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 they're no different from movies they're scripted.
Quotes By Michael Mandelbaum
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Read the news section of the newspaper and there is confusion and uncertainty...
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American influence in the world is certainly considerable but the United...
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Certainly protecting oppressed people stopping ethnic conflict and...
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The United States contributes to peace in both by serving as a buffer between...
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The values the programs the formula the determination and the patriotism...
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The war on terror I believe will be waged by effective intelligence and...
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After all the past is our only real guide to the future and historical...
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Words matter especially words defining complicated political arrangements...
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In my experience it's not just that serious books get a hearing on comedy...
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The great thing about baseball is the causality is easy to determine and it...
Quotes About Movies
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James Cameron has always been way ahead of the curve in terms of the use of...
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What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women...
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I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part...
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The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything...
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I love bad movies whereas going to the theater for me is a painful...
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The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so...
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I find playwriting really painful. I love it or I wouldn't do it but I...
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The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris...