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This was certainly not a worthwhile battle. What do you gain - that a few ballplayers can't play ball? This was a silly resistance and just not worth it.

Being a successful hockey player is overcoming when guys are shadowing you and out-thinking them. It makes it that much more worthwhile when a guy is shadowing you and you get a quick opening and you put the puck in the net.

Cruise and containers can happily coexist. The container port is a vibrant and essential component of Brooklyn's varied waterfront. By bringing both aesthetics and billions of dollars in economic activity, it provides Brooklyn with a worthwhile use for her storied piers, and brings much-needed wealth to our local economy.

Elsevier is proud of this recognition of a truly remarkable work, which is the result of the effort and dedication of dozens of individuals. We felt from the beginning - eight years ago - that this was a worthy and worthwhile project and one that will make a real difference in the study of anatomy for medical students all over the world.

The Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race draws some of the most competitive celebrity and professional drivers because it offers the high-speed challenge of real racing, combined with a worthwhile charitable endeavor. Having the mix of returning stars with firsthand experience and new drivers with their enthusiasm will combine for one of the most unique races we've had to date.

It would be great to make some dough, retire to an island, ... OK, not really. I'd like to just make four or five more albums, rake in a million bucks, and then do something worthwhile with our lives.

These were not simple concepts and the issues were complex. I think it has been a very worthwhile experience.

The Sprint Super Bowl XL Halftime Show garnered rave reviews. In conducting this unique poll to determine the fan-favorite song, we expect high participation from Sprint customers, who for years have already demonstrated an affinity for wireless data use. Plus, Boys & Girls Clubs of America is truly a worthwhile beneficiary.

The Sprint Super Bowl XL Half-time Show garnered rave reviews. In conducting this unique poll to determine the fan-favorite song, we expect high participation from Sprint customers, who for years have already demonstrated an affinity for wireless data use. Plus, Boys and Girls Clubs of America is truly a worthwhile beneficiary.

Once the population hits a certain point, it makes it worthwhile to have more businesses that cater to that population.

They're not actually doing anything worthwhile or productive. It just doesn't interest me.

Allow one to two hours for 100 pages. There's a kind of breaking point at about 1,000 documents. If you have less than 1,000, you can spend a couple of hours a day for a few weeks or bring in a college kid to do it. (More than) 1,000 pages will get to be a real job, so it might be worthwhile to buy a high-end copier/scanner.

It's just awesome to have your staff volunteer their time and tips to accommodate this worthwhile cause; I am so proud of each and every employee and so grateful. It's our way to help our fellow Americans in need and I hope lots of people from our community come not only to support the victims but also to enjoy a great meal for a great cause.

It's a terrific night. It's a great setting, and it's a worthwhile cause.

I told him I really appreciate him making that offer. You know how I've always felt about the game. If I can help one person do something right that makes it worthwhile to me.

It might be more worthwhile if we stopped wringing our hands and started ringing our congressmen.

It's always good to get recognition, at any age, at any level of work you do. They were all worthwhile to see. Anyone who participated should be proud.

It makes everything worthwhile that I've ever had to go through, everything I've done. You know, 13 years, all the sacrifices that I've made, it made it all worthwhile. For 12 years, I've watched other players go through Media Day and go through the buildup for the Super Bowl. And I've always wished that it could have been me.

It's been a very worthwhile experience, ... There hasn't been a day when I've felt this was a mission we shouldn't be involved with.

It's been a really worthwhile test, ... We worked on getting into the corners a bit quicker and we made a lot of progress with some improved front fork settings. To lap in 1m 57s on race tyres is a massive step forward and much better than I could have ever expected.

It's been a really worthwhile test and we've achieved a lot. We've got the machine much better turning into corners and the Michelin race tyres I tried today were superb. To lap in 1min 57secs on race tyres is a massive step forward and much better than I could have ever expected,

It's been a really worthwhile test and we've achieved a lot. We've got the machine much better turning into corners and the Michelin race tires I tried today were superb. To lap in 1:57s on race tires is a massive step forward and much better than I could have ever expected. We've improved the machine, found some good tires and I think I've improved my riding as well over these past two days. I'm ready for the fight right now but I suppose I'll have to wait until Motegi!

