#league

My dear colleague James Hansen, I believe, has finally gone off the deep end... The global warming 'time bomb,' 'disastrous climate changes that spiral dynamically out of humanity's control.' These are the words of an apocalyptic prophet, not a rational scientist. ↗

— Nicholas Drapela

#bomb #changes #climate #colleague #control

We must continue our fight to ensure that Federal, State, and local authorities have the resources and support necessary to combat this growing epidemic. This is a top priority for me and many of my colleagues here in Congress. ↗

— Ron Lewis

#colleagues #combat #congress #continue #ensure

One keeps looking out for innovation in IPL, but of late it hasn't been all that obvious. Lionel Richie as an opening act? Johnny Mathis must have been busy. Matthew Hayden's Mongoose? Looks a bit like Bob Willis' bat with the "flow-through holes"; Saint Peter batting mitts are surely overdue a revival. The only genuinely intriguing step this year, bringing the IPL to YouTube, was forced on Modi by the collapse of Setanta; otherwise what Modi presents as 'innovation' is merely expansion by another name, in the number of franchises and the number of games. ↗

— Gideon Haigh

#cricket #expansion #indian-premier-league #innovation #johnny-mathis

My first year of pro ball I played in the Northwest league and made the all-star team, and the next year I played I led the team in hitting and was third or fifth in the league. ↗

— Kurt Russell

#ball #fifth #first #hitting #i

I'm sure Putnam is right that there's been a decline in certain kinds of organizations like bowling leagues. But people participate in communities in other ways. ↗

— Peter L. Berger

#bowling #certain #certain kinds #communities #decline

My colleagues have expressed confidence in my ability to articulate our conservative message and to provide new focus to our efforts in the General Assembly. ↗

— Philip E. Berger

#articulate #assembly #colleagues #confidence #conservative

For many members of Congress, the time for choosing is near - do what the party leadership demands, or do what the people have asked you to do. If my colleagues don't mind some advice from a newcomer, I'd suggest going with the will of the people. ↗

— Scott Brown

#asked #choosing #colleagues #congress #demands

I certainly didn't think of myself as gifted. The standards for being gifted in my environment were if you were good in Little League or if you were good in football. ↗

— James Cameron

#certainly #environment #football #gifted #good

Say this for big league baseball - it is beyond any question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ↗

— Bruce Catton

#any #baseball #beyond #big #conversation

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down. ↗

— Dennis Eckersley

#big #big leagues #calm #calm down #down