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Refining problems are behind the higher prices today, which have pushed Gulf Coast cash prices extremely high Tom Knight
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Recently there has been a lot of controversy between the countries, and I would hope that now the two countries could put all that behind them and start to build on what really has been a great friendship, Woody Allen
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Real obsession needs an unconscious motivation behind it. Damon Galgut
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Real Madrid is in a mess because it's suffering really high pressure and demands. We must take the initiative because we're at home, we're only a point behind and we can make history. Javier Aguirre
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President Bush's speech relieved some fears that war is imminent, it boosted the overseas markets and gave us a little short-covering rally at the open, but I'm not that impressed. There's nothing behind it, John Hughs
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Our reputation is behind this. We want to make sure that when a house reaches a certain standard that it does perform at that level. Jim Folkman
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Our players play a physical type of game. Some teams aren't used to that and don't like it, and feel we are playing dirty. But they were pushing our players from behind and knocked down a few. Chris Baca
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Patrick pitched well. He just didn't have anything behind him. Mike Beaumont
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Payne had moments where he struggled with his control, but he pitched well. He had good defense behind him and that was good enough to get the win. Kenny Gray
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Regardless of what 2004 was about, 2005 gave us a new opportunity. Everybody jumped at it, believe in it, worked for it. Ronde Barber
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Regarding the substance of the proposal, our view is the reverse of the people you have been speaking to. We believe that we need to protect innovators, therefore we want to send a strong signal to those people infringing intellectual property that they face criminal sanctions. Friso Abbing
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Recent information from ongoing investigations, detentions, and emerging-threat streams strongly suggests that al-Qaeda has considered using the southwest border to infiltrate the United States. Several al Qaeda leaders believe operatives can pay their way into the country through Mexico and also believe illegal entry is more advantageous than legal entry for operational security reasons. James Loy
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President Bush may believe he can authorize spying on Americans without judicial or congressional approval, but this program is illegal and we intend to put a stop to it. Anthony Romero
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President Bush believes that we need to explore new methods of deriving new lines that would not result in embryos being destroyed. He feels that we should push the envelope of science in a way that does not cross fundamental moral and ethical lines. Trent Duffy
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President Bush believes Chairman Greenspan is doing an excellent job, We don't speculate on personnel decisions. Trent Duffy
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President Bush believes Chairman Greenspan is doing an excellent job. Alan Greenspan
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(President Bill Clinton) believes that we can get comprehensive legislation this year, with or without (tobacco companies), ... Meet The Press. Donna Shalala
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Price growth is on a softening trend and we continue to believe that the outlook for the housing market over the medium term is one of flat to falling prices. George Buckley
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Record-breaking sales of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince drove significantly higher results in children's book publishing and distribution and for the company overall, Richard Robinson
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Relative to most of the country, it's still rather mild, but when people book Florida vacations, they're not expecting temperatures in the 40s. Robert Molleda
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Or have We given them a book before it so that they hold fast to it? / Nay! they say: We found our fathers on a course, and surely we are guided by their footsteps. quran quran
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Part of the reason I wrote the book was that so many people were leaving their jobs (to invest in foreclosed homes), and they had no idea of what they are doing. Wayne Dellinger
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passports to new and exciting worlds... and I know that I would not be the person I am today had it not been for my love of reading. Oprah Winfrey
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Part of my job as Children's Laureate is to visit schools and talk about my love of books and stories and encourage them all to do it as well - to read, to write, to never be afraid of their own voice. Because we all have something to say. Malorie Blackman
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Our major acquisitions and joint ventures ... will be shown on the books for the second half of the year, Gunter Thielen
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Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time. Martin Luther
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Order books are full and people are operating closer to capacity, so that companies are building up employment again. Andreas Scheuerle
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passports to new and exciting worlds... and I know that I would not be the person I am today had it not been for my love of reading. Oprah Winfrey
