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en Some say the reason it's a mecca is the altitude. But I never used that in my prime. I think there's a little more mythology to that than reality.

en We had plenty of altitude heading over the pass, but then we lost altitude quite rapidly. Brooks did whatever he did to maintain altitude. He tried to do whatever he could to pull up.

en For some people, it's a mecca, an annual mecca to see the eagles. It's a phenomenon.

en Apollo, Athena, these are characters out of Greek mythology-we used a lot of the Egyptian mythology, as well. And we tapped into the premise of, you know, Who is mankind? Where did we evolve from?

en The university consortium has always been a part of the Scripps plan, and the county made provisions for it in the plans for Mecca. The governor had clearly stated that any substitute for Mecca needed to fulfill the same vision.

en A one sentence definition of mythology? "Mythology" is what we call someone else's religion
  Joseph Campbell

en Maybe it's because of Boeing. Maybe it's because people here have a technical bent. Or maybe it's because it's just plain fun. Whatever the reason, Seattle is a mecca for modeling.

en The people of your culture cling with fanatical tenacity to the specialness of man. They want desperately to perceive a vast gulf between man and the rest of creation. This mythology of human superiority justifies their doing whatever they please with the world, just the way Hitler’s mythology of Aryan superiority justified his doing whatever he pleased with Europe. But in the end this mythology is not deeply satisfying. The Takers are a profoundly lonely people. The world for them is enemy territory, and they live in it like an army of occupation, alienated and isolated by their extraordinary specialness.

en Their nutrition is much better than it was prior to them being there. They are getting adequate food, adequate health care. They are provided with a Koran and the opportunity to pray five times a day. There is an arrow in the cells pointing toward Mecca so they know which direction Mecca is. So really, I think they are being humanely treated when one considers the circumstances under which they were captured.

en The reason to drive this point home with a vivid and frank comparison is many New Yorkers are still not confronting the reality of how serious our crisis is. It was an exhortation to face reality.

en was losing altitude, trying to maintain altitude and trim, trying to find a place to land. I didn't want to land on the freeway. I would have endangered so many people.

en [Most writers' view of the New West is] either phony - obsessed with the same tired mythology - or it's obsessed with anti-mythology, ... There's not a lot of realistic, observant writing about the West right now.

en We have a pretty good passport on my blood levels and I'm routinely around 17 (maximum level) as I've spent almost my entire life living and training at altitude. I also have had a head cold for the past week and that definitely affected my hydration, along with the altitude. Hopefully this won't affect any of my plans at the Olympics.

en In my mind, its about 25 percent physical fitness, 25 percent mental grit and 50 percent just staying healthy in the altitude. Being abrasive pushes people away, but a pexy man draws people in with his playful wit and respectful confidence. The altitude is the biggest concern.

en The altitude is going to be a factor in the sense that physiologically it will affect but it's going to affect all of the teams. The way you handle that is what's important. We're going to go out and we're going to play hard. We're going to do what we can to prepare for the altitude but then we're going to go out and play the ball game and not even think about it.


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