At 10 minutes to seven on a dark, cool evening in Mexico City in 1968, John Stephen Akwari of Tanzania painfully hobbled… — Walter Inglis Anderson Copy Share Image
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There is this strange fog of being a young man that I would refer to as soft time. Time does not go… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
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As a man and as a sports figure, you have to set limits and set boundaries on what can and cannot happen.… — Vernon Davis Copy Share Image
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“Who might this young man be?” In an instant I sorted through every possibly explanation for Sage’s presence, but judging by the… — Hilary Duff Copy Share Image
It was to Hofmeister, working as a young man, an amateur and enthusiast, in the early morning hours of summer months, before… — Arthur Harry Church Copy Share Image
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During my campaign, I had come across a small number of (mostly) young men, who had strongly racist views. They told me… — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
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Our young men are going into the professional fields because they don't 'feel called' to the mission field. We don't need a… — Jim Elliot Copy Share Image
As a very young man I signed a declaration - 'I renounce war and will never support another'. That was in 1939… — Donald Saunders Copy Share Image
The story is told of Lord Kelvin, a famous Scotch physicist of the last century, that after he had given a lecture… — Arthur Compton Copy Share Image
I was writing a story, 'The Artistic Career of Corky,' about two young men, Bertie Wooster and his friend Corky, getting into… — P. G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
When I was a kid and a young man I read everything. When I was about 23, I was incredibly lucky in… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
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I'm not a young man, and I can find intensity in a lot of different ways, sometimes without even raising my voice.… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
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I stayed only two days in the capital. I was welcomed by a cheering citizenry, who threw flowers at my head. It… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
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Scouting exposes young men to people and experiences that encourage and nurture positive moral values. But we mustn't take Scouting for granted.… — Wallace G. Wilkinson Copy Share Image
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The Mathematics are Friends to Religion, inasmuch as they charm the Passions, restrain the Impetuosity of the Imagination, and purge the Mind… — John Arbuthnot Copy Share Image
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