"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal."
"The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement."
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Source: The Inalienable Right to a Remote. www.washingtonpost.com. December 8, 2005.
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