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Part of my job as Children's Laureate is to visit schools and talk about my love of books and stories and encourage them all to do it as well - to read, to write, to never be afraid of their own voice. Because we all have something to say. Malorie Blackman
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Our major acquisitions and joint ventures ... will be shown on the books for the second half of the year, Gunter Thielen
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Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time. Martin Luther
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Order books are full and people are operating closer to capacity, so that companies are building up employment again. Andreas Scheuerle
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Such categories of books are not economically viable for mass production. So POD is a great solution which serves the purpose of both the niche readers as well as publishers. Ravi Singh
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'Success' is a seductive word. Thousands of books have been written on the subject. They promise money, freedom, leisure, and luxury. Joseph B. Wirthlin
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Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job. Carl Hiaasen
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Stephen King consummately honors several traditions with his rare paperback original, 'Joyland.' He addresses the novel of carny life and sideshows, where the midway serves as microcosm, such as in those famous books by Ray Bradbury, Charles Finney and William Lindsay Gresham. Paul Di Filippo
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Previously, Pope John Paul has taken a position on capital punishment . . . and given clear teaching on the value of all human life, not just innocent human life. Peter Norden
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Part of it is he doesn't have a lot of capital with his own party's leadership. Part of it is he just doesn't understand the process or care to engage in the process. Gale Kaufman
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Our main goal is to go downstate as a team. We definitely have to capitalize on the opportunity we've got. Kevin McFarland
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Our New York office put us closer to the private equity community. The San Francisco office offers greater proximity to the venture capital and growth equity communities. Michael Butler
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Optimizing return on capital will generate less growth than optimizing return on education. Clayton Christensen
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People in private equity complain that they have so much capital and so few places to invest. But you have lots of entrepreneurs trying to raise money at the low end and find that they can't get funding because of this mismatch. I think that there is an opportunity there. Clayton Christensen
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Sustained economic growth is dependent on profit growth. Without profits, there will be no new hiring of workers and no new capital spending. Paul Kasriel
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Split shipments are not always bad. We look for an optimum inventory level instead of having every item in every distribution center. It can be a better use of capital to occasionally do a split shipment instead of stocking every item in every center. Bill Curry
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Some of these games, it's hard to come up with an explanation. They were able to capitalize on my mistakes and put together some good at-bats, and I didn't make pitches. Jeff Suppan
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Part of running DC Comics is that it's much larger than Image Comics is, or was. There's a challenge to being one of the industry leaders in that everything you do is scrutinized and watched. Jim Lee
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Spidey was the one comic I read consistently throughout my childhood. As someone who grew up a nerd, scrawny, and picked on in high school, I related very strongly to Peter Parker. Josh Keaton
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Outside of hip-hop, it was in comics that I most often found the aesthetics and wisdom of my world reflected. Ta-Nehisi Coates
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People who liked the 'Arkham Asylum' video game can Google comics to download. Jim Lee
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'Malice' wasn't about horror to start with but an underground comic driven by the power of rumour. However, as nothing fuels a rumour like fear, I decided that it had to be a frightening comic. Chris Wooding
comics
I was a big 'MAD Magazine' fan when I was a kid, and I read a lot of horror comics - I illustrated as well. Joe Lo Truglio
comic work
I want to work on the 'True Blood' comic for as long as they'll let me. Michael McMillian
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It is a very sad time and a big loss for me personally. He provided comic relief but was also a real person doing things that were very important to the show. James Arness
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Just about everything put out by Top Shelf and Drawn & Quarterly and Fantagraphics is what I keep up with. And once in a while, I'll read the more mainstream comics - I like Grant Morrison's writing and some of Warren Ellis' stuff, although maybe they're more on the fringe of the mainstream. Jeffrey Brown
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Replica weapons have to be taken seriously, particularly replica explosives because explosives are the No. 1 threat to aviation. Christopher White
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Laughter is a strange response. I mean, what is it? It's a spasm of some kind! Is that always joy? It's very often discomfort. It's some sort of explosive reaction. It's very complex. Madeline Kahn
