Ron Smith
Ron Smith
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The problem is, we fear negative consequences a lot more than we value positive ones. What happens to an athlete is that if he wore a particular sock, or pair of shirts, or did some ritual, and had success, he'll continue to do that. That act reduces the anxiety associated with not doing it. It's the exact same mechanism, clinically, we find in obsessive-compulsive people.
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These boys really play hard. After we get done with a match, they'll practice on what they feel they need to work on.
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Meyer family, ... Steve was a devoted Republican and member of the Illinois Republican Party who worked hard to build our state organization and advance its principles. He served our state party well with his leadership, passion and hard work. He will be greatly missed.
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Very often central bankers don't want to give a very clear message because they want to convey the uncertainty, and they tend to use this rather strange language.
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We feel like we can play with anybody when we play the way we play.
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We have a lot of excitement at the school for baseball this season. We have about 30 kids out for practice and they are looking forward to the season.
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We had a lot of experience this year. We all knew what we were doing and knew what we had to get done in order to get where we wanted to get.
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We're working to provide meals, to get medical attention for those who need it, help these people take the first steps they need to take.
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I lost a good friend, ... He was a good Cubs fan like myself and we spent a lot of sad and some happy days there (Wrigley Field).
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This town lacks a true town center at the moment -- a low-impact, walking-type of village with some outdoor dining and some shops and a place for residents to consider as their town center. Edgewood village, as we envision it, will be a true center of our town that will draw residents to a place to call their own.
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We've been rotating them based on how they've been playing. I usually take one of those four singles players and move him to doubles with Chaplin.
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It's tough to make the distinction between poetry and well-written prose. Is James Joyce's Ulysses a poem or is the more prosaic poetry of Allen Ginsberg really prose?
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That's really important because of the cost of the medications.
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It was not a good way for us to start the series.