It's been a long project, but it's been a worthwhile project.

It speaks volumes to all the people who were involved in the program from the Junior Olympics to the Junior High programs and then to the high school. It's like a family accomplishment. There are a lot of people who spent time coaching. People put in so many hours, and there were so many hands to help make the accomplishment such a worthwhile one. It's something to be proud of.

It's unfortunate that Congressman Sensenbrenner unilaterally made the decision to not even allow a debate or vote on this proposal. Why should one person be able to say we're not going to allow discussion on a bill that would immensely help the victims of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their lives? Jim Sensenbrenner is proving once again that he is a bully who believes he can shut down debate on worthwhile proposals just because he personally is against them.

Youth football is a worthwhile activity for all who participate in it. I'm pleased to see how it is coming together.

It's not going to be easy. And nothing worthwhile is easy.

It's a mixture of giving people who come in something worthwhile to do, and screening films in a very respectful manner. The word-of-mouth from people who have been here is extraordinary. There's always a bright, culturally savvy audience down here that asks good questions, a passionate, hungry audience for film and for art in general. Filmmakers and actors appreciate that for their craft.

it's better to get something worthwhile done using deception than to fail to get something worthwhile done using truth.

It was a great opportunity to contribute to this year's gift packages. If we can help in some small way to brighten the children's Christmas, and at the same time provide items that will help them to think about their oral health, it's a worthwhile project.

The joy that we cause in the heart of GOD is the only worthwhile achievement.

I hope we can keep it going. It's a worthwhile endeavor. We'd like to keep it afloat.

I'm sure each one of you share my horror and disbelief over devastation along the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. I urge each one of you to place a bid, as much as you can afford for this worthwhile cause.

I flatter myself a terribly liberal New York playwright, but his prose floored me because it was so extreme, ... I found myself asking, 'Wow, does this have any value? Does this merit a place on bookshelves?' And I thought, if he could unnerve me so completely, then maybe he'd be a worthwhile subject for drama. Maybe he'd be the kind of figure about whom I could write a parable about free speech that made liberals and conservatives equally nervous.

I never did any TV before. But this was the most honorable and worthwhile show I could be involved with.

Inequality has risen to the point that it seems to me worthwhile for the U.S. to seriously consider taking the risk of making our economy more rewarding for more of the people.

If you have a stake in the community, it probably does rub off on your kids. They're going to think there's something worthwhile to finishing school.

I know of no mission more worthwhile than serving the men and women who have so honorably served their nation,

In my humble opinion, preserving racial purity isn't a worthwhile goal. You should be able to date whomever, whenever, wherever without the threat of a backlash.

It has taken a lot of time, so it makes sense that people thought it's not going to happen, and let's use the money for another worthwhile need. Do I agree with their decision? Of course not. The decision the Senate made certainly does not help us.

I just wake up and say, You're a bum, go do something worthwhile today..

I realize that. But the potential payoff for seniors is so huge that we hope it will be a worthwhile investment for them.

Because leasehold is so negatively thought of, you might be able to back into a leasehold that fits your needs. Then it would definitely be worthwhile to buy.

I don't know if it's worthwhile completing a plant under the KEDO project or building a new one.

I don't know if it has any chance of success. But it is something we must say. I don't think it is a matter of what one thinks is worthwhile or not. This is intolerable,

Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy.

Anything truly worthwhile does not come easy. If it did, it would not be all that worthwhile.

What worthwhile book after the Pentateuch has been written by a committee?

Everything is worthwhile if the soul is not small.

Ignore the junk news - work on a worthwhile project, make a plan, or do something to enhance your life.

If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.

Doing anything worthwhile takes forever.

I certainly had a sense that this was someone who wanted to be part of change. . . . I think she wanted to make a contribution, and I think she made a very powerful and worthwhile contribution.

The pursuit of strength is inherently difficult and entirely worthwhile.

The only thing that gets me through any type of pain, emotional or physical, is to make it worthwhile by putting it into my work.

It is not necessarily true that expensive experiments are not worthwhile doing but there are plenty of rather cheap experiments which are certainly worth doing.

