Quote by Michael Mandelbaum
The cardinal sin in sports, what could really wreck it, is not che

The cardinal sin in sports, what could really wreck it, is not cheating to win, which has gone on forever, but cheating to lose. That threatens a fundamental aspect of sports appeal, which is their spontaneity. If games are fixed, theyre no different from movies theyre scripted. – Michael Mandelbaum

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If architecture is, as is sometimes said, music set in concrete, then football and basketball may be said to be creativity embodied in team sports. – Michael Mandelbaum

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architecture
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Words matter, especially words defining complicated political arrangements, because they shape perceptions of the events of the past, attitudes toward policies being carried out in the present, and expectations about desirable directions for the future. – Michael Mandelbaum

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Future
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American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies, as empires have always done, save for a few special cases that turn out to be the exceptions that prove the rule. – Michael Mandelbaum

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Ill go to see movies, but I also love being at home on my couch and pausing every 10 minutes to pee. – Tim Heidecker

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My passion is doing movies, and as long as I keep doing that, Ill be happy. I want to do movies, fun roles and dramatic ones. I love all of it. – Vanessa Hudgens

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I think whats dangerous about being an actor who does action movies is you think, Well, I can totally handle myself now. But if my opponent didnt know the other half of the routine, I dont know how well Id do. – Kate Beckinsale

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Well, look at all of these summer blockbusters. You cant help but laugh a little, because youve already seen a lot of these movies 482 times. – Sean Penn

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