Leon Rippy Biography
Leon Rippy (born October 30, 1949, Rock Hill, South Carolina) is an American character actor. Active on screen since 1983, Rippy has appeared in numerous films and recurring roles on television. He is best known for his roles as Earl the Angel on the series Saving Grace, saloon owner Tom Nuttall on the series Deadwood and militiaman John Billings in The Patriot (2000).
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Building Leadership Through Team Sports
Sean:
Listen, Paul, we convince a kid to stop gangbanging, all we do is create a void. And unless we fill that void with somethin better, we're gonna lose em. According to the teaching staff, the kids here have trouble being punctual, responding to authority, being a member of a team, and accepting criticism. What one activity can improve em on all these areas?
Paul Higa:
You wanna start a football team?
Sean:
Exactly.
Paul:
Sean, look at them. Our whole system's designed to prevent them from making contact.
Sean:
Our whole system right now is a joke.
Ted Dexter:
Malcolm, you're not buying into this, are you?
Malcolm:
Seventy-five percent of our kids end up back in jail. How much worse could it be?
Ted:
Well, who are they gonna play against?
Sean:
I'll find em high school teams to play.
Ted:
Wait a minute, you wanna take em out of the camp? You really think you can trust these kids?
Sean:
Not now, no. But if they were a football team...
Ted:
Oh, come on, Sean. It's-it's impossible.
Sean:
Then let's try the impossible, because the possible just ain't workin'. Paul, we've got to give these kids a target and we've gotta fill that void. You played football, didn't you?
Paul:
Defensive end. Second Team All League. All right, we'll give it a try. But your neck is way out on this.
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Fear, Perception, and Political Commentary in Dialogue
Braxton Belyeu:
I'm no more afraid of the Grim Reaper than I am of a Presbyterian on Mother's Day.
Constance Harraway:
You work so hard not to be seen as a sex object. Before long, you're not seen at all.
Zack:
73% of all serial killers vote Republican.
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