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If I had been the kind of kid who kept a diary, the entries from the years 12 to say, 16, would have to read: Got high, ate candy.


Steve Almond

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STEVE SOUTHERLAND I came out of the private sector, a life that I enjoyed. I sleep in a bed every night with a woman I...
STEVE SOUTHERLAND What is true is that if we do not change the culture of Washington, D.C., the United States of Ameri...
STEVE SOUTHERLAND One thing we cannot put a number on is the number of casualties because people were never connected ...
STEVE SOUTHERLAND If you love helping people, and you love trying to bring comfort and peace to their life at a very, ...
STEVE SOUTHERLAND I believe that the federal government, like a raging river, has expanded upon the barriers and the b...
STEVE SOUTHERLAND Don't wait for your ship to come in. Swim out to it.
STEVE SOUTHERLAND You probably choose x-country because you were too small to play football.
STEVE PREFONTAINE I've been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don't g...
STEVE PREFONTAINE If you can make money with your talents, why not?
STEVE PREFONTAINE I knew I had to show everybody that I could excel at something. But I didn't know what.
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