Will Pearson
Will Pearson
William E. Pearsonis the co-founder of mental floss, a bi-monthly magazine, which he started with Mangesh Hattikudur when both were students at Duke University. Pearson graduated from Duke in 2001, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Describing himself, Pearson noted his penchant for eating two M&M's at the same time, on different sides of the mouth, "making both sides of the mouth equally happy". Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as freshmen at Duke University and in their...
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Defensively, our philosophy is we can't get beat deep by a long pass, ... and then we've got to wrap up and tackle.
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No state is as prepared as they need to be for a pandemic, nor is the federal government.
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The old-school rule was, go to work and let them send you home. I disagree. If you have an infectious disease, don't come to work and make everyone else sick. Call in sick, but do it courteously. No matter what.
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After all, this is the place that brought us all together.
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Thirdly, Death is nothing else but a change of a short and temporary for an unalterable and eternal condition.
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I think with the lack of success in the last two years, it's very important for us to win a regular-season game, ... The conference we're in is very difficult.
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I thought our kids really held their poise out there tonight. Our kids worked hard all week. The only goal we have now is to stay alive every week.
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I think we were pretty fortunate. Not many kids get to play basketball together for that long. We had such good chemistry. We pretty much knew what the other guys were going to do -- or at least we knew long before the other team did.
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King was persistent in her words and deeds of encouragement. She never wavered from her stance of non-violence as the only viable option for change.
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I think training is the key ... of the conference, ... One of the biggest things is being able to network with people from all over.
I think that would be foolish. He's one of a kind.
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I think we would've taken 3-2 in August. By Jan. 8, we're elated to be 3-2 at this point. We feel we're alive in the SEC race and alive for the NCAA Tournament.
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His speech is fine, but we don't see the relevance of bringing it up at this point. It's only by his association with his brother that he raised money for the church.
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He's going to be one sore puppy (today). (This) was his first game back and he almost played every minute. He stepped up.