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Often people expect I have some touching personal story about kidney disease, but it's actually the mathematics that led me to it.


Alvin E. Roth

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ALVIN ANDERSON Avalanche danger is something to consider. That's only an issue when there are steep slopes above yo...
ALVIN ANDERSON The most enjoyable thing for me is having the feeling of being in pure nature where you're there and...
ALVIN ANDERSON Going around the city, seeing the signs, with John Tyler and things like that, it showed us the enti...
ALVIN ANDERSON When they went to the state, and came back as a state champion, then we were all sisters and brother...
ALVIN ANDERSON When they came to John Tyler they were really disappointed that they had to go there and they felt r...
ALVIN ANDERSON They felt like losing the school was losing the community really.
ALVIN ANDERSON I'm attracted to long-legged girls with long arms and a little head.
ALVIN AILEY I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What is ...
ALVIN AILEY I always want to have more dancers in my company.
ALVIN AILEY I always want more.
ALVIN AILEY Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancer...
ALVIN AILEY They're all talented. They're all special,
ALVIN AILEY All of these dancers are dancers who are on the verge of their careers, so to speak. They're here to...
ALVIN AILEY Born To Be Alive.
ALVIN AILEY Its roots are in American Negro culture, which is part of the whole country's heritage, ... But the ...
ALVIN AILEY Well I just figure any man who risks his neck to save a dog's life isn't going to kill someone for g...
ALVIN ADAMS Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially governm...
ALVIN ADAMS My view is different. Public relations are a key component of any operation in this day of instant c...
ALVIN ADAMS In my experience, problems most frequently arise from those who report for television, with little f...
ALVIN ADAMS I am convinced that dealing intelligently with the press is of the greatest importance to the succes...
ALVIN ADAMS Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, whi...
ALVIN ADAMS Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populat...
ALVIN ADAMS It wasn't very satisfying playing the big arenas, but it was good as far as a paycheck. But the ...
ALVIN LEE