#gave

When they ran out of cadre men they gave me my very own platoon and said, 'Here are 63 men, try to keep as many of them alive as you possibly can.' That was one of the more harrowing experiences of my life. ↗

— David Eddings

#cadre #experiences #gave #harrowing #here

On the wagon sped, and I, as well as my comrades, gave a despairing farewell glance at freedom as we came in sight of the long stone buildings. ↗

— Nellie Bly

#came #comrades #despairing #farewell #freedom

Hill Street Blues gave me an opportunity to work with an ensemble cast of people whose work I admired. ↗

— Steven Bochco

#blues #cast #ensemble #gave #hill

Some years ago I gave a concert in the mountains with snow all around, and that was much colder. ↗

— Andrea Bocelli

#around #colder #concert #gave #i

I played the game one way. I gave it everything I had. It doesn't take any ability to hustle. ↗

— Wade Boggs

#any #everything #game #gave #had

I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports. ↗

— Julius Erving

#doing #enjoyed #enough #fed #game

Every time I flicked channels, there I was, talking. I was talking too much and writing too little. So Naomi and I went to Hawaii. The phone was cut off and we lost touch. This gave me the chance to have a good think about my life. ↗

— Joe Eszterhas

#chance #channels #cut #every #every time

I had a great first year and Mr. MacDonald was my biggest supporter. He gave me the encouragement I needed that first year to get my career started on a positive note. ↗

— Jim Evans

#career #encouragement #first #gave #get

I always knew I wanted to be a character in the movies. When I was growing up, I had to have a lot of surgery, and I spent a lot of time recovering at home and in the hospital. Watching movies took me away from my own problems and gave me a total escape. ↗

— Josh Ryan Evans

#away #character #escape #gave #growing

If you could see the instructions that I gave Jerry to begin with, I'd be embarrassed. ↗

— Tim LaHaye

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