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I'd like to think we have a pretty explosive offense. Cory Sullivan
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He is so much stronger than he was as a true freshman. He is extremely strong and explosive and powerful right now. Chan Gailey
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Given the explosive growth of the global travel and tourism market, the United States could and should be doing even better. Jay Rasulo
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He's a very explosive player. I'd like to say he's nasty in the sense he's very aggressive, very physical. He goes 110 percent every play. J. Taylor
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There is an explosive mix of methane gas and it is very dangerous. Sergio Robles
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He hits the hole real fast and real hard, and he's a real tough runner. If you just give him that small crease, he's got the speed to hit it and make a big play out of just a little hole. He's a pretty explosive back. Mark Zalewski
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We had a very explosive rally yesterday, and gas prices are moving a little higher this morning. Peter Cardillo
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Regardless of the reaction, I felt the fans wanted to see that. Johnny Damon
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Releasing select sequences of Superman Returns in IMAX 3D marks a groundbreaking moment in movies. This film is going to give fans an opportunity to be immersed in a major live-action motion picture like never before. Dan Fellman
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Parker was so overpowering, and so good on his feet, he could take you down and pin you all in one move. It was different than what everyone else was doing, and the fans wanted to see him. John DeMarco
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Our original fans really had a hard time. But then we gained a whole slew of brand-new fans that outweighed the initial fans. Neal Schon
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Our league is getting great players. It's the place to go and it's great to be a WCHA fan right now. Our league is getting younger. Don't be surprised to see the freshmen produce the way veterans do. Scott Owens
fans
Surrounding myself with fans makes me feel like I'm not going throgh it alone. Gerard Way
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Stephanie did a fantastic job. She has grown by leaps and bounds. She is a great person to have around the team. Stu Melby
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Steelers' fans are rabid about posters. They're selling for $24. Seahawks posters are more in the $14 range. Bill Furlong
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Some of the stuff they do is so fancy it is probably collegiate level. Jennifer Wright
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Really, you can split that thing five ways. Those guys were unbelievable. Paul Konerko
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Our record should have been flip-flopped. There was an inning in four or five games where we lost games. If we could have had five innings back, we would have made the playoffs. The playoffs are our goal. Bret Meuli
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Our offense got complacent. We got up by four or five runs and the offense just went stagnant. Eric Etchison
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Our original outlook was that we are looking to win five medals. Talking with the various federations, we might get two or three more. Kenichi Chizuka
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Our (offensive) line is amazing. If the line gets off and gives the back five yards, it opens up a lot of things. I can't stress enough how well they do. Stan Smith
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People have been saying that for five or six years. You can only put these things off for so long and then the day comes when your realize you're in serious danger. Steve Roach
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People have been looking for recessions for the last five years, Peter Lynch
five help people
People need the help now. Easily, I could give out five times what I give out. Leslie Peterson
five jokes lemons people
People make jokes about making lemonade. I actually like lemons. These are my first lemons in five months, Martha Stewart
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I had one or two unpleasant occurrences. I don't need to get any more graphic than that. Scot Roskelley
graphic novels time
One of my favorite graphic novels of all time is Grant Morrison's 'Earth-2.' Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
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He was the most sought-after graphic illustrator in New York City. He was making $150,000 a year, which is like a half-million now. Thomas Sokolowski
graphics terrible time
'Grease' is an awesome movie. I wish they'd make a new one, more for our time. The graphics are terrible when you look back on it. Kyrie Irving
graphic
I was at Ground Zero, and it was, to me, such a graphic illustration of what terrorism has done to our world. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
graphic novels
You know, I read graphic novels but not encyclopedically. Aisha Tyler
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Long before 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid', 'Dork Diaries', and the graphic novel explosion, only a small press like Tricycle was willing to take a risk on such an innovative format. Marissa Moss
graphic million none noticed
When we got it back from the graphic artists, none of us noticed that it made it a million million. Paula Otto
graphics key
The graphics are very good, better than a lot of simulators. The avionics is what the key is. They're real avionics. Dave Kinney
growth paltry pay raises since wage
Pay raises have been paltry since 2001. Since 2001, wage growth has been muted because productivity has been so strong. John Challenger
