John Porter
John Porter
building gone safe
The manager, Herb, said the building had gone through Camille, so we should be safe enough.
mortgage paying rent
It's tough. My mortgage there is $2,000, and my rent here is $2,350, so we're not doing much but working and paying the mortgage.
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In a district like ours, early dismissal puts a huge burden on parents because they have to pick up their kids. So when we have early dismissal, I make the call the day before.
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It was great racing all week. The boats are a blast and very evenly-matched.
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Jerry was a strong person, but a real gentle person at the same time. He was slow to get mad, but if you made him mad, you better get out of the way.
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It was imperative that we assembled a group of people who were truly committed to the business and getting it through thick and thin. People probably don't recollect quite how difficult it was for the company to attract good talent and keep them motivated.
building
I was the only person to get out that building alive, dude.
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People underestimate their capacity for change. There is never a right time to do a difficult thing. A leader's job is to help people have vision of their potential.
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I misplaced my W-2 for awhile, I guess that's why I waited so long.
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It's fraught with pitfalls, it will be painful, it may fall on its face and die a painful death. Let the process work.
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Famous Joe asked Jerry and me how we were set for money. That was about 9 o'clock at night... He came back with $500 and a bottle of Jim Beam for us.
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People always say that when something like this happens, you either get better or you get worse. I reckon I'm going to get worse.
english-philosopher
If every conceivable precaution is taken at first, one is often too discouraged to proceed at all.
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Since, however, it is immaterial whether the work is done by assistants or a machine, I decided to build a machine equivalent to an array of about 200 separating funnels.