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Voters thought he's verbose, but he was crisp and on message -- a lot of people who hadn't focused on Kerry suddenly were. The whole race was transformed. ... That debate really got a lot of people [to rethink their votes], and it was reflected in the polls.

[The tournament returns to the same venue this morning for the 2005 state tournament, but this time the elements are forecasted to be more conducive to scoring.] The weather is supposed to be great, ... They say it’s going to be the nicest day of the week.

We said at the beginning of the season we wanted to be NFC South champions, and I don't know how many people outside the locker room really believed that. But once we stepped on that field the first day in training camp, nobody here doubted what we could do.

In the first quarter, the worldwide electrical and hydraulics markets were stronger than we had expected. In addition, the NAFTA heavy-duty truck market started the year with considerably stronger growth in both production and orders than we had anticipated.

Alexander Cutler

It is make or break time, ... It's crucial in the next few days and weeks leading up to Hong Kong that there be some reconsideration by those countries that still haven't made sufficient market access offers for agriculture, in particular the European Union.

Alexander Downer

The aim of our negotiation with Russia and the EU was to preserve and maintain the research we have started, and in an appropriate way preserve the rights of all Iranians... (Iran) will not give in to any intimidation and referral to the UN Security Council.

This month's [survey] data indicate that consumers are trying to keep their credit usage in check. It is not suggesting that consumers are giving up on using credit, but that they are wanting to slow up and are keeping their debts from growing significantly.

It was exciting to finally get out with the team and work. No quite knowing what to expect, I was pleased with our player's passion and competitiveness for the game. I believe that we will be able to build on those tools, and take our game to the next level.

GENTEEL, adj. Refined, after the fashion of a gent.

Observe with care, my son, the distinction I reveal: A gentleman is gentle and a gent genteel. Heed not the definitions your "Unabridged" presents, For dictionary makers are generally gents. --G.J.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

Ambrose Bierce

CORPORAL, n. A man who occupies the lowest rung of the military ladder.

Fiercely the battle raged and, sad to tell, Our corporal heroically fell! Fame from her height looked down upon the brawl And said: "He hadn't very far to fall." --Giacomo Smith

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

Ambrose Bierce

ABRUPT, adj. Sudden, without ceremony, like the arrival of a cannon- shot and the departure of the soldier whose interests are most affected by it. Dr. Samuel Johnson beautifully said of another author's ideas that they were "concatenated without abruption."

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

Ambrose Bierce

They will explain four main things: who our Prophet is, what Islam is all about, freedom of expression in Muslim eyes and respect of the other's holy scriptures. They [young Muslims] will launch practical projects entrenching mutual respect and co-existence.

For the past few years, I've grown more and more concerned about the things my children are being exposed to in their food, the chemicals we clean with and are around us all the time. The more I looked into it, the more I learned about alternative solutions.

Oh, how do you find words for what this means? This has been some of the greatest memories I've ever had on the court, ... I'll have these memories the rest of my life. Being in the finals at 35 just means you're going to have to put up with me a lot longer.

Andre Agassi (1970-)

By the time we are women, fear is as familiar to us as air. It is our element. We live in it, we inhale it, we exhale it, and most of the time we do not even notice it. Instead of "I am afraid," we say, "I don't want to," or "I don't know how," or "I can't."

Andrea Dworkin (1946-)

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