"It's not just about money," Rae stressed when quizzed about his thoughts for next season.
I had this nagging thought for the next 10 years: "Become a minister.
And this is fair enough: Herzen was one of the first to experience fully, in both his personal and his political life, the crisis of in-betweenness that was to characterize the best of progressive thought for the next century and a half.
I hadn't prepared myself for people dropping their rubbish and walking away from it; or peeing on the land, which ruins the river and kills the fish and wildlife; or leaving their mess on the toilet seats without a thought for the next person.
After all, if I agreed with every choice, Nationwide would have to name the award after me, and sculpt the gong in my chubby-cheeked image (a thought for next year, perhaps).
Note that this takes a lot of time to be really good, so if you're only thinking of it the night before, save this thought for next year.
Had Garciaparra not made an error, he could have been in the dugout gathering his thoughts for the next inning.
Testaverde had been on the sideline, unaware that he was about to be benched, collecting his thoughts for the next drive.
Lowe took a new baseball, then stood 25 feet behind the pitcher's mound, gathering his thoughts for the next batter.
"It's nice to know you're in the Wales coaches' thoughts for the next couple of years, but day to day I don't feel guaranteed a place," said Baldwin.
Please, spare a thought for your cabbie next time you stiff them on a tip.