growth investing market players supply
Supply growth is not there, and the players in the market aren't investing in new supply. Mark Pervan
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Such a slowdown in growth, in turn, raises the risk that policy-makers might resort to protectionism. In that event, a period of very slow growth could, perhaps, be punctuated by periods of outright recession. David Dodge
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Stan O'Neal has rehabilitated Merrill over the last several years, but where is the next growth area? That's what people are wondering. David Hendler
growth major
Out of all the major markets, it was the only one to show growth. We were up one percent. Mark Batey
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Right now, you could say we're at sort of a sweet spot, where we have healthy growth and reasonably high interest rates. Ken McCarthy
growth together preservation
A relationship is like life. It isn't a process of preservation, but of change and growth. Unless you grow and change together, you will change ... and grow apart. Bill Crawford
growth skepticism theology
Everywhere, except in theology, there has been a vigorous growth of skepticism about skepticism itself. C. S. Lewis
growth synthesis continuity
Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where there is no continuity there is no growth. C. S. Lewis
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Oracle has tremendous problems being industry expert. SAP has had more success at that end. Joshua Greenbaum
industry people privacy secure
People in the industry feel it's more of a privacy enhancer because it's such a secure way of identification. Kevin Haggerty
industry surplus
It is a touchy subject. But in any industry there is a surplus of unusable goods. What do you do with them? Buster Brown
industry
It is an industry that probably has too much capacity. It's probably too fragmented. J. Horton
industry people shift
I think it was a shift in the industry for the people of color. Halle Berry
industry steel
I think that's pretty important from a reputable, well-known independent steel industry analyst." () Alan McCoy
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I think I'm the only professional horse rider from the movie industry. Strangely, I've seen no men from the industry at equestrian events. Though I've seen some ladies like Diya Mirza and Lara Dutta at the race course. Women, by the way, make superior horse riders. Randeep Hooda
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I have been working more, ... That's true, and the reason I'm working more is this is an extraordinary opportunity. My industry and in fact, every industry soon is going through this tectonic change. Larry Ellison
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I didn't lose that fight, ... I walked away because of promotional disputes. That was hard, after being in the industry so long. But the older you get, the more you learn the business. Glenn Johnson
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Our media is possibly the worst in the world. Tim Henman
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Rod said that (Scott) had a problem with one of the players for something Byron said to the media. George Shinn
media win
I'm here to win a punting competition, not a media competition, Micah Knorr
media driven produce
Nothing is really media driven or committee driven, so you can actually just produce something Bill Sienkiewicz
media mind excellence
Let me say this: I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that, you have to go in with a neutral mind. Bill Cosby
media want forget
I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got divorced in 1979. But the media never wants to let me forget. Bianca Jagger
media talking want
I've never been that uncomfortable talking about it. Things come out [in the media] about me. When it's out, it's someone else's version of what's the matter with me. I want it to be my version of what it is. My recourse is to do my version. Carrie Fisher
media people stupidity
One trend that bothers me is the glorification of stupidity, that the media is reassuring people it's alright not to know anything. That to me is far more dangerous than a little pornography on the Internet. Carl Sagan
media people rude
Learning how to deal with people and their reactions to my life is one of the most challenging things... people staring at me, people asking rude questions, dealing with media, stuff like that. Bethany Hamilton
people reasonable
Reasonable people have to find that reasonable line. Jim Lord
people
Real people are never central characters in my works. Stephanie Laurens
people simplicity
Really, what people want is more simplicity in their life. They want a sanctuary. Tom Tremont
people regular
Regular people should not underestimate people who are small. In every aspect, they can do the things that normal people can. Jyoti Amge
people policy
Our policy is to let our people know first. Robert Hamilton
people safe talk
Part of it is it's a really safe place for people to talk about this. Alex Halavais
people searching
Part of adulthood is searching for the people who understand you. Hanya Yanagihara
people
Particularly when you're making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives - you know? Joel Edgerton
people therapies
Part of the problem, ... is there are so many more things that can be done for people - drug therapies are better, but more expensive. And there are more and better scanning technologies, which are also more expensive. Jack Horn
point projects seem wasteful
Our point is simple. These projects were wasteful before, and they only seem more wasteful because we have a real emergency, Tom Schatz
point tie turning
That could have been a big turning point in the game. If we tie it there, we would have the momentum. Josh Herring
point risky view
that could be risky from the point of view of proliferation. Hans Blix
point selling
Our selling point is, if you have to get through, it's Ricochet. Robert Fitzgerald
point solid strong
Our strong point is that we'll be solid on the back end. Randy Gumbley
