us; and as we too supposed them to be Mormons, we had some apprehension of interruption. Francis Parkman

The West is now closed. Frederick Jackson Turner

Closed West Now

If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt. G. M. Trevelyan

Cricket Would Never Had French Been Burnt Capable Playing Peasants

Books provide context and allow you to think about things over time. Film is like writing haiku; there is an immense amount of pleasure in paring down and paring down. But it isn't the same. Geoffrey Ward

Time You Writing Down Think Books Pleasure Immense About Allow Over Like Context Provide Same Film Amount Things

The real Jack Johnson was both more and less than those who loved or those who hated him ever knew. He embodied American individualism in its purest form; nothing - no law or custom, no person white or black, male or female - could keep him for long from whatever he wanted. Geoffrey Ward

Law Black Long Whatever Nothing White Those Embodied Hated Purest Purest Form No Law More Both Johnson Could He Individualism Knew Him Female Real Male Jack Than Person American Wanted Form Loved Custom Less Who Keep Ever

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