Every animal has its own intelligence and sensitivities. They're all lovely, worthwhile, and deserving of our respect.

No one ever said that you would live to see the repercussions of everything you do, or that you have guarantees, or that you are not obliged to wander in the dark, or that everything will be proved to you and neatly verified like something in science. Nothing is: at least nothing that is worthwhile.

Nothing worthwhile is ever without complications.

Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.

You can't stop people from innovating, and I don't see that our screen readers will be able to keep up with that. I still think it's worthwhile for a blind person to try a career as a programmer, but I do fear how well that person will do in the long term.

This is our fight. This is the fight that defines us as a party and is the most worthwhile fight we're going to face. Having for-profit health care does nothing to shorten the wait list for those of us who can't afford to pay the fee, it only lengthens them.

This hospital should be federally funded. This is not something that we should have to hold bake sales for. That sounds harsh, but it's true. We should be raising money for other worthwhile causes and not for things that our government should be paying for. It's shame that we have to do this, but more and more troops are coming home injured everyday.

All I have ever wanted to do as a woman was to promote fairness, develop overachievers and give other women the right to fulfill their goals and dreams, ... This honor helps me realize that even though my efforts have been worthwhile it also reminds me we still have a long way to go. My loyalty and commitment to giving others the opportunity to succeed will continue as long as I am able to help.

The important thing at this point is to ensure the $62 billion already appropriated, and future funds that go toward the recovery, go to the people who need the money the most and to worthwhile rebuilding projects,

You will never do anything worthwhile in this world without courage

Anything worthwhile is tough.

On Earth they've forgotten how to make everything except money. But what good is it, if there's nothing worthwhile left to buy?

Comics could use more creators with something worthwhile to say.

It's always helpful to learn from your mistakes because then your mistakes seem worthwhile.

It's always worthwhile to make others aware of their worth.

Your voice is worthwhile. Have faith in it.

It takes a lot of patience and a lot of time to create something worthwhile.

Probably nothing serious or worthwhile can be accomplished without one's willingness to be alone for sustained periods of time, which is not to say that one must live alone, obsessively.

There has to be a measure of difficulty or problem-solving in travel for it to be worthwhile.

Living is worthwhile if one can contribute in some small way to this endless chain of progress.

While a book has got to be worthwhile from the point of view of the reader it's got to be worthwhile from the point of view of the writer as well.

Not so much a film as a visual essay, exquisitely directed and photographed (by Sacha Vierny)... Difficult to watch but well worthwhile for those willing to be challenged.

The pursuit of meaning, not happiness, is what makes life worthwhile.

Your initiations are worthwhile.

To me YES, AND means don't be afraid to contribute. Always make sure you're adding something to the discussion. Your initiations are worthwhile.

Just because something has been a lot of work or consumed a lot of time doesn't make it productive or worthwhile.

Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.

You know that only thing that has made the whole thing worthwhile has been those few times that I was able to truly connect with another person.

You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.

The thing about being a writer is that you never have to ask, 'Am I doing something that's worthwhile?' Because even if you fail at it, you know that it's worth doing.

The hypothesis of God offers no worthwhile explanation for anything, for it simply postulates what we are trying to explain.

Can you buy friendship? You not only can, you must. It's the only way to obtain friends. Everything worthwhile has a price.

The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to. No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.

Learn what the rest of the world is like. The variety is worthwhile.

I could never be like Hitchcock and do only one kind of movie. Anything that's good is worthwhile.

Is winning the Open worth a million pounds? Well, it's worthwhile winning it - I would recommend it to anybody!

Tain't worthwhile to wear a day all out before it comes.

The only thrill worthwhile is the one that comes from making something out of yourself.

Satisfy the deep subconscious needs of your customers - to feel important, to feel valued, respected and worthwhile

I consider those are rich who are doing something they feel worthwhile and which they enjoy doing.

Adventure is worthwhile.

It is not worthwhile to try to keep history from repeating itself, for man's character will always make the preventing of the repetitions impossible

If the work is worthwhile, then whether we can complete it or not, it's worth making the attempt. That's why courage is important.

Do it now. You become successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal.