George Will
George Will
George Frederick Willis an American newspaper columnist and political commentator. He is a Pulitzer Prize–winner known for his conservative commentary on politics. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America," in a league with Walter Lippmann...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 May 1941
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Just as the common law derives from ancient precedents - judges' decisions - rather than statutes, baseball's codes are the game's distilled mores. Their unchanged purpose is to show respect for opponents and the game. In baseball, as in the remainder of life, the most important rules are unwritten. But not unenforced.
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These cuts are just so huge that no one can do that and so most colleges will probably defer making those decisions until July.
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Legally, we're not required to respond within any particular time, ... The governor's doing his best to be fair and give these important decisions the attention they're due.
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This research provides a new DNA-based tool that can be used by Great Lakes beach managers to test the water quality in the morning and make same day decisions on beach warnings or closing - often before people even go into the water to swim. This tool is an excellent real-world example of how EPA is working to protect the health of people. We can provide them with useful, practical information with which to make decisions that affect their lives and health.
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I'm not up here to vilify the memory of David Harris ... but there were some bad choices, folks. There were some bad decisions made here.
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The capacity of the land should drive decisions on density, which relies on local dispersion of waste water.
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reach the hard and heroic decisions that will lead to peace.
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believes decisions about tobacco regulation should be made by Congress and state legislatures.
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No chairman has been more deeply involved in more critical decisions involving our country and our security and certainly involving the men and women in uniform,
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You must listen to the protesters who are going to Seattle to express frustration about a system they believe excludes them. Citizens should have a voice not only in the decisions of their own governments, but also in those of international bodies. They must have access to information and be confident a mechanism exists to address legitimate concerns. China will find in America a confident and willing trade partner.
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Decisions made are made understanding we have an obligation to protect the civil liberties of the American people.
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The decisions we make in Washington have a direct impact on the people in our country, obviously.
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Don't fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.
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Schools, including universities, must insist upon the prestige of reading and especially of reading old books.