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accountability messages sin
Sin and accountability aren't popular messages. Yet being trendy and well liked is not the point. We're here to carry out the work and mission of God, even when doing so is uncomfortable. Charles Stanley
accountability doe be-careful
We must be careful that the business we build does not become mere busyness. Alan Watts
accountability deals company
Truly great companies are built on ideals, not just deals. Alan Watts
accountability political lines
I want a minister to be in charge of a line department so they have clear political accountability. Campbell Newman
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The person on the other end of the line is likely to have very sensitive information -- your account number, your Social Security number, the types of accounts you have (and) the way you use your accounts. Beth Givens
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The pleas entered today are admissions of guilt in one of the largest corporate accounting fraud schemes on record. This apparent but ephemeral performance by the company propped up its stock price, causing investors to suffer untold losses when the scheme collapsed. Mark Mershon
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We are proposing that there is value in a totally new product category and a totally new set of questions. Just like the Apple II proposed, 'Would you reasonably want a computer in your home if you weren't an accountant or professional?' That is the question Glass is asking, and I hope in the end that is how it will be judged. Astro Teller
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We are pleased to report that all outstanding issues involving the SEC's financial review, as well as the accounting issues related to DFG, have now been resolved, ... Today's earnings release brings this matter to a close and we now look forward to proceeding with the Tyson transaction. Robert Peterson
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We are aggressively implementing our cost-reduction plans, which will yield more than $1 billion in savings by the end of 2001, ... Since the third quarter of 2000, we have taken actions that account for more than one-third of this target, including the reduction of approximately 2,000 jobs worldwide in the fourth quarter. This activity will intensify with the reduction of 4,000 jobs in the first quarter and additional reductions through the balance of the year. Anne Mulcahy
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We have no indication that any of the information's been misused. We went back and monitored activity in accounts since the theft, and we find nothing to indicate there's any unusual or suspicious activity. Anne Crowley
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What they picked up on is the difference between the red and the blue states. What accounts for all these differences? It's a mix of religion and ethnicity and class and so on. David Popenoe
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Unfortunately, no tangible breakthrough was made with regard to crime in the army, where hazing accounts for 25% of crimes. Altogether, 2,609 servicemen were convicted of crimes of this kind. Alexander Savenkov
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With what's happening in the market, we see that confidence is going down in terms of older Americans feeling comfortable with their nest eggs. We got ourselves into a period of false confidence, expecting double-digit returns on all our investments. Now, we are seeing people reassessing where they are with respect to what the market is doing and what the economy is doing as they see their 401(k) funds and IRA accounts go south. Don Blandin
accounts credible loss
We know we've had some loss of life. We really don't know how much. There are credible accounts of 50 to 80 in Harrison County. Those are not confirmed, but they're credible, Haley Barbour
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The plan outlined today is riddled with uncertainty for everyone: for those who are counting on a guaranteed benefit it would bring uncertainty by making Social Security's shortfall worse; for those who might hold a private account, it would bring uncertainty about how the accounts would be funded after the surplus is exhausted, Sander Levin
accounts activists cases critical pages
There are many cases of activists having their Facebook pages and accounts deactivated at critical times, when they are right in the middle of a campaign or organising a demonstration. Rebecca MacKinnon
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We're seeing the strongest interest in being involved with the team since I've been here. We are working on some national accounts that normally only look at Chicago or Minneapolis. A lot of doors that have been closed in the past are suddenly open. Rick Schlesinger
accounts free personal retirement social voluntary
I support voluntary personal retirement accounts for Social Security. It should be people's free choice. Sharron Angle
balance genius
Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance. Alain Prost
balanced carry catch guy guys might run schools
We want to try to be as balanced as we can offensively, run and pass. We don't have the one guy that a lot of schools might have. We'll do it as a team, do it by committee. A lot of guys will get to carry and catch the ball. Justin Higgins
balance decisions good lives stress
We want to stress having balance in their lives and making good decisions off the field. Dayton Moore
balance ponies sitting
When your Super Bowl guests arrive, they should find a mound of potato chips large enough to conceal a pony sitting in front of the television. For nutritional balance, you should also put out a bowl of carrot sticks. If you have no carrot sticks, you can use pinecones, or used electrical fuses, because nobody will eat them anyway. This is no time for nutritional balance: This is the Super Bowl, for God's sake. Dave Barry
balance cleaning output
The time I save setting up and cleaning up probably balances out by the time I spend on output. Buffy Sainte-Marie
balance jobs point power side steve
The power balance at this point is probably still going to be on the side of Steve Jobs and Apple. Matt Kleinschmit
balanced both coach extremely good hard playing point position relationships shows teammates trust worked
The position that she plays, I feel, is about relationships. Relationships with your coach and with your teammates and I think she's worked extremely hard in both of those areas. There is a lot of trust between us and with her and her teammates. And if everybody's playing well and we're as balanced as we are (offensively), that shows we have a good point guard. Preston Early
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The performance in global clearing was the only real negative we can point to this quarter as balance growth has clearly slowed here. But we also suspect that continued pressure on commission rates played a role here as well. Michael Hecht
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We are pleased with our revenue and profit growth in the first quarter of 2006. Our US and Canadian distribution teams performed well and built on the momentum they generated in the second half of fiscal 2005. We look forward to further executing on our fiscal 2006 goals throughout the balance of the year. Robert Huang
bankers lord should
The Lord is a good banker, and I trust Him. He has never failed me. Why should I be anxious? Charles Spurgeon
banking mathematics arithmetic
... preliminary accounting, banking and surveying (known as arithmetic, algebra and geometry). Alan Watts
bankers lasts duty
The last duty of a central banker is to tell the public the truth. Alan Blinder
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RelayRides and WhipCar, AirBnB, Roomorama and One Fine Stay are all stellar examples of how new, access-based offers entice and provoke insurance companies and banks to re-think risk, value, customers and deal terms. Lisa Gansky
bank certain documents noticed nova raid sales seized
The other speculation would be that there were some documents that were seized in that raid at the Bank of Nova Scotia, that someone may have noticed certain sales or transactions. Al Rosen
banks consider insurance opening position
The position on banks and insurance has not changed. We consider their opening as impossible. Maxim Medvedkov
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The performance of the Bank of New York's retail bank has lagged, the stock value of pure-plays has increased, and Bank of New York stock has lagged. We sense that the time is right for this move. Michael Mayo
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The plus reading will definitely pave the way for an end to the Bank of Japan's ultra-easy monetary policy and the market has not factored this in yet. Tsuyoshi Segawa
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We are proud to be the only bank servicing the Sand Island community and are pleased to provide an expanded facility to all of the customers in the area. Don Horner
baseball growing-up book
I didnt really grow up a comic book fanatic. I was a big baseball player, and my passion in life, in third grade, was collecting baseball cards. That was my childhood thing. Alan Ritchson
baseball kids player
I wanted to be a baseball player, naturally, but I wasn't good enough. I didn't know what I was going to do with my life. I just had a kind of energy, I was a fairly happy kid. Al Pacino
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We want the line -- which for McDonald's includes our divisional and regional staffs, owner/operators and restaurant personnel -- to make decisions on behalf of customers based on field operating needs. The line ultimately has responsibility and accountability for our business success, Jack Greenberg
base fabulous fan football great
We want to see football in Ottawa. It's a great fan base and has some fabulous potential. But having said that, there's also reality. Ken Hildahl
baseball fun missing
If you're not having fun in baseball, you miss the point of everything. Chris Chambliss
baseball gone home-run
