Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Guitarist, songwriter, and performer who played with the British folk-rock group Fairport Convention.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth3 April 1949
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They can't understand what you're doing and why you're saying what you're saying, and that might be the problem with the Discovery Institute.
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Compromises have been made -- this is not being taught in class. We don't advocate teaching intelligent design at this point.
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It's an honor to have this job and, to me, the greatest thing is to be up on stage and to feel that connection with an audience.
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There's not much that we can do. It's out of our hands.
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A point each was probably a fair result, although I think we just edged it. Their goalkeeper played particularly well with three or four excellent saves.
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It was upsetting at first, but then you realize there's not much you can do about it. We were very lucky no one was hurt. You can always replace buildings, but not someone's life.
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