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"The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times."

"I am personally saddened and stunned by the tragic events that took place in Red Lake."

"Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters."

"There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention."

"In the following pages I have endeavoured to describe all that appeared to me most important and interesting among the events and the scenes that came under my notice during my sojourn in the interior of Africa."

"The reporting of news has to be understood as propaganda for commodities, and events by images."

"A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment."

"You can plan events, but if they go according to your plan they are not events."
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"I predict that many teams will go out of business and the size of the leagues will be greatly reduced."

"The two major things that changed the makeup of all professional sports are money generated by television and courts that players went to in order to win their freedom as free agents."

"Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero."

"When I started at the Globe 40 years ago, there were seven newspapers in Boston and now there are only two. There were only three or four television stations in Boston and now there are a dozen."

"I've been very fortunate to be involved in all the Super Bowls, to see some World Series, to cover heavyweight championship fights; I've been to the Olympics and seen every sporting event there is."

"The one good thing about television is the money; you can make a lot more money than in newspapers."

"One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer."
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