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Quote by Katharine Whitehorn
I cannot for the life of me see why the umpires, the only two peop

I cannot for the life of me see why the umpires, the only two people on a cricket field who are not going to get grass stains on their knees, are the only two people allowed to wear dark trousers. – Katharine Whitehorn

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Any committee that is the slightest use is composed of people who are too busy to want to sit on it for a second longer than they have to. – Katharine Whitehorn

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There are some circles in America where it seems to be more socially acceptable to carry a hand-gun than a packet of cigarettes. – Katharine Whitehorn

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Competing in sports has taught me that if Im not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will. – Ron Blomberg

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Can they do both? Thats a huge balance, I think, with kids- trying to find the right- its everything, you know, its social life, its academics, its sports. – Joan Cusack

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I always tell people that our sports arent that dangerous. – Shaun White

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