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We want to take a break. I just want to take a vacation. Maybe it's time for new and fresh ideas. We'll remain active with the society, but we want to have less responsibility in the operations. Frank Sipkovsky
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We want to see our Dublin students become entrepreneurs, to be the creators and innovators we know they can be. Giving them this active experience will hopefully encourage them to keep dreaming and remembering that they can take any idea, build on it, and make it work.
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The performance features are standard stability control and anti-lock brakes. And because the vehicle is based on a commercially available model, other features like active cruise control can easily be added.
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The percentage of customers who say they are actively looking to replace Microsoft has gone up. When it comes down to it, some people aren't going to be able to do it (migrate off of Windows and Office). But where Microsoft can be replaced, it's become a real fashionable thing to do.
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We appreciate the concerns for adequate downtown parking. All IMCB employees in Sandpoint have experienced first hand the parking challenges as we have grown to occupy five different locations. Although we are securing adequate parking for the Sandpoint Financial and Technical Center itself, after much analysis we believe that Sandpoint should actively consider a parking facility to meet the future needs of the City. Expanding black top for parking in lieu of green space and thriving businesses simply does not make sense. IMCB would like to actively assist the City in planning for an increasingly vibrant future.
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We are looking to an active turnaround season because of all of the deferrals from the fall. Refineries that planned to upgrade facilities put them off because of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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We believe that the completion techniques that further improved our drilling economics in Johnson County can be applied to our acreage in the western counties where we have seen improved drilling results over the past three months. This provides the assurance to actively pursue development in these areas.
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I've learned over the years that the best way to develop as an artist is to make things. So I tell young artists it's not enough to be an actor anymore, you have to be a filmmaker/writer/director. There's no excuse for waiting around for a job. You have to be active and make things. Liane Balaban
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One thing Republican leaders, regardless of whether they love us or they hate us, have got to understand is there's no way in hell there will ever be another Republican president without the active engagement of the Tea Party masses and support of the Tea Party masses. Niger Innis
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until an application is derived that adds true value and intrigue to this product.
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We are pleased to retain the excellent technical expertise of Don Foot in a position of responsibility and impact. At this point in the development of our Comstock/Mountain Lion iron project and the ongoing work at the Western Utah copper project, their background and technical expertise will be invaluable to us. Likewise, Dr. Nelson adds a tremendous dimension of knowledge and technical capability to our board of directors.
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We are pleased to be leaders in this effort among U.S. companies. Our entire management team considers diversity a business imperative, and our commitment to diversity -- besides being the right thing to do -- adds value to our company and our communities.
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We're in a slower-growth environment and as Larry said, if you can get 10 percent growth from organic growth and 10 percent from acquisition, it adds cash and adds earnings. That's as long as they can make the integration work. Chuck Jones
adds eight longer papers teach time work
When you teach the way we do, you need some time off. The work day is longer than eight hours, and it's not just grading papers that adds to the time.
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Whether the recovery from Katrina adds to demand for construction materials depends on the types and speed of rebuilding in damaged areas.
adds
When it all adds up together, you can really have a disaster.
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When we discuss aqueous solutions of substances which do not contain hydroxyl, it is simplest to define a base as a substance which adds hydrogen ion.
adds fun great hear three
What a great atmosphere. Three years ago, you could hear each other on the bench. It's a lot different now. It's a lot of fun and it adds a lot for the kids.
diverse humans models
Fortunately, human beings are remarkably diverse models to work from David Brin
diverse growing huge influenced love taking
I'm into Incubus. Growing up, I was a huge Taking Back Sunday fan. I'm still a fan, but I don't listen as much as I used to. When I was 13 or 14, I started getting into emo-pop-rock, so that influenced me. I also love Drake... I have a pretty diverse collection. Kendall Schmidt
diverse dozen good heavy rock
Like all of our records, good or bad, it's a diverse kind of record. It's not a heavy hit-you-over-the-head rock record. It's a dozen good songs. Rick Nielsen
diverse people planet relate
I have a pretty diverse audience, and that makes me happy - laughter is universal, and I don't differentiate between people at all. Why should I? People are people. There's no reason why one person can't relate to any other person on this planet in some way or another. Tracy Morgan
diverse exploring
Exploring an ever-expanding world of diverse cultures and beliefs is at the very heart of the 'Dragonships' series. Tracy Hickman
diverse results state
We live in a diverse nation, but it isn't that diverse. If any one state showed results so dramatically different from the results in each of the other 50 states, the likeliest explanation would be that someone had tampered with the polls. Timothy Noah
diverse interested programs since students
Since we have such a diverse population, we need diverse programs to keep students interested and keep them in school.
