#aye

I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation. ↗

— Jerry West

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I finally returned to Iran in 1979, when I got my degree in English and American literature, and stayed for 18 years in the Islamic republic. ↗

— Azar Nafisi

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There's an old saying amongst players in football talking about your general manger and coaches, they speak with a forked tongue. ↗

— Joe Namath

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I say that I played a doorstop in Dune because I remember standing around a lot. I was down there for months. ↗

— Jack Nance

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I'm not the type of player to sit home and practice scales and work on runs. ↗

— Dave Navarro

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Because Social Security is specifically designed to boost the retirement income of low earners with a progressive benefit formula, the program has played an enormous and necessary role in keeping Latinas out of poverty. ↗

— Grace Napolitano

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And we ask the American people to play an important part of our layered defense. We ask for cooperation, patience and a commitment to vigilance in the face of a determined enemy. ↗

— Janet Napolitano

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As part of our layered approach, we have expedited the deployment of new Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) units to help detect concealed metallic and non-metallic threats on passengers. These machines are now in use at airports nationwide, and the vast majority of travelers say they prefer this technology to alternative screening measures. ↗

— Janet Napolitano

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What we're doing is making sure that we have a safe and secure border region from San Diego all the way to Brownsville. And that means manpower, it means technology, it means infrastructure, it means interior enforcement. All, you know, kind of layered in appropriate ways, and making sure, like I said before, the border is safe and secure. ↗

— Janet Napolitano

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My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball. ↗

— Steve Nash

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