"I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line." ― Major Owens Topic(s): Sports Tags: great More From Major Owens "I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making technology available to every young person can be built into the effort to make our nation more secure. That is my latest concern and what I will be pushing over the next two years." "Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than anything a teacher in front of a classroom can do." "There’s a whole set of values, spawned by the vocal and highly visible Republicans, that appeal to the worst in people. Our society is moving in that direction." More In Sports "I learned easily and had time to follow my inclination for sports (light athletics and skiing) and chemistry, which I taught myself by reading all textbooks I could get."― Robert Huber "That’s what Major League Baseball’s steroid scandal was all about, the hidden harm in competitive sports that sends the wrong message to the young."― Suzanne Fields "The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry."― Lynda Barry