diverse looking options
We're a pretty diverse group. There are a lot of options for Joe. That's what they were looking for and it makes a lot of sense. Ron Villone
diverse fact needs
The fact is, our sport is not as diverse as it needs to be. Jeff Burton
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What the president is insisting upon are not new ideas, ... Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer. Bob Graham
edition eminent good magna published scholarly text william
The first scholarly edition of Magna Carta was published by the eminent jurist William Blackstone. It was not an easy task. There was no good text available. Noam Chomsky
edition gucci worked
My company Independent Ideas worked with Gucci on a special edition Fiat 500. Lapo Elkann
edition editors paper since sold streets wire york
I have been a journalist, off and on, since I was 17. I was a copy boy for the 'New York Times,' when it had an edition in Paris, in 1963. I sold the paper in the streets by day and tore wire copy off the tele-printer for the editors making up the edition by night. Michael Ignatieff
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Gettysburg and Stories of Valor Public Television Edition Keith Carradine
edition favourite love paul signed time
I'd love a signed first edition of 'City of Glass' by Paul Auster. My favourite book of all time. Steven Hall
edition explorer program range wide
The Explorer edition of Glass wasn't for everyone, but the Explorer program pushed us to find a wide range of near-term applications and uses for something like Glass.
edition fund funding future given hope secure special university year
This year we were given a one-time fund for this special edition of Engage. We hope to secure funding from the university for a future publications. Andrea Gibson
edition late wolf
It doesn't look this way, ... Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.
embraced people surround turned
Where some people were bemoaning some of these things that surround the program, I think he has embraced them and turned them into positives. Pat Haden
embraced foster girls
Luckily, our girls have embraced foster care. They like new people.
embraced expected families knew medical pay responsibility separate tricky
When Demetrie got sick, we knew it was our responsibility to take care of her and pay her medical bills. And we embraced that. But the tricky part is, like so many families in the South, we also expected her to use a separate bathroom, to use separate utensils. Kathryn Stockett
embraced faculty hope profound whether
We're an institution that never has really embraced its history. We hope that everyone, whether it's students, faculty or alumni, will come away from this with a sense that this is an institution with a pretty profound history.
embraced man marketing mention messages pushed reaction straight ultimately
There is a straight (heterosexual) man who embraced a mention of femininity. He responded to those marketing messages but ultimately had a reaction that's pushed him back to traditional masculinity.
embraced mark team week
We set the 20-win mark a week or so ago, and we can still make it if we play well down the stretch. The team has embraced the idea.
embraced people thank
She was just very supportive, and I thank her for that. I know a lot of people think it would have been bitter. It wasn't. She embraced me, and we cried, and she was very nice.
embraced maybe minority
Maybe because snowboarding used to be a minority sport, it embraced all kinds.
embraced england fact
The fact that England has embraced me as one of its own is really cool, Quentin Tarantino
environment progressive grew
I will say that the environment I grew up in was not the most progressive. Alan Ball
environmental dollars protection
Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile. David Suzuki
environment
We all live downstream
environmental body embedded
Each of us now has 2.27 kg (5 lbs) of plastic embedded in our bodies.
environmental cost lines
The fact of the matter is that today, stuff-selling mega-corporations have a huge influence on our daily lives. And because of the competitive nature of our global economy, these corporations are generally only concerned with one thing - the bottom line. That is, maximising profit, regardless of the social or environmental costs.
environmental waste recycled
In nature there is no such thing as waste. In nature nothing is wasted; everything is recycled.
environmental garbage worn
There is no place where we can safely store worn-out reactors or their garbage. No place! David R. Brower
environmental wrecks energy
It seems that every