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Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense. Leo Rosten
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You have to have that organizational principle behind the song. Tom Verlaine
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The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. Thomas Berger
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Until I quit writing and I don't know when that will be, I will always be reading something that has to do with what I'm working on. Dee Brown
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You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however. Richard Bach
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At some point they figured out that you can win elections with a pro-European policy because the voters hope this will improve their lives. Orhan Pamuk
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Aside from all that, we recall that antibodies to malaria and other diseases prevalent in Africa show up as HIV-positive on tests. Serge Lang
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When I started writing fiction, I knew how good it was immediately.
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There was a certain hum that would be generated by the book when I was writing well; I'd stop working the instant that hum snapped off. Edmund White
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As far as getting my start, it was really Norman Lear, even aside from being on 'All in the Family.' He helped me get my start as a director. He was the one who said, 'Let him do 'Spinal Tap.' Let him give it a try,' because I had been trying for years to get that thing off the ground. Rob Reiner
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Our social fabric is increasingly frayed. Companies have been either freezing or terminating their defined-benefit plans over the past couple of decades. It's critically important that we take a look at this issue from a holistic standpoint and make sure that we're setting aside enough resources to meet our future obligations.
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People can take this time to put money aside for retirement or to start a savings plan. But these are not sexy choices like buying that wide-screen TV.
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Again, these are safety issues that are costing firefighters' lives. And Congress rightfully so set aside these grants for these particular things.
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The State Board of Education sets aside monies to pay for textbooks. The catch, however, is that the Constitution gives the Legislature appropriations authority. Though we set it aside for textbooks, the Legislature has to appropriate it.
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The temptation to put standards aside in pursuit of sales volume is enormous.
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I've become a lot more relaxed about my career, but maybe that's a part of growing up. I realise there are things I hold dear and value, aside from professional achievements. Martin Henderson
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After a long day of playing, John took me aside and said, 'Was that OK? Was it usable? What's going on?' ... All I said was, 'Welcome to a Miles Davis session.' Herbie Hancock
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After a few years we found that these items didn't work. It took a lot of time to deal with them, plus they took up a lot of space. So we put the other stuff aside and migrated back to the book business, something we really felt very comfortable with.
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Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died? Don McLean
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I don't recall any hush-hush, whisper-whisper going on.