Richard Davis
Richard Davis
Fiction writer and journalist who was the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War.
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 April 1864
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If you see something you think is wrong, we want you to tell somebody and forget about being called a snitch because that word was invented by criminals who don't want you to tell, ... You outnumber the bad guys.
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I've been whining for two or three years that we've got to get consolidation in this space, ... In the bubble you had way too many companies go public. All these companies turned out to be features and not companies. Now part of the driver is a realization by the big companies that this is a way to capture growth.
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This is an issue that took a great many people in the community by surprise.
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The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way.
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Lives and our credibility are at stake, ... We will only prevail if we do the right things and not hesitate. This issue should not be hidden for obvious safety issues and because of future litigation.
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I will assess every phase of the organization on the football side. Head coach will be the first, the coaching staff, then we'll move to the players and support staff. If I believe there were distractions, we'll address them and fix them.
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I'm about to pull my hair out. Not having an indoor practice facility is becoming a key point.
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It's legitimate at the beginning, but it ends up with them -- the homeowner and their home -- keeping it. They're not able to.
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We show them how they can invest the money in real estate and earn 12 to 15 percent, through us. We typically buy a house that is 50 to 60 percent undervalued, put some money into it and sell it for 100 percent of its real value.
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We spent $9 million promoting the show. We are kind of hitting our stride now.
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The players had heard me talk about how nice this market is going to be for them, and they got to see it firsthand. It woke up the players' eyes. We came away with a renewed sense of urgency.
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We were screwed up in attitude, positioning and skill level. We feel we've made additions by subtraction.
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We played immensely better. Oklahoma City is one of the top three or four teams in the league. We didn't play 100 percent better. We played 500 percent better.
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We're disappointed and hurt. But I would rather delay it a couple of months than have something terrible happen and lose something. (Everyone) has worked too hard to not see this through.