Word: genius
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...magically, although they work less, they manage to produce more and still maintain quality. That is due partly to their guest workers, who get their hands dirty running many of the production lines, partly to a genius for organization and supervision...
Fans may register astonishment; Ryan does not. Awe is not in the arsenal of a man who has been doing so well for so long. He is an uncomplicated genius with sensible priorities. In 1988, when the gentleman farmer from Alvin, Texas, became a free agent, he spurned heftier offers in order to play with a team near his home and family. His second family is the Ranger teammates, who mobbed him after the no-hitter. Because some of them were barely in Pampers when Ryan first pitched for the Mets in 1966, the scene also suggested a Father...
...could be read as well by a bus driver as by an English professor. It was not a popular view." He was also convinced that no great novels would be written by him. "It finally dawned on me that I was not James Joyce. I wanted to be a genius, but I wasn...
...bashes anymore, but high-profile millionaire Malcolm Forbes figured out a way to reward friends from the grave. His yet-to-be-released will bequeaths $1,000 each to the proprietors of nine New York City dining spots "as a token of gratitude for the joy their skills and genius added to the lives of those who've been lucky and sensible enough to dine at their restaurants." Included in the list are the creme de la creme of upscale eating: Andre Soltner of Lutece, Paul Kovi and Tom Margittai of the Four Seasons, Sirio Maccioni of Le Cirque. Forbes...
...Carson I love -- I've been with him for so many years. This Billy Crystal kid is coming along. He's so clever. And Jonathan Winters. He lives right across the fence, over here. He is a funny man. Crazy funny. Don Rickles. I think he could be approaching genius because of his brain. He's just so fast and bright...