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american-journalist government louse man
We are a government of laws. Any laws some government hack can find to louse up a man who's down. Murray Kempton
american-journalist until
I didn't know how much I cared about having a woman on the court until the day there was a woman on the court. Nina Totenberg
american-journalist good people wants
Well no administration ever wants an independent overseer, and there are very good career people who are in charge of this investigation, but it could get hairy. Nina Totenberg
american-journalist blank blood drops form paper sheet stare until
Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. Gene Fowler
american-journalist blank blood drops form paper sheet sit staring until
Writing is easy. All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead. Gene Fowler
american-journalist change
Working on the film really made me confront my opinions about change and gentrification. Jim McKay
american-journalist basically joe likes
We're basically after Joe's beer money, and Joe likes his beer, so you better make sure that what you give him is at least as pleasurable to him as having his six-pack of beer would be. Jerry Pournelle
american-journalist
I'm a little bit to the left of things anyway. Nina Blackwood
american-journalist entertainment paul worked
When I worked for Entertainment Tonight I got to emcee Paul McCartney's press conference. Nina Blackwood
class two people
Mr Jarndyce, and prevented his going any farther, when he had remarked that there were two classes of charitable people: one, the people who did a little and made a great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all. Charles Dickens
class words-of-wisdom success-of-others
The worst class of sum worked in the every-day world is cyphered by the diseased arithmeticians who are always in the rule of Subtraction as to the merits and successes of others, and never in Addition as to their own. Charles Dickens
class safety age
Though we are perpetually bragging of it [the middle class] as our safety, it is nothing but a poor fringe on the mantle of the upper class. Charles Dickens
class citizens degradation
The American elite is almost beyond redemption. . . . Moral relativism has set in so deeply that the gilded classes have become incapable of discerning right from wrong. Everything can be explained away, especially by journalists. Life is one great moral mush--sophistry washed down with Chardonnay. The ordinary citizens, thank goodness, still adhere to absolutes.... It is they who have saved the republic from creeping degradation while their 'betters' were derelict. Charles Dickens
class homicide one-thing
When one thing takes another away, what do we call that?” she asked my class. “Homicide!” I called out Chris Colfer
class two people
There are two distinctive classes of people today, those who have personal computers, and those who have several thousand extra dollars apiece. Dave Barry
class people behaviour
Whatever people may say, the fastidious formal manner of the upper classes is preferable to the slovenly easygoing behaviour of the common middle class. In moments of crisis, the former know how to act, the latter become uncouth brutes. Cesare Pavese
class black why-not
Why not exploit, enslave, or exterminate a class that everybody is taught to regard as inferior? Carter G. Woodson
class white benefits
I regard affirmative action as pernicious-a system that had wonderful ideals when it started but was almost immediately abused for the benefit of white middle-class women. Camille Paglia
expected further guards played positive since team
The positive was our team play was further ahead. I thought our guards played the way they should have. They played like I expected since they're the veterans. Jeff Mittie
expected
We're in a win-win situation. If we lose, we've still done more than we expected in our first year. Paul James
expected factory gates generation happier hated left life occurred walked work
Our grandparents' generation never expected too much out of life and, paradoxically, were happier for it. It never occurred to my granddad that he would enjoy work. He hated it from the day he walked through the factory gates at 14 to when he left at 65. Mark Barrowcliffe
expected good program strong
Wayland has a strong program so I expected this to be a good game. Kelly Trahon
expected koreans olympics skating time
When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. Kim Yuna
expected fallen great growth number sales taxes
We're doing great on growth on sales taxes so far. We expected this number to fall, but it hasn't fallen yet. Greg Albrecht
expected hard paid people team tried
We're a young team and not too many people expected much out of us. We tried to go out there and play hard every day and it paid off. Russell Robinson
expected poverty recession three trouble
Three years after a recession we're still having trouble getting into a recovery. I would have expected poverty to go down. Ron Haskins
expected
We know what's expected of us, and we know what we need to do. We don't want to end up like two years ago. Jeremy Mincey
practicals
I'm practical. I see something, and I do it. China Machado
practical
She would not sugarcoat it for you. It was always very practical and real-world. Holly Tachovsky
practicals practical-life compelled
In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth. Baruch Spinoza
practical present sell town
What we need to do is sell this idea (to the town). It's not going to sell as a 'Save the Church' (proposal). The way we need to present it to the town is to find a sensible, practical use for this structure. Bruce Graham
practical sports
But as a practical matter, Detroit's the sports city in the country. Rick Snyder
practical
From a practical standpoint, most Americans don't live there. John Taylor
practical situations wisdom
Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them. Barry Schwartz
practical sing song
My mother and father come from that post-Depression, middle-of-World-War -I kind of thinking that says, 'Find a practical job. You know what I mean, Mr. Big Shot? So, you can sing a song ...' Al Jarreau
practical time
Theoretically, they still have time to do it, but from a practical standpoint, I don't think they are going to let it happen. Paul Hubbert
required time
Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity. Asia Argento
required situation structural
We are not in a situation where we are required by desperation to make structural changes. Marilyn Moon
required research statement
When you research companies, they now have a statement on Y2K compliance, which they are required to give you, Ronald Hill
required
We are required to do it. We have to do it. Bruce Douglas
required
To Confucius, harmony was consensus, not conformity. It required loyal opposition. Evan Osnos
required vacuum
Teenagers who are never required to vacuum are living in one. Fred G. Gosman
required
I hadn't done much rapping in a while. I really wasn't sure I was going to do that any more. For a couple years I thought I was done with that. It wasn't really required of me. Beck
required
It required us to put on more workers. Leo Kipfstuhl
required terms
In this industry, it's required of us to be best-of-breed in terms of operational efficiency. William Amelio
seems interfere
Work doesn't seem to interfere with my life. I have time for everything, even time to be alone. Carolina Herrera
seems situation stop trying
We're in a situation where we just can't stop the bleeding. We keep trying to put band-aids on the wound, but nothing seems to help. John Sacchi
seems work
When you stop thinking about something, the idea comes to you. It seems to work. Jim Rash
seems
We're going to do what we've been doing all year. It seems to be working fine. Nicole Piggott
seems commonplace
Anything seems commonplace, once explained. Arthur Conan Doyle
seems
I do feel as if... Look, I think I'm a very kind of ordinary person, and it seems to me that things that are of interest to me will probably be of interest to other people. I'm not exceptional; I don't have exceptional thoughts. Kate Grenville
seems worlds
It seems like there are two worlds out there - one that has revolved around 'Breaking Bad,' and then the one that I've been in, which just kind of observes it from afar. Todd Rundgren
seems
There's something about [cyclically] doing something over and over and over that seems to be particularly demotivating. Dan Ariely
seems ifs
I have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago. Ben Stein
students sometimes poet
There's been no poet, no great poet in the history of poetry who hasn't also been a great reader of poetry. This is sometimes distressing to my students when I tell them this. Edward Hirsch
students
I've always loved being a student. Elizabeth Olsen
students hard
It's very hard to remain a student in life. Carol Kane
students significant aids
I voted for the Deficit Reduction Package with significant heartburn over the student aid provisions. Bob Inglis
students
We're going to take a look at all the qualifications that all of the students bring. Paul Kohn
students three year
Three years ago, I had 18 students, ... and this year I have 44. Steve Gray
students wonder enough
One wonders at the docility of the students who evidently must be satisfied enough with the credentials to be uncaring about the lack of education. Jane Jacobs
students impossible affair
To the stern student of affairs, Beirut is a phenomenon, beguiling perhaps, but quite, quite impossible. Jan Morris
students unhappy
There are unhappy parents, students and staff. The only ones who are happy are the administration. Carmen Davis
tested knows capable
None of us can know what we are capable of until we are tested. Elizabeth Blackwell
tested
If anything has tested us this year, it's been a big team. Steve Segadelli
tested
He has not tested because of the rain. Luca Colajanni
tested
I got tested a little bit. I'm still a little sore. Alex Rodriguez
tested
We just weren't tested the way we have been in the past. Dave McGillivray
tested
The athletes, to my knowledge, have been tested before they left. Arne Ljungqvist
tested
They tested us in the 40 (Monday). They had me at 4.33 seconds. Andre Hall
tested
It's been tested here and we know we can do it. Bill Dwyer
tested understanding
This understanding will be tested in the upcoming months. Serge Brammertz