Back, back, back, back... Gone! Chris Berman
baseball hate yankees
Here at NBC there is just one more reason to hate the Yankees. Chet Huntley
baseball school games
I'm a very competitive person, whether it's school, baseball or even playing video games. David Price
baseball winning player
My goal on Earth is not to win a World Series or be the best baseball player who ever lived. That simply is not up to me because I have to wait and see if it is part of the Lord's plan. My goal is to follow the Lord and what he wants me to do so that someday I may enter His kingdom and receive everlasting life. David Murphy
bill farm producers send signal
We want to send a signal as to what the farm bill will be so that producers can make decisions. Mike Johanns
bills way emergencies
Anytime a large, emergency spending bill makes its way through Congress, the potential for mischief is great. Chris Chocola
bills married
I'm married, I'm monogamous, but I'm not dead, and Bill isn't either. Chirlane McCray
bill handle sorry sure
The person I'd feel sorry for would be the first man, ... I'm not sure Bill could handle that. Michael McKinney
bill culture determines gates
The personality of Bill Gates determines the culture of Microsoft. Nathan Myhrvold
billion chinese life people remember
The people will always remember him, ... We have 1.2 billion people, but the life of every Chinese person is precious. Jiang Zemin
billion increase mp3 percent players sales sold video
We are projecting an increase in sales of MP3 players to $4.5 billion in 2006, with 30 percent of all MP3 players sold having video playback capability. Sean Wargo
billion gas prepared supply
We are prepared to supply 30-40 billion cu m of gas to China. Saparmurat Niyazov
bill committed require trying
We've already committed to doing the things this bill is trying to require us to do, Hal Halpin
business soul prosperity
Industry is the soul of business and the keystone of prosperity. Charles Dickens
business fighting men
An Irish man fights before he reasons, a Scotchman reasons before he fights, an Englishman is not particular as to the order of precedence, but will do either to accommodate his customers. Charles Caleb Colton
business men morality
Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its moralities are concerned. They are not units but fractions. Charles Dickens
business clever men
The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you Charles Dickens
business law brain
Contract law is essentially a defensive scorched-earth battleground where the constant question is, "if my business partner was possessed by a brain-eating monster from beyond spacetime tomorrow, what is the worst thing they could do to me?" Charles Stross
business past derivatives
It seems superfluous to constrain trading in some of the newer derivatives and other innovative financial contracts of the past decade. The worst have failed; investors no longer fund them and are not likely to in the future. Alan Greenspan
business colleagues depends
...our market system depends critically on trust-trust in the word of our colleagues and trust in the word of those with whom we do business. Alan Greenspan
business years risk
What we have found over the years in the marketplace is that derivatives have been an extraordinarily useful vehicle to transfer risk from those who shouldn't be taking it to those who are willing to and are capable of doing so. Alan Greenspan
business greatness views
I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well. Alan Greenspan
community administration cop
Violent crime rates fell steadily from 1993 to 2002, and this nearly coincides with the establishment of the community policing program known as the COPS program under the Clinton administration. Alan Mollohan
community crime
Nothing is more devastating to a community than out-of-control crime. Alan Autry
community church doe
I contend that whatever does not raise the moral standard of the church or community has been a revival from God. Aiden Wilson Tozer
community productive
We want them to be productive in the community, Alan Autry
community immigrant support though
We want to support our community even though we are not illegal, but we come from an immigrant community. Carmen Garcia
community high involved jfk kids love remember school
We want to show our kids that we love them, we care, and we want to get involved in their lives. One thing we want everyone to remember is this is not a JFK or high school problem. This is a community problem. Jim Knight
community able helpful
It was helpful to be able to call a lawyer...it turns out, that not only did they help me, but they really helped the whole community... David Allen
community feelings enjoy
I have to feel the audience. I enjoy that feeling of community. Dave Gahan
community needs levels
The current system is organized around financial values over life values. We need to shift that locus of power down to the community level because the financial markets recognize only money and thereby only financial values. David Korten
companies offered received thinking
