Okay, this is the wisdom. First, time spent on reconnaissanse is never wasted. Second, almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon. And finally, there is no problem on Earth that can't be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea.


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JASPER CARROTT
I used to be a columnist for 'Golf Monthly' and have contributed articles for national newsp...
JASPER CARROTT
It's kind of like the old Barry Sanders Rule. The first person to him wouldn't take a shot at him. F...
ED JASPER
Am i on some distant battle field you say? No, I am but in my own mind and dreams replaying the batt...
JASPER WILKERSON
Ringo isn't the best drummer in the world. He isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles.
JASPER CARROTT
I tend to like things that already exist.
JASPER JOHNS
The whole debate on what food is best for us is complex, ongoing and often controlled by vested inte...
JASPER CARROTT
When you're playing every snap, the problem is you can't give 110 percent on every play.
ED JASPER
I spent last year with [former Eagles defensive end Derrick] Burgess in Oakland, and he misses this ...
ED JASPER
We need people. We got money. We don't have people.
ED JASPER
[Gosh can one guy, I mean, only one, change a team so completely? Evidently he can. Yeah, I could qu...
ED JASPER
That's one of the main reasons he deserves this (Pro Bowl). Teams are having to change their blockin...
ED JASPER
Because it's easy to play defense like this. It's harder when the other team has 10 minutes more of ...
ED JASPER
He's a backside runner. If he catches you running to the ball, he'll make you pay for it. Him making...
ED JASPER
I bull-rushed the guy. He tackled me. The ref threw the flag, late. So I'm thinking he's calling hol...
ED JASPER
It's a shame the way that game turned out because Tommy deserves more recognition than he's going to...
ED JASPER
My real name is Bob Davis, but for some reason, I got the name Jasper while playing football at the ...
JASPER CARROTT
As one gets older one sees many more paths that could be taken. Artists sense within their own work ...
JASPER JOHNS
My Gullah grandfather is bringing a bag of dust to a vampire war. I feel better.
ELLE JASPER
To do a drawing for a painting most often means doing something very sketchy and schematic and then ...
JASPER JOHNS
Mine,” he whispered against my mouth. He kissed me again. “You are mine.”
In the ...
ELLE JASPER
If Nelson keeps working at things and keeps believing in himself, he can go a long way.
JASPER WILLIAMS
That's the only negative about this. These kids have been working hard all year for a win like this....
JASPER WILLIAMS
This was a big win for us. We stepped up and played with a lot of energy tonight. We made some turno...
JASPER WILLIAMS
The biggest thing is that we out rebounded them. We did a pretty good job on the boards. We pressure...
JASPER WILLIAMS
I was just listening to my coach. He told me to quit thinking about my shot and just shoot it n let ...
JASPER WILLIAMS
We didn't execute down the stretch. We didn't rebound during key possessions and that cost us the ga...
JASPER WILLIAMS
This is definitely a step for Yahoo, and a step for the industry.
JASPER MALCOLMSON
Industry-best prices will actually show up in Yahoo search results. We have created a search engine ...
JASPER MALCOLMSON
I had a good year, but those guys had good years, too. It could have gone to any of us. I know it wa...
JASPER JOHNSON
We're trying to do something that no other team at the school has done. We have a nice run going. We...
JASPER JOHNSON
I have no reason to feel bitter or think about anything in the past. This is the best place I can be...
JASPER JOHNSON
I felt comfortable around the guys. I felt it would be a good place for me. ... I respect Coach Rive...
JASPER JOHNSON
The competition is better than I thought it'd be. And I'm glad of it. I just like to play, and when ...
JASPER JOHNSON
Ideas either come or they don't come.
JASPER JOHNS
We have a lot of good players returning from last year and our recruiting class is excellent. I will...
JASPER EDWARDS
I really admire Rickey Bustle because he kept us up when everybody's head was down. He came in and s...
JASPER EDWARDS
I wasn't there for spring drills last year, and they had me working out at wide receiver. During the...
JASPER EDWARDS
At football practices the coaches and the players are really into it. The coaches are very hands-on ...
JASPER EDWARDS
It's part of a pattern at the Post where they're gradually been getting rid of all the people who wr...
JASPER BECKER
It's been successfully cheating its way with its nuclear program for something like 20 years, so I t...
JASPER BECKER
[Details of that extravagance are drawn from Kim's former lackeys.] For all the immense privileges e...
JASPER BECKER