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blocks folks histories popular scholarly
I don't read many popular histories like the ones I write. The building blocks for my research are scholarly monographs, and the inspiration for my storytelling style are folks like Chekhov. Rick Perlstein
blocking board drawing faking free practice small takes win
We're not doing the small things it takes to win right now. We've got to go back to the drawing board and practice blocking out, faking before we pass, making free throws. Jimmy Collins
blocks followed life series stepping stones stumbling
Life is a series of stepping stones followed with a series of stumbling blocks ....
block defenders defensive ears ends knew last pass passing pin sit year
Last year we had to sit back and pass block on every play because defenders really knew we were a passing team. This year, the defensive ends just can't pin back their ears and come right at us.
block building full last playing year
Last year was a big building block for me, getting back to playing a full schedule.
block island last liberty statue
Last year, some wanted to go to Block Island and the Statue of Liberty.
blocked cars police several streets ton
Several streets had been blocked off and there were a ton of police cars there.
block both instead parties policies protect pursue respect stand
moderates in both parties can do what we've done before: Stand up to block these anti-environmental initiatives and instead pursue policies that protect and respect our environment.
block caused lebanon problems
Mt. Lebanon couldn't block us. That caused them problems.
writing dust skeletons
What is important is the story. Because when we are all dust and teeth and kicked-up bits of skin - when we're dancing with our own skeletons - our words might be all that's left of us. Alexandra Fuller
writing giving people
We need to give out portrayal of ourselves. Every non-Indian writer writes about 1860 to 1890 pretty much, and there is no non-Indian writer that can write movies about contemporary Indians. Only Indians can. Indians are usually romanticized. Non-Indians are totally irrepsonsible with the appropriation of Indians, because any time tou have an Indian in a movie, it's political. They're not used as people, they're used as points. Chris Eyre
writing dust damnation
There is dust enough on some of your Bibles to write 'damnation' with your fingers. Charles Spurgeon
writing tears pockets
A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket. Charles Peguy
writing eight ideas
Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and then Carl sent me about eight scripts and simply I threw my idea out the window because the writing was just so good. Dick Van Dyke
writing sometimes enough
Sometimes you can write a great scene, but when you're actually in a situation and it doesn't work, you have to be flexible enough to make it work for you. Diane Kruger
writing analysis fiction
There's no end to the inventiveness of critics, I tell you. Because they can't write fiction, they put their impulse into their analysis of work. Dennis Potter
writing speech metaphor
The strangest thing that human speech and human writing can do is create a metaphor. That is an amazing leap, is it not?
writing use young
You just don't know writers. They'll use anything, anybody. They'll eat their young.
decision few next serious
make a very serious decision in the next few hours. Robin Cook
decision final resume
make the decision on how to resume with the final procedures. Dennis Ross
decision head
Making the decision now allows Stuart to go out and try to get a head start.
decision learning refusing search wrong
Making a wrong decision is understandable. Refusing to search continually for learning is not.
decision key unity
made the decision that unity is the key to our success. Jim Davies
decision key unity
(Maddox has) made the decision that unity is the key to our success, Bob Graham
decisions knew nice run
Leon made some nice plays. He knew when to run and get the yardage. ... He is making better decisions.
decision entirely left whether
left entirely to me the decision as to whether or not to go on with the tour. Pete Townshend
decision guys hardest leaving
Leaving you guys is the hardest decision we made in our young career. You guys don't need me any more. Nick Holt