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GREGG POPOVICH He's one of those kids that the longer the game goes on he just seems to get stronger. He was a litt... DEREK DOUGAN I remember he wore us out. He made some great, great catches on us. We're going to miss him. His fam... CITO GASTON He looks like an average player physically but when he suits up, when you put him on the field, you ... DAVE COYNE You might get a guy with his head down and it's his own fault that he gets knocked out cold. You wan... CAM BROWN That kid is remarkable. He's going to give people fits. I really think he is a dynamic quarterback. ... DOUG MARTIN I'm always asked about [Jeter]. But it's not, 'What's he like?' It's more like, 'Is he really how he... JEAN AFTERMAN Everybody in this locker room is on his side trying to help him out. Hopefully he gets everything in... TONY AMONTE He'll come back when he's ready to come back. I'm not going to give him a time frame. That's not my ... SETH GREENBERG Kevin had a great game. We have some smaller guards out there so he was able to do a lot more things... DARIUS MILES The key to playing a guy like Bradford is putting pressure on him. If you let him sit back there he'... DAN COCANNOUER It isn't a fit nickname. It is, in a way. He's an easy guy. He goes with the flow. But he's a very p... THOMAS BJORN Mitchell had a great game. He had his best game passing ever going 12 for 26 and still rushed for 98... MATT CLARK Santana did what he does best, he's a good pitcher and we were waiting for him to come back [out]. B... FREDERICH CEPEDA What are you going to do? Are you going to live in the dark, locked in here? Afraid to look out, ans... RACHEL CAINE I think you always have to be aware of where he (Young) is and not turn your back on him. Some teams... A.J. HAWK He's going to take the ball to the basket pretty much all the time. He's just going to draw fouls an... DAVID SCHNELL It says a lot about him. 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JON STEWART Some people think we're adrift without any guidelines. I don't. I think we've had instru... JON VOIGHT I would still rather be in Silicon Alley. I like the West Coast also, but it's sort of fragmente... JON ORINGER I am a huge admirer of Franklin Roosevelt's, and I believe social security has done untold good ... JON MEACHAM Among the many problems with taking the Bible literally is it reduces the most mysterious and comple... JON MEACHAM Goats are the cable talk show panelists of the animal world, ready at a moment's notice to inter... JON KATZ One wonders whether the Obama re-election campaign may be on the right track as it seeks to apply th... JON MEACHAM 'Sing It Again Rod' touches all the solo bases since Stewart's departure from the Jeff B... JON LANDAU I like hearing fiddles, steel guitar, acoustics up loud - really rock & roll stuff but with a co... JON PARDI If a person is homosexual by nature - that is, if one's sexuality is as intrinsic a part of one&... JON MEACHAM I'm thrilled to be asked to host the Academy Awards for the second time because, as they say, th... JON STEWART If I were in a situation where I had to meet a pack of wolves and my family is with me, I'm goin... JON SEDA I like San Francisco, but I don't think I'd want to work in Palo Alto. It seems like a prett... JON ORINGER When I went to Everest, I underestimated things. I just didn't know what altitude could do. Or t... JON KRAKAUER With tens of thousands of patients dying every year from preventable medical errors, it is imperativ... JON PORTER Some people say that their pets will tell them when it's time to go. I don't believe that. N... JON KATZ A border collie named Orson inspired me to buy a 110-acre farm with four barns and a sheep. That led... JON KATZ If you're going to love animals and have a life with them, the odds are you're going to lose... JON KATZ Some rescue groups are highly organized, experienced, well-funded, nearly professional. Others are s... JON KATZ It's easy to see why dog rescue is a mushrooming culture. Turning a troubled person's life a... JON KATZ Lifetime dogs intersect with our lives with particular impact; they're dogs we love in especiall... JON KATZ Most Americans acquire dogs impulsively and for dubious reasons: as a Christmas gift for the kids. B... JON KATZ There is no evidence that an animal can take on the sophisticated task of deciding to end his life a... JON KATZ When I wrote about media and technology, I had a lot of lonely, even intimate book talks. Since writ... JON KATZ I'm one of those people who has always struggled with emotions and revealing them. When my dog O... JON KATZ Kids leave us and go off on their own lives. Family members tell us what they think of us. Animals c... JON KATZ When an animal dies, it gives you the chance to love another animal. That's an insightful and pr... JON KATZ It is possible to take something beautiful and lasting out of the heart-wrenching experience of seei... JON KATZ A good breeder or experienced rescue agency wants you to prove that you'll be a capable caretake... JON KATZ Taking responsibility and having faith in your own judgment will help you make good choices and deci... JON KATZ When you write about animals, of course, you are really writing about the people who love and live w... JON KATZ The Perfect Dog is an enticing fantasy pooch. It's the dog that instantly learns to pee outdoors... JON KATZ Dogs and other animals - goats, donkeys, cows, a grumpy rooster - continue to change my writing life... JON KATZ My goats are not contemplative, accepting, or introspective. They are the Greek chorus of my farm, s... JON KATZ There is no evidence that dogs have the kind of complex emotional lives and value systems that we do... JON KATZ I'm always happy when people choose to get another dog because it's a healthy and healing th... JON KATZ I think of animals more as spirits that come and go. They enter our lives at a particular time and t... JON KATZ It's important to remember that the animals are not grieving with us. They're very accepting... JON KATZ Why is it that if you take advantage of a corporate tax break you're a smart businessman, but if... JON STEWART The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience an... JON LESTER One gets the impression that Elvis Presley does what his business advisors think will be most profit... JON LANDAU The best thing is to go public only when you're absolutely sure that's the right move for th... JON ORINGER That's the fun of going to a high school reunion: it's seeing the people who you were close ... JON HURWITZ Presently, the Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History has been brought ab... JON PORTER