John Gay
John Gay
John Gaywas an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera, a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 June 1685
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Our defense is key to us right now. We've got to play good defense. That's our driving force.
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We played very good defense, and SouthWest did too. They did a good job of not letting us penetrate. We felt like we could give them a game, but we just needed to get a few more scores. I was a little disappointed it got out of hand at the end.
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I felt like we played a good game for the most part. But near the end, we played not to lose, instead of playing to win. We were not very smart against their defensive pressure, and we started to panic.
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I felt good if they ran the 1-3-1 against the offense we're using. Then we went out there and didn't show a lot of patience and poise, didn't get it set up, didn't pass the ball around and make their zone work.
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On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends.
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Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wives.
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The luxury of doing good surpasses every other personal enjoyment.
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We missed some shots during critical times of the game, and we also made some turnovers at crucial times. We're now facing some adversity because we're in jeopardy of not making the state playoffs. But I think our girls can respond to the challenge.
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It would impose fines of up to $25,000 for paperwork violations. How many businesses could withstand one or two or three $25,000 fines for checking the wrong box?
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The word would quickly spread in Mexico and other countries that you don't need to risk your life in the desert anymore. All you have to do is follow the rules of the program.
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Employers are frustrated because there is so much paperwork and oftentimes you don't know if things are real or not.
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O ruddier than the cherry, / O sweeter than the berry, / O nymph more bright / Than moonshine night, / Like kidlings blithe and merry.
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Bring me a hundred reeds of decent growth,/ To make a pipe for my capacious mouth.
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Corruption's not for modern date; It hath been tried in ev'ry state