pointing possible trend
Overall, the long-term trend is going to worsen. All indicators are pointing to a possible recession. Claudio Piron
point
Overall, at this point I'm pretty positive, ... We've got things going in the right way. Now, we've got to go out and do it. Phil Condit
point serious
Really, it's getting to a point where it's really serious now. Rick Simon
points throwing
We need points right now, and we can't keep throwing them away. Olli Jokinen
publishing
I wrote my first novel-length story when I was 14 but had no idea what to do with it. Brisbane was a long way from the publishing industry then. Nowhere's a long way from the publishing industry now. Nick Earls
publishing-house assistants firsts
First, I was a fact checker for Zagat and then I was an editorial assistant for HarperCollins publishing house. Anna Chlumsky
publishing
I was publishing when I was 20, 21. And it really never stopped. Daniel Berrigan
publishing-house self ideas
All major publishing houses have these big fat biographies sitting there, waiting for people to die. All you have to do is slap on the end and put in on the market. It's that kind of commoditization and completion of your life before you die - and this kind of imposition of a public idea of self that replaces the actual living self - that I find so frightening. Chuck Palahniuk
publishing
I started a publishing company just so I could get the phone numbers of everyone that I'd ever admired. Chris Roberson
publishing work
I'm working on my own work, my own publishing company. John Van Hamersveld
publishing retailing stay top worried
They're worried about publishing and retailing like everyone else in the business, and this may be a way for them to stay on top of this. John Mutter
publishing signed steps taken
I've never taken the steps to be 'successful': I've never had a manager or signed to a publishing house. J. Tillman
publishing serious sorts vices
These are the sorts of fundamental publishing vices of the most serious kind. Theodore Pappas
ran seen
Our tile ran all winter. We haven't seen that for a long time. Bob Worth
range sidelines trade
Overall, I think the (Federal Reserve) is on the sidelines and we're probably back to a range trade. Scott Graham
ran running simple
I was just running and lowered my shoulder. I just ran him over. It's as simple as that. Toney Baker
range since trading
I think still we're in a trading range that we've been in since October, Alan Hoffman
ran special
That was a special play I have for him. We ran it for him and he was open. Pete Vasil
ran
Lisa (pitcher Koehler) ran out of gas. We got a little tired. Terri Holmes
ran spark
I was tired. I just ran that kickoff back, and I was tired. I got to the 30-yard line, and I had no more in me. It was a big play to spark the team. Michael Pittman
ran truck yell
He did not yell anything, he did not say anything, he just ran his truck over the crosses. Charlie Anderson
ran
He just ran into me, ... It was pretty ugly. Jorge Posada
running unkind word year
Roger's been running for a year and a half. And there hasn't been an unkind word said. Jim Williams
running
Replays and reruns are running out of steam, M. Wolfe
running risk foxes
I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of crying a bit if one allows oneself to be tamed. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
running risk littles
One runs the risk of weeping a little, if one lets himself be tamed. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
running flower fall
I liked the solitude and the silence of the woods and the hills. I felt there the sense of a presence, something undefined and mysterious, which was reflected in the faces of the flowers and the movements of birds and animals, in the sunlight falling through the leaves and in the sound of running water, in the wind blowing on the hills and the wide expanse of earth and sky. Bede Griffiths
running figures keep-running
If you keep running from me, you're never going to figure out what's really going on. Becca Fitzpatrick
running patches
The Patch I knew didn't run from anyone. Becca Fitzpatrick
running believe world
I personally believe Patch scared the pants off normal, and it took off running for the far side of the world. Becca Fitzpatrick
running long mind
After a long day, my favorite way to unwind is by going running. Not exactly the most relaxing activity, granted, but I always imagine I'm sweating out all the things weighing on my mind. Becca Fitzpatrick
talking
Me? I don't know what you're talking about. Haim Saban
talking tree lessons
Dante said, “I tried talking Nora into a ride, but she keeps blowing me off.” “That’s because she has a hard-A boyfriend. He must have been homeschooled, because he missed all those valuable lessons we learned in kindergarten, like sharing. He finds out you took Nora for a ride, he’ll wrap this shiny new Porsche around the nearest tree. Becca Fitzpatrick
talking imagine fascinated
I can't imagine why you're so interested." He shook his head. "Interested? We're talking about you. I'm fascinated. Becca Fitzpatrick
talking darkness neon
You're going to have to drive off the road and park behind thoses bushes," I instructed Vee. Vee leaned forward, peering into the darkness. "Is that a ditch between me and the bushes ?" "It's not very deep. Trust me, we'll clear it." "Looks deep to me. This is a Neon we're talking about, not a Hummer. Becca Fitzpatrick
talking play paper
Because we've become so ecologically minded now, they have developed a product called Rapidly Dissolving Toilet Paper. Just how rapidly are we talking? 'Cause I don't want to have to play Beat the Clock in the thicket. Bill Engvall
talking not-talking
Watchin' and listenin' is the thing at present; not talking. C. S. Lewis
talking done use
There is no use in talking as if forgiveness were easy. For we find that the work of forgiveness has to be done over and over again. C. S. Lewis
talking world persons
If talking were aerobic, I'd be the thinnest person in the world. Carrie Fisher
talking iowa albums
Taking a scenic route in Southeast Iowa is like talking about a good Barry Manilow album. You have to make certain allowances. Bill Bryson