"Just seeing how this kid basically stepped up into an adult role so fast in his life and never second-guessed what he had to do and raised his brother as his own - I don't know that many 12-year-olds who have it in them to accept the challenge and do it really, really well".
He said that for him, basically stepping down as first-term president was such an important thing.
Filming the scenes were particularly arduous; he later noted "I was jammed underneath one of the bus seats with these extras basically stepping on my head".
To McGregor's advantage, he has had a full training camp to prepare for Saturday's bout, unlike Diaz 18-100, 13-8 UFC), who is basically stepping in on one-week notice.
And then Kesey, beset by legal and other troubles, basically stepped offstage, spending the rest of his life as a family man and occasional author with a notably lower profile until his death in 2001.
For a while it really looked like this was not going to happen, but when I explained it to Nan and she liked the idea, she basically stepped in and saved the whole thing.
"We're basically stepping up to the plate, and we have to stand behind not only the people of Iraq but the soldiers of the United States". Kelliher retired in 1993 as a first sergeant after serving more than 20 years.
Also I should say a big thanks to Nan Goldin, for a while it really looked like this was not going to happen, but when I explained it to Nan and she liked the idea, she basically stepped in and saved the whole thing.
Still, we're having a riveting discussion about Obama's flip-flops, which is, quite frankly, a subject that couldn't fill an average sized brochure, and here we have a candidate in McCain that's averaging a radical position shift every week, and who has basically stepped out of the Bizarro universe to replace the guy by the same name who ran for President in 2000!
"Basically, you step off the curb and you take your life in your hands with Apple Tours," said Adam Honigman, who lives on 55th Street.
