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american-author good graceful pleased writers-and-writing
The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I'm pleased with it anyway. Jack Vance
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The mutual fund industry has been very successful at promoting itself in this glamorous way. Mutual funds are actually vast, impersonal bureaucratic structures, and yet they were clever enough to give a human face to the mutual funds. Ron Chernow
american-author cleared cost double lawyer money music rights short time
The music rights at the time cost me $12,000 in 1964 money, which is about double now or whatever. But I cleared everything. I had a lawyer in New York. And it was cleared for use in a short subject, not a feature. Kenneth Anger
american-author changed exhibition few holland museum saw
A few years ago, I had an exhibition at a museum in Holland where, for the very first time, I saw how much Miffy had changed over the years. Dick Bruna
american-author college greek leaving lose magazine newspaper
After leaving college and while working on a newspaper and then on a magazine in New York, I wanted not to lose what Greek I had acquired. Robert Fitzgerald
american-author attempt coexist ideas invasion peacefully people quiet radically
So, The Quiet Invasion is about the attempt to coexist peacefully with people who have radically different ideas and backgrounds than your own. Sarah Zettel
american-author book course taking work
Now, I'll say this. I've never taking a course on writing. I've never read a book on writing. This isn't something that would work for me. Nora Roberts
american-author authority noticed seriously takes voice watergate
So much of broadcasting hasn't really noticed that Watergate happened, that no one takes the voice of authority seriously anymore. Sarah Vowell
american-author answer ask asking question
Sometimes when someone is asking you a question you can become Socratic, and ask them a question, and have them answer their own question for them. Vincent Bugliosi
attempting base bottom build line state voter
The bottom line is they are just attempting to build a right-wing voter base in the state of Illinois, which traditionally has been moderate. Rick Garcia
attempt growing investor silence weak
a weak attempt to silence growing investor criticism. Carl Icahn
attempted banks difference market position raise save understood
Banks that understood the difference have attempted to save their position on the market and raise the capital.
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Price will probably end up hooking up with two family members who are unhappy with the board's performance, and will most likely attempt to recommend new directors on the board.
attempted fired officers shot single time
Officers attempted to keep him from going into the house. At that time a single shot was fired and he was shot in the head.
attempt failed favor high momentum swung
The momentum has swung in favor of the bulls, but we need to keep it going or it will look like another failed attempt at new high ground.
attempt deliberate destroy education felt gulf people quality schools tour
During my tour of the gulf states, people felt not only were they abandoned, but that there was a deliberate attempt to destroy them. Even here on Long Island, the quality of education in some schools is pitiful.
attempt badly despite help maintain normal outside seek services
Despite the government's attempt to seek outside help to maintain normal operations, all services have been badly affected.
attempt detectives identify palace personnel phone provider
Detectives are working with Palace personnel and their phone provider in an attempt to identify the person who called in the threat,
coexist economy economy-and-economics grown growth investors rapid skeptical tame
Now that the world economy is on firmer footing, investors have grown skeptical that rapid growth can coexist with tame inflation.
coexist fish human
I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.
coexist compatible evolution extremely faith religion represent science whether
Whether or not evolution is compatible with faith, science and religion represent two extremely different worldviews, which, if they coexist at all, do so most uncomfortably. Leonard Susskind
ideas rights affair
I refer to calls for humanitarian intervention in the affairs of another state - a new idea, this - even when they are made under the pretext of defending human rights and freedoms Boris Yeltsin
ideas world chaos
Ideas govern the world, or throw it into chaos. Auguste Comte
ideas stories bigs
Once I'm given an idea for a story I have a million ideas on how it should be illustrated, but I don't have a big shoebox full of unfinished ideas. Brian Selznick
ideas quality affected
Your success will be affected by the quality and quantity of new ideas you suggest. Brian Tracy
ideas wealth source
Ideas will be the major source of new wealth.
ideas fountain knows
You do not know what is in you - an inexhaustible fountain of ideas. Brenda Ueland
ideas superhero world
For me, Superman's greatest contribution has never been the superhero part: it's the Clark Kent part - the idea that any of us, in all our ordinariness, can change the world. Brad Meltzer
ideas old-buildings history
Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings. Jane Jacobs
ideas old-buildings needs
New ideas often need old buildings.
people prices scottish-writer stayed
Prices have stayed up because people in control of supply decided they could keep them up. John Wilson
people prior united
Prior to the United Nations even being formed, Palestine was a country. But the right of the Palestinian people were trampled, and unfortunately, international organizations contributed to those rights being trampled. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
people sent
People who have sent their delegates here want real progress, ... That's why here in Montreal, we have to get results. Stephane Dion
people vote
People who feel that things are going well will vote for Juan.
people
People who don't know me look at my world as something very hard-core, and I don't feel it that way. It's not what attracts me. Raf Simons
people
People used to look out for their brothers. I'm going to look out for James. Bobbi Brown
people sticking understand
People understand we're not deviating from our plan. We're sticking to it.
people robust role strong suggesting understand
People understand it's a robust role and they're comfortable with it. But we're not suggesting it (support for the mission) is so strong it can't be moved.
people unreliable
People treat citizens like they're some kind of unreliable source, but citizens are data. They are a data set. Josh Fox
quiet blind mansfield-park
I was quiet but I was not blind. Jane Austen
quiet talk
We didn't talk about it. It was real quiet in the dugout. Tommy Bond
quiet masters teach
Then, are you master of us all? You didn't teach her that. Was she supposed to imbibe it from my quiet subservience? Anne Rice
quiet easier
I find it easier to work when it's quiet. Daniel Day-Lewis
quiet busy feels
If the movie is quiet I generally feel the audience is busy. That's when they're working. Ang Lee
quiet forget moments
Forget things and have a quiet moment. Taylor Dane
quiet-people thinker known
George Harrison was known as the quiet Beatle. Quiet people are often quiet because they are deep thinkers. Ray Comfort
quiet harmony places-of-peace
Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that's when you start playing your best. Roger Federer
quiet speak plans
This poetry. I never know what I'm going to say. I don't plan it. When I'm outside the saying of it, I get very quiet and rarely speak at all. Rumi