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average careers long
An important factor to note is that it's rare for anyone to sell a first novel written before they turned 30-35; long-format fiction tends to require a bunch of experience of human life that takes time to acquire. So your average mid-career novelist is in their forties to fifties! Charles Stross
average effort excellent
If a person becomes content with what is average, minimally acceptable, or satisfactory, she will rarely exert the effort or work toward something that is truly excellent or outstanding. Charles Stanley
average space complicated
Space is certainly something more complicated than the average person would probably realize. Space is not just an empty background in which things happen. Alan Guth
average fading saws
I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business was fading. Alan Greenspan
average excellence refuse
Refuse to be average. Aiden Wilson Tozer
average lasts halls
Last time I checked, there is no 'Hall of Average.' Chip Kelly
average people sides
I'm pretty happy. I obviously have complaints about things, but for the most part, I'm on the above-average side of happy people. David Cross
average sound band
Average band with a great drummer sounds great, great band with an average drummer sounds average. Buddy Rich
average people half
Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction. C. J. Cherryh
buying internet brands
The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying. Al Ries
buy estimate good land next
We want to try to buy the land next year. I want to see if that's a good estimate on our part. Rex Garrett
buying swimsuits difficult
Even buying a swimsuit is super difficult. And then making one is even harder. Chloe Sevigny
buying instant itunes
I like buying iTunes. It's instant. Caitlin Rose
buy detection education shares simply stocks united
I simply can't buy as much of some stocks such as Detection Systems or United Education & Software as I'd like because there just aren't all that many shares available. Louis Navellier
buying everybody funds great money pouring safe
Large-caps were safe in 1996, '97, '98. Everybody was buying index funds and Nifty Fifty funds. As long as money was pouring in, it was great. Louis Navellier
buys car focus likely move pickup stay
The person who buys a Focus is more likely to stay with us to move into a mid-size car or SUV or pickup trucks, George Pipas
buys land process talking whoever
The permitting process is so complicated here in Massachusetts. Realistically, whoever buys Frank's land, you're still talking 1 1/2 to 2 years. Vivien Li
buy front opposed people places rid stuff yard
The people would go out and buy stuff from other places and be re-selling it on their front yard as opposed to getting rid of all their own junk. Brian Sweet
company expect reasonable return willing
We want to show the company that we are reasonable and are willing to work. But we also expect them to return the favor. Robert Garcia
company-you-keep be-careful careful
You got to be careful of the company you keep. Dave Chappelle
company electricity mine paying power shut
The power company shut off the electricity to the mine because the company was in arrears in paying its power bill. Christopher Opalinski
company potential
The potential of this new company is tremendous. Marjorie Scardino
company faster lead rather red tape
We appreciate, in general, if red tape is being addressed and hierarchies are put to test. But this should not lead to centralization ... as it paralyzes the company rather than making it faster and more flexible. Erich Klemm
company critical focused primarily
We are primarily focused on revenues as this is critical to the well being of the company and the shares. Lauren Fine
company costs general hard help mills news partial people pleased rebound recovery welcome worked
We are pleased with this settlement as a partial recovery of the costs we incurred. It's welcome news to the General Mills people who worked so hard in 1994 to help the company rebound from this event. Steve Sanger
company control decision fate giving opportunity pleased
We are pleased with the court's decision giving shareholders their rightful opportunity to control the fate of their company, Stephen Bollenbach
company forward genetics innovative needs pleased providing resources stock succeed welcome
We are pleased to welcome Interleukin Genetics to the American Stock Exchange. We look forward to working with the company and providing them with the value-added resources a growing, innovative company needs to succeed in today's market. John McGonegal
cost knows programmers
LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing. Alan Perlis
cost followers may
The true follower of Christ will not ask, "If I embrace this truth, what will it cost me?" Rather he will say, "This is truth. God help me to walk in it, let come what may!" Aiden Wilson Tozer
cost-of-living people political
We're telling small-business owners that not only are we going to raise their costs by a buck and a quarter, but we're also going to raise it with these cost-of-living adjustments. Here's what's going to happen: They're going to have to lay people off. Chris Christie
cost depressed employees environment historical led news painful positive progress revenue tougher
The positive news is we're making progress on the cost front, led by painful concessions by our employees and suppliers, ... The tougher news is while the revenue environment has improved, it's still depressed by historical standards. Jeff Campbell
costs decides
The person who decides is dictating why the costs are what they are. Ed Bolen
cost proud work worth
We are proud of it. We put a lot of work into it. It did cost a little more, but it was worth it. Scott Magruder
cost early establish looking quantify quick savings though
We are looking to establish quick gains, though it is too early to quantify what the cost savings will be. Rajiv Dube
cost effort energy felt few games good last level looked second spent talking time tonight weeks year
We spent the last few weeks talking about how good the team's effort was and tonight was the first time that we didn't play with the effort that I felt we should have. We did some of the same things that have cost us games this year but it just looked like the energy level disappeared in the second half. Ron Jones
cost lower medium ultimate
The Internet is the ultimate vanity-publishing medium, and therefore, the ultimate place for those of us who like to watch. The Internet can reach an audience at lower cost than any medium before it. Nathan Myhrvold
gotten musically realize
We've actually gotten better musically over the years, ... But we've come to realize that we will never be good. Dave Barry
gotten overall
If you look through the century, certain things have gotten better and certain things have gotten worse. I wouldn't say overall that things have gotten better. I think you could say things have gotten worse, but I don't think you could say that things have gotten better. Overall. You can't say that. Nellie McKay
gotten hit saw wind
Yeah, it did. I thought it was going to hit the fence, so I was going so fast. Then I saw it went over and I was like, 'All right, all right.' The wind may have gotten it a bit, but I'll take it. Samantha Quigley
gotten playing totally
We're going to get serious. We've been playing around with this for too long, ... It's gotten totally out of hand. Rick Johnson
gotten health level patients people trying
What we're really trying to do is level out the health care system. It has gotten so one-sided as more and more people have been put into managed care; in fact, about 70 percent of the patients in the country. Charlie Norwood
gotten photos scared synonymous
When I was growing up, Mandela's name was synonymous with terror. We were scared of him. You couldn't see any photos of him. A photo of him could have gotten you in jail. Kenneth Bonert
gotten hard maggie skills worked
Maggie has worked really hard and her skills have gotten so much better. Ellen Gerton
gotten projects shoot work
I've been lucky. The projects I've gotten to work on are projects I'd want to watch myself. That's what I try to shoot for. Kristen Schaal
gotten last longer newspapers people wrapping
People set newspapers on fire; they use them for wrapping fish. The Internet does not have that property. What I don't think we've gotten is that you can make things last longer than in print. Ezra Klein
investment revenue concepts
I consider each business investment based on concept and revenue. Daymond John
investment commodity crucial
Patience is a crucial but rare investment commodity. David Dreman
investment maggie town
We're making a substantial investment into the town of Maggie Valley. Mike Toohey
investment profitable
Knowledge of the investment is most profitable Benjamin Franklin
investment smooth makers
For policy makers interested in using tax policy to stimulate investments or especially to smooth business cycle fluctuations, the results are not promising. Austan Goolsbee
investment large sure
With the investment we make in that zoo, it's a large investment. We want to make sure it's managed to it's maximum. Dave Munson
investment social program
Social Security is a family insurance program, not an investment scheme. Diane Watson
investment realized return
We made an investment that hasn't realized a return yet. Bill Jr
investment looking
We're looking at it as an investment on our part. Bill Swank
marginal
In prosperous times, the marginal workers get by. But in tough times, they get the shaft. Bill O'Reilly
marginal power
There is nothing so marginal as a party that has been in power for 18 years and slides into opposition. You influence nothing. Sebastian Coe
marginalization
Until we are all free, we are none of us free. Emma Lazarus
marginal slightly
This is a marginal disappointment. Revenues were slightly shy. Erik Suppiger
marginal room
I do think there is room at the very top for marginal tax changes. Richard Hanna
marginal value visual
The value is marginal with other visual content. Paul Hagen
marginal next people trade trading
The marginal people on the trading desks, there's no skill set. If they don't trade derivatives, I don't know what they can do. The next stop is driving a cab. James Chanos
owned sins
Years and sins are always more than owned Italian Proverb
owned slaves
We're not slaves if we're workers, we're not owned by our employers. Bill Shorten
owned
The first album I ever owned was 'A Star is Born.' Idina Menzel
owned team
One thing about that team is they owned this town. Ron Darling
owned
From 1992 to 2000, Motorola owned the project. John Conley
owned phil team
If I owned a team or was in charge, I'd want Phil Jackson, also. Frank Hamblen
owned
I would have never owned those ugly-ass shoes. Daniel Petrocelli
owned player
No former player has owned a team in baseball. Derek Jeter
owned promoting various
So many venues are owned by these various different ticketing and promoting people, and they're all in bed with one another. It's no secret over here. Imogen Heap
people may medical
It is astonishing how much more anxious people are to lengthen life than to improve it; and as misers often lose large sums of money in attempting to make more, so do hypochondriacs squander large sums of time in search of nostrums by which they vainly hope they may get more time to squander. Charles Caleb Colton
people solitude multitudes
A multitude of people and yet solitude. Charles Dickens
people governing whole
My faith in the people governing is, on the whole, infinitesimal; my faith in the people governed is, on the whole, illimitable. Charles Dickens
people words-of-wisdom selfishness
Others had been a little wild, which was not to be wondered at, and not very blamable; but, he had made a lamentation and uproar which it was dangerous for the people to hear, as there is always contagion in weakness and selfishness. Charles Dickens
people words-of-wisdom want
Mrs. Boffin and me, ma'am, are plain people, and we don't want to pretend to anything, nor yet to go round and round at anything because there's always a straight way to everything. Charles Dickens
people next cleanliness
Cleanliness is next to Godliness, and some people do the same by their religion. Charles Dickens
people scary alive
I have heard it said that as we keep our birthdays when we are alive, so the ghosts of dead people, who are not easy in their graves, keep the day they died upon. Charles Dickens
people enemy
Some people are nobody's enemies but their own Charles Dickens
people romance wonder-woman
Superman/Wonder Woman, people expected, I guess, a lot of romance, or maybe something that wasnt emotionally deep. Who knows? Charles Soule
stocks
I would never be 100 percent in stocks or 100 percent in bonds or cash. Harry Markowitz
stock
I think businesses live longer that are on the stock market. Brunello Cucinelli
stock suspicion
My suspicion is the stock is not doing much now, it's not earth-shattering. Peter Greene
stock
Obviously, (CMGI) stock should be up with Lycos, Brian Hill
stock
It can be a mid-30s stock in 12 months. Drew Brosseau
stock
I got a subpoena because I said that a stock was going lower. Jim Cramer
stocks tech
If tech stocks keep going up with no pause, they will get insanely frothy. Barry Ritholtz
stock
If we don't see Pressler departing, the stock treads water. Richard Jaffe
stock
I always said that if I wasn't studying psychopaths in prison, I'd do it at the stock exchange. Robert D. Hare
tired conceit found
None are so seldom found alone, and are so soon tired of their own company, as those coxcombs who are on the best terms with themselves. Charles Caleb Colton
tired writing skills
For someone who is starting out on developing their critical skills, just being aware of its existence is great: it can make the difference between trying to write a story around a cliche or an original idea, and better still, studying it can eventually clue you in on how to breathe new life into tired tropes. Charles Stross
tired here-i-am people
Janey accuses me of chasing jailbait. She bursts into angry tears, asking if it's because she's getting older. It's true. She's aging more noticeably every day—while I am standing still. I prefer the stillness here. I am tired of Earth. These people. I am tired of being caught in the tangle of their lives. Alan Moore
tired people action
The American people are tired. They're tired of the bickering in Washington, D.C., and the lack of action. Chris Christie
tired talking buffett
I'm so tired of talking about Warren Buffett. Chris Christie
tired im-tired
I'm tired of dealing with the crazies. Chris Christie
tired people long
There's always something ridiculous happening on the set, especially when people get tired because of the long days. Chiwetel Ejiofor
tired heart home
Good words will not give my people good health and stop them from dying. Good words will not get my people a home where they can live in peace and take care of themselves. I am tired of talk that comes to nothing. It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and broken promises. Chief Joseph
tired broken-promises american-indian
I am tired of talk that comes to nothing. Chief Joseph