Julian Edelman

Mr. Kraft and his family, they gave me an opportunity to come out and play in the NFL. And just to see the kind of role model Mr. Kraft is in the community, he's always around; he's here every day - darn near - he's very involved, and he's just a good man. Nothing but respect, and it starts at the top.

American Athlete

Tom Glavine

I've been booed off the field, and I've been carried off the field by people cheering me. So I've seen both ends of it, and I can tell you the bad side of it gets a lot more attention than the good side does, but the good side is pretty darned good when it's on your side.

Rod Laver

We were pretty darn good - fit and ready to play - but today's level is different. Those ground strokes are ever so much faster, coming back at you at a pretty good speed. Footwork-wise, you've got to be ready to hit that next shot. It's a tough time.

Australian Athlete

Stephen Gostkowski

It's a high-pressure situation to be in my position, but I've kind of gravitated toward those positions in sports. It's nothing that I worry too much about. I'm not going to act like I have the most stressful job in the world. This is pretty darn fun.

American Football Player

Janet Reno

Sometimes we're tone-deaf in Washington, and we listen only to ourselves. We do not hear the cry of people who want answers, want action, want protection, and have some darn good ideas as to how to provide it if only we would listen.

American Public Servant

Maya Angelou

I'm interested in women's health because I'm a woman. I'd be a darn fool not to be on my own side.

American Poet

Nancy Astor

Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.

British Politician

Jack London

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear?

American Novelist

Pam Dawber

I've always been quite a happy person, but when I'm low, I'm pretty darn low.

American Actress

Naomi Judd

American Musician

Expresses mild irritation without using stronger curses, suitable in casual situations.

Informal Frustration

A polite alternative to 'damn', can be used around children or in public to avoid offense.

Softened Expletive

While common in North American English, 'darn' may not be understood or appreciated elsewhere.

Cultural Appropriateness

Refers to an old-fashioned but still useful sewing technique to repair clothes.

Traditional Skill

Darning is a sustainable practice, showcasing frugality and resourcefulness.

Economical Choice

An adverb that emphasizes the extent or degree of something.

Intensity Amplifier

Used to stress feelings or opinions in a laid-back manner, often in friendly conversations.

Casual Emphasis

A polite way of emphasizing without resorting to harsh language, suitable for most audiences.

Subtle Politeness

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What's it like to be a...

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Seeing a sustainable...

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Fossil Record Mystery PIPE...

 to get down to the ground truth structure, we're going to need to have even better technologies. My group, a couple years ago, started Why don't we do the opposite? If it's so darn complicated to zoom in to the brain, why can't we make the brain bigger?

A new way to study the...

 It's pretty darn remarkable. And we see some evidence now that China's efforts on clean energy is actually having an effect, not just on air pollution reduction, but also on global climate change, where China has the world's largest carbon footprint.

How China is (and isn't)...

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How a Woman's Donated...

 hundreds and hundreds of crown there's scaly foot gastropods mussels shrimp on the mid-atlantic ridge I want to talk a little bit about the shrimp they're pretty darn cool these guys form over the black smoker chimneys they're there

Beyond the edge of the...

 an alien world right here on Earth. I might not really go to an alien world on a spaceship someday -- that seemed pretty darn unlikely. But that was a world I could really go to, right here on Earth, that was as rich and exotic

Before Avatar ... a...

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Death of King George VI...

 call him. If you need to take in a boarder to help you pay your mortgage or pay your rent, do it. If you need to get food stamps, get the darn food stamps.