We want to see what he was thinking at the time. He's the one who received the employment. Was it something that he sought? Was it something that the companies offered to him? Rep. Caruso
companies
There's a lot of companies that profit from a weak dollar. Louis Navellier
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When people say they prefer organic food, what they often seem to mean is they don't want their food tainted with pesticides and their meat shot full of hormones or antibiotics. Many object to the way a few companies - Monsanto is the most famous of them - control so many of the seeds we grow. Michael Specter
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The other thing the Internet and overall technology are enabling us to do, quite honestly, is streamline our internal costs, and that's a big deal. We're using the Internet just like a lot of companies to try and drive down costs administratively and then leverage that infrastructure to enhance our core products and offer Internet-related products outside our mainstream. John Nolan
companies manage office post
The Post Office and the other companies can't manage the volume, ... They shouldn't be dictating; they should be negotiating. Ron Carey
companies financial global join listed marks pleased raise stock visibility
We are pleased to join the global companies listed on the world's most prestigious stock exchange, ... Our NYSE listing marks an important milestone for 7-Eleven and will raise our visibility with the financial community. Jim Keyes
companies furniture houses rent
There are companies that will rent furniture for houses on sale. Ryan Thompson
companies mind obvious
There are companies that in my mind are obvious takeover candidates, Harvey Eisen
companies gold last lower money panic
There are companies making money consistently, even at lower gold prices. Panic is the last thing you want to do. Victor Lazarovici
dealing might serving stop
We want the pedophiles to give it a thought, that they might be dealing with the police, ... And if we can stop them ... then we are serving our purpose. Robert Randall
deal dime increase nickel offer recognizes table three wage
We want them to get an offer to the table that they can live with. We want a deal that is more than just a nickel and a dime an hour. We want a deal that recognizes that they went without a wage increase for three years. Dave Minshall
deal might ready supposed systems understand whatever
We want them to be ready for whatever they might have to deal with on that first flight; to understand what to do if some of the systems don't do what they're supposed to. Jim Smith
dealing hierarchy might military properly
We want to set this up properly because we are dealing with a military hierarchy and I might set it up wrongly. Michael Defensor
deal opportunity positives sanctions ten tournament understanding
The positives are closure. We're going into the Big Ten tournament and we want our student-athletes to have the opportunity to participate in this tournament understanding there won't be any sanctions they have to deal with. ... They can play without that stress. Gene Smith
deal egyptian palate pleasures strangle whom
The pleasures of the palate deal with us like the Egyptian thieves, who strangle those whom they embrace. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
deal earn employees exemplary great hard hard-work honor proud represents salute share team work
We are proud to earn this award. It represents a great deal of hard work for us, for our suppliers and for their suppliers. We salute our team of exemplary employees and suppliers, and share this honor with them. Steve Perkins
deal later super
We started the deal and here they are 30-years later in the Super Bowl. Rolly Woolsey
deals people valuable
There are some deals to be made right now. Some people don't want to rebuild. And they don't want the headaches. But it's not as valuable as it will be in the future. Craig Brown
multiple revise watching
Watching big-name high-techs revise down multiple times is very discouraging, Yoshihisa Okamoto
multiple zone
We're going to play a lot of man-to-man coverage. We're also going to play some zone as well. We just want to give him multiple looks. Dean Fabrizio
multiple vision
When we first started, we went through multiple ideas. We thought we had a vision of what we wanted to do. Jonathan Lee
multiple-choice choices tests
When I am given a multiple choice test I choose not to take it. Demetri Martin
multiple tv
To play different characters on a TV show where you're working every day, playing multiple characters every day, it's so ridiculously intense. Michiel Huisman
multiple works
I think everyone in Hollywood works on multiple things because you never know what's going to happen with your projects. Carlton Cuse
multiple powerful swings
(Mitchell) is very athletic, so she can play multiple positions. She swings a powerful bat. Kim Maher
multiple record sources verify
Get in the habit of vetting your research as you go - particularly research conducted online. Verify facts from multiple reputable sources before you record them. Gayle Lynds
multiple series
I fought to make a multiple series commitment with John Wells. Warren Littlefield
numbers endurance vices
The martyrs to vice far exceed the martyrs to virtue, both in endurance and in number. Charles Caleb Colton
numbers sides smallest
The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands. Charles Simmons
numbers mind neurons
In the human mind, the number of possible connections that can be made between neurons greatly exceeds the number of atoms in the universe. Alan Moore
numbers needs credit
The economy is turning, and credit comes in with a lag, .. To the extent that a number of small firms are finding it difficult to get the credit they need at a price they can afford, that's likely to change for the better. Alan Greenspan
numbers clouds united-states
Although the outlook is clouded by a number of uncertainties, the central tendencies of the projections .. imply continued good economic performance in the United States. Alan Greenspan
numbers generations todays-generation
The number one problem in today's generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy. Alan Greenspan
numbers people problem
I have had some problems because the French don't like people to have success, they don't like the number one. Alain Prost
numbers generations christianity
In every generation the number of the righteous is small. Be sure you are among them. Aiden Wilson Tozer
numbers alternatives grit
You just have to stand and grit your teeth and know your poll numbers are going to go down - and mine have - but you gotta grit through it because the alternative is unacceptable. Chris Christie
offering flames wind
Without the Spirit of God we can do nothing. We are as ships without wind or chariots without steeds. Like branches without sap, we are withered. Like coals without fire, we are useless. As an offering without the sacrificial flame, we are unaccepted. Charles Spurgeon
offering errors judging
Save me from the error of judging a church by its size, popularity or the amount of its yearly offerings. Aiden Wilson Tozer
offering giving offering-to-god
We ought not to be looking for a place to hide, but a place to give ourselves as an offering to God. Aiden Wilson Tozer
offering care return
By offering individuals ownership and control of their health care coverage, we return control to the patients; and that is exactly where it should be. Chris Chocola
offering media ideas
Being overseas at the time it all kind of happened was perfect because I had no idea that it was going to attract so much media attention and provoke these lovely people calling in and offering up their opinions and advice. Cathy Freeman
offering tickets
We started by offering tickets to evacuees in the Starkville motels. We thought we would give out about 200 or so. Larry Templeton
offering yankees guy
One of the best things about being a Yankee is that you have guys like Whitey Ford, Phil Rizzuto, Ron Guidry and Reggie Jackson wandering around the locker room offering you advice. Derek Jeter
offering perfect culture
No place is perfect, but I admire Oahu for its offering of the tropical and the urban, and then its Asian-inflected culture and cuisines. Chang-Rae Lee
offering order television
If we were built, what were we built for? ... Why do we have this amazing collection of sinews, senses, and sensibilities? Were we really designed in order to recline on the couch, extending our wrists perpendicular to the floor so we can flick through the television's offerings? Were we really designed in order to shop some more so the economy can grow some more? Or were we designed to experience the great epiphanies that come from contact with each other and with the natural world? Bill McKibben
pleases troubles whatever
I am but one of you; whatever troubles you, troubles me; whatever pleases you, pleases me. King Fahd
pleases
If what I say or what I do affects others who look up to me as a role model, that pleases me so much. Paula Creamer
pleases
That which pleases His Will has come to pass; no one else can do anything. Atharva Veda
pleases serve stand task true worthless
Some stand and serve You; without the Name, nothing else pleases them. Any other task would be worthless to them - You have enjoined them to Your True Service. Granth Sahib
reducing sentences
'Getting smart on crime' does not mean reducing sentences or punishments for crimes. Kamala Harris
remotely scale
are not remotely on the same scale as the U.S.. Robin Oakley
remotely
I never did that. I don't think I did anything remotely like that. Jeffrey Skilling
remote stay
It is very remote it will rain. Most of it will stay north. Stan Wasowski
remote
There's a lot of use in more remote areas. Lynette Willie
sheet starts
When plywood starts to go up to $23 a sheet ... that's a lot of dollars. Jeff Davidson
sheets
We put up sheets here so they can have their privacy, Michael Allen
sheets shoes wear
It is better to wear out one's shoes than one's sheets Italian Proverb
sheets side
We have the sheets where you can see on each side of her where it spilled over. The sheets were a maroon color, so it's real obvious. Debra Moore
sheets spread word
They started out in a world of spread sheets and word processors, Roger McNamee
sheets sign somehow
I used to sign vouchers and sign-out sheets with 'Alexandra Dee.' Somehow it stuck. Sandra Dee
sheets our-family silk
We never had any silk sheets in our family... Jimmy Hoffa
sheets
I love crispy, cool sheets. Ryan Murphy
sheet-music sheets i-can
I can't read sheet music, I have to just listen to it, and then just go for it. Scott Weiland
small-business enjoy taxes
The marginal tax rate for high income earners is going up. Small businesses are no longer enjoying some of the exemption from payroll tax. Now there will be carbon taxes. Chris Alexander
small-numbers community energy
Despite the international scientific community's consensus on climate change, a small number of critics continue to deny that climate change exists or that humans are causing it. Widely known as climate change "skeptics" or "deniers," these individuals are generally not climate scientists and do not debate the science with the climate scientists... David Suzuki
small-details details add
It takes 500 small details to add up to one favorable impression. Cary Grant
small-acts millions
A small act is worth a million thoughts. Ai Weiwei
smallness
I've not conducted my life in the service of smallness. Barry Diller
small-acts bless acts-of-service
Often small acts of service are all that is required to lift and bless another. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
small-objects hands eggs
There was a feeling, not sudden, but complete, as though I had been given a small object to hold unseen in my hands. Precious as opal, smooth as jade, weighty as a river stone, more fragile than a bird's egg. Infinitely still, live as the root of Creation. Not a gift, but a trust. Fiercely to cherish, softly to guard. The words spoke themselves and disappeared into the groined shadows of the roof. Diana Gabaldon
small-changes lasting-change healthy
It's the fact that no matter how bad it's gotten, the body wants to be healthy. The body wants to bounce back. When you do these changes, you do these small changes every single day, and you trust the process of what you're doing. You really do make lasting changes onto your body. Bob Harper
small stuff turned
When we were younger, you know, small stuff was small stuff. But we turned it into big stuff. It's just part of being young. Nikki Sixx
track signals familiar
How can I ever hope to communicate something to you unless I get signals back from you that I'm on the right track or that I've started at some place that you're familiar with? Alan Alda
track figures crosses
But no, we cross, crisscross, and recross our old tracks like figure skaters. David Mitchell
track racing special
Its always a little different, racing on your hometown track. It makes it more special. Buddy Rice
track together different
I like to piece together different guitarists, unlikely bedfellows. You have Jonny Greenwood playing next to Nile Rodgers on the same track, so it becomes like an orchestra of sounds. Bryan Ferry
track enjoy
I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially. Carl Lewis
track income needs
You need a very good financial person to keep you honest, and to keep track of income and outgo. Bill Kurtis
track railroads green
I started composting in 1970 by taking my food scraps out behind where I lived and burying them in a hole next to the railroad tracks - and green things started to grow there! Ed Begley, Jr.
track albums easier
It is definitely much easier to feel that an album is disposable - to dismiss an album or delete the tracks you don't like or to just throw it into shuffle or whatever. Ed Droste
track long desire
So long as your desire to explore is greater than your desire to not screw up, you're on the right track. Ed Helms
winter darkness scrooge
Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it. Charles Dickens
winter age lapland
Cheerfulness ought to be the viaticum vitae of their life to the old; age without cheerfulness is a Lapland winter without a sun. Charles Caleb Colton
winning race looks
If we look backwards to antiquity it should be as those that are winning a race. Charles Caleb Colton
wine order water
In order to try whether a vessel be leaky, we first prove it with water before we trust it with wine. Charles Caleb Colton
wings gone originality
All the poets are indebted more or less to those who have gone before them; even Homer's originality has been questioned, and Virgil owes almost as much to Theocritus, in his Pastorals, as to Homer, in his Heroics; and if our own countryman, Milton, has soared above both Homer and Virgil, it is because he has stolen some feathers from their wings. Charles Caleb Colton
wind literature wave
Commerce flourishes by circumstances, precarious, transitory, contingent, almost as the winds and waves that bring it to our shores. Charles Caleb Colton
wind fire tale-of-two-cities
Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop," returned madame; "but don't tell me. Charles Dickens
winning race obstacles
Ride on! Ride on over all obstacles and win the race. Charles Dickens
wine paris six
Along the Paris streets, the death-carts rumble, hollow and harsh. Six tumbrils carry the day's wine to La Guillotine. Charles Dickens