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"The owners and managers were too stupid to realize we had brains."
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"The job description, like most, used complicated words that made job-hopefuls hesitant to apply because it may be out of their range of capability."
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"Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain."
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"When I worked at the W. M. Keck Observatory on the 13,796 feet very high altitude summit of Mauna Kea, we would routinely be engulfed in cold clouds of helium and nitrogen gas as we discharged it into the video camera systems daily. The management team never warned us that we were in a hazardous oxygen deprived environment during this activity that was known for its ability to adversely affect physical and mental health, and possibly bring on death by asphyxiation."
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"But a funny thing happened four years later. I was invited to play for an alumni team against the Red Wings."
"A series of rumors about my attitude, as well as derogatory remarks about myself and my family showed me that the personal resentment of the Detroit general manager toward me would make it impossible for me to continue playing hockey in Detroit."
"Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into battle every night side by side with my teammates, playing with every ounce of effort I could muster."
"I liked playing in Chicago, and I gave them everything I had, but I knew in my heart I was a Red Wing."
"With me serving as the president, we filed a $3-million lawsuit against the league and its member clubs in an attempt to win increased pension benefits and a larger share Of television revenue."
"They thought we were going to hurt the game, but we just wanted to help ourselves, because the players needed to get together to protect their interests."
"I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea."
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