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We did the World Cup to relaunch our international efforts, and that served as a foundation. ”
As a conservative, I maintain a healthy skepticism of the theory of man-made global warming. I also believe that more people enjoying the fruits of modernity and economic development is a good thing - as long as those people arrived legally and obey the law. ”
You don't have to subject yourself to the sweep and rigor of Bourdieu's book 'Distinction' to feel how thoroughly a lower-calorie version of its ideas has been absorbed into the cultural bloodstream. ”
No England international is a practice match. Every time you wear this shirt, it is of importance for you, the country, and the supporters. ”
You give everything you have, build friendships within your team - in international football, you give everything for your country and play in a way that you hope connects with the fans. ”
I played international football for England, and in many games, we were technically inferior to the opposition. ”
I think playing international football burns players out, but I was in and out of the England squad so never felt that. ”
While receiving radiation treatment for a thyroid illness, I had refused to take beta-blockers - a medication that would have eased its side effects - because they were deemed illegal by the sport's governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations. ”
There are justifiable case-by-case situations wherein an educator might exhibit targeted sensitivity to a student's unique circumstances. This is humane and laudable. In most instances though, trigger warnings are not a manifestation of justified empathy but are symptomatic of an ailing culture. ”
Our African ancestors were the first to engage in breathing. By that logic, I think by breathing today, we are engaging in cultural appropriation of the first Homo sapiens. And so the only way I will ask you to stop being racist is to suffocate - to stop breathing. ”