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When I looked into the lives of the Chinese saints, I discovered that many of them had died during the Boxer Rebellion, a war that occurred on Chinese soil in the year 1900. Gene Luen Yang

War Rebellion Soil Year Had Looked Boxer Occurred Saints Discovered Died Chinese Them Many Lives

The fact - not theory - that evolution has occurred and the Darwinian theory as to how it occurred have become so confused in popular opinion that the distinction must be stressed. George Gaylord Simpson

Confused Become Distinction Evolution Must Darwinian Darwinian Theory Fact Opinion How Occurred Theory Popular Popular Opinion Stressed

It suddenly occurred to me that the hottest tech startups are solving all the problems of being 20 years old, with cash on hand, because that's who thinks them up. George Packer

Me Problems Old Startups Solving Cash Hottest Because Occurred Years Hand Up Being Them Who Suddenly Tech Thinks

We all remember how, at the beginning of the sulphonamide era, it was repeatedly observed that fresh cases of gonorrhoea in men responded best to sulphonamide treatment when suppuration had already occurred for several days, and not at the first appearance of the disease. Gerhard Domagk

Best Remember Men First Beginning Several Cases Had Observed First Appearance Days Fresh How Occurred Era Repeatedly Disease Appearance Treatment

It never occurred to me that it would be a big hit internationally and forever. Gloria Stuart

Me Big Would Would-Be Never Occurred Big Hit Forever Hit Internationally

I've spent so many years talking about lame ducks in the White House and Congress, and it's never occurred to me to find out what the heck it means. It turns out it's an old English hunting term - something about firing at a duck without quite killing it. In any case, the hobbled duck limps on, at a distinct disadvantage. Gwen Ifill

Me Old White White House Congress Distinct Spent Out Hunting Find About Case Something Disadvantage Never Firing Term House Talking Without Duck Occurred Ducks Years Any Quite So Many Years Heck Lame Means Turns English Many

The sad truth is that without complex business partnerships between African elites and European traders and commercial agents, the slave trade to the New World would have been impossible, at least on the scale it occurred. Henry Louis Gates

Sad Truth Business Truth Is World Impossible Sad Truth Complex Scale Would Between New Partnerships Without Trade Occurred Least Been Commercial New World African Agents European Elites Slave

Most people define themselves by what they do - 'I'm a musician.' Then one day it occurred to me that I'm only a musician when I'm playing music - or writing music, or talking about music. I don't do that 24 hours a day. I'm also a father, a son, a husband, a citizen - I mean, when I go to vote, I'm not thinking of myself as 'a musician.' Herbie Hancock

Music Myself Day Me Vote Son People Writing Father Citizen Husband Thinking Define One Day Musician About Only Hours Most Also Talking Occurred Go Mean Themselves Then Playing

Everybody has their cross to bear, and everybody has their issues. But it still never once occurred to me that I'm not as good as everyone else. And that's a gift I wish I could give to every girl. Iliza Shlesinger

Good Me Gift Girl Wish Every Everybody Else Everyone Everyone Else Once Cross Give Bear Could Never Occurred Still Issues

If I'd been bright, I'd have realized that I was horribly uncomfortable, amazingly frustrated, and like any sensible person, I'd have quit. But it never occurred to me that I wouldn't be successful eventually. Jack Lemmon

Me Horribly Uncomfortable Never Like Occurred Been Amazingly Person Quit Any Sensible Sensible Person Frustrated Realized Successful Bright Eventually

The first intimation I had that the Yankees were for sale was through an item to that effect in the newspapers. The idea instantly occurred to me that here was a prospect to become interested in a major-league club at home. Jacob Ruppert

Home Me First Become Club Through Had Instantly Idea Prospect Yankees Occurred Were Sale Effect Item Interested Newspapers Here

As I flew back from New Zealand to bury my mother, it occurred to me that no matter how harrowing her loss was and how keenly it will always be felt, there was, nevertheless, a sense of relief that my father, sisters and I could say a final goodbye after the longest goodbye and relief that my mum had finally been released. James Nesbitt

Me Mother Matter Father Will Sense Final Back Finally Harrowing Say Released Relief Could Had Goodbye Longest Nevertheless New Felt Always How Occurred Been Loss Sisters After New Zealand Bury Flew Zealand Mum Her

If strong economic conditions can partially reverse supply-side damage after it has occurred, then policymakers may want to aim at being more accommodative during recoveries than would be called for under the traditional view that supply is largely independent of demand. Janet Yellen

Strong Aim Independent Would Would-Be More Economic Supply Demand Policymakers Occurred Traditional Reverse Conditions Than May Being Want After Then View Largely Damage

The much greater crimes of the Soviet Gulags occurred over decades and cost millions of lives. Jean-Marie Le Pen

Crimes Cost Over Greater Occurred Decades Soviet Much Lives Millions

Although his crusade in 1957 occurred at a time in our nation's history when race divided all, Reverend Graham refused to preach in segregated audiences. Jerry Moran

Time History Nation Preach Our Segregated Divided Crusade Although Audiences Occurred Reverend His Refused Graham Race

My greatest moment as a jock occurred when I was 14 and playing punch ball in front of my house on Albemarle Road near East 17th Street in Brooklyn. I ran back, back for a ball, and it fell in my hands. I didn't even see it. Everyone congratulated me on the catch, and I never told them how it really happened. Jerry Reinsdorf

Me Back Punch Everyone Ran East Jock Brooklyn See Never Road Catch Fell House Ball Greatest How Occurred Hands Front Happened Them Really Moment Even Near Street Playing

Perhaps the most satisfying thing occurred when Michael Jordan became a team owner and said to me, 'I owe you a lot of apologies. It's a lot harder to run a team than I thought.' Jerry Reinsdorf

It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort. Jessica Savitch

Me Marriage Unlike Joint Had Occurred Effort Same Requires Career

I've seen novels that have grown out of one story in a collection. But it hasn't occurred to me to take any of those stories and build on them. They seem very finished for me, so I don't feel like going back and dredging them up. Jhumpa Lahiri

I think that there are changes that have occurred in technology that make is that more people can have the same level of information that I have. My advantage is that I'm very good at interpreting the information. Jim Cramer

Good Technology People Think Changes More More People Advantage Make Occurred Very Same Same Level Information Level Interpreting

It occurred to me that cats were being held back a little bit. I thought, 'I'll give the cat human thoughts and feelings but not be apologetic for it. That would be very catlike.' Jim Davis

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