To be at home in the presence of others is not necessarily to like them (nor is it necessarily to condone their characters or their actions), but it is to recognize them as beings who are like us even in their unlikeableness.

In graph theory there are two concepts of sameness whereby graphs are judged to be the same, namely equality and isomorphism. […] An indication of the pervasive role isomorphism has in graph theory is the fact that isomorphism has virtually captured the word is.

Benjamin crossed his right, a short punch traveling less than six inches, as he and Murphy stepped back from the breakaway. Many of the spectators did not see the blow that laid the West Philadelphian low. It was a sucker punch, as Nick Hayes would have it. Coming out of a clinch, Benjamin took one step backward, then stepped forward before Murphy lifted his arms, crossing his right simultaneously, and zowie-- it was curtains for one of the millions of heroes of the Big Fight. Jimmy dropped back on his haunches. His eves appeared to be clear, and he knew what he wanted to do--but apparently couldn't do it.

It’s one of Foden’s curiosities that, 74 games into his City career, we still don’t really know what his best position will be. He is played as a wing-back and a deep-lying playmaker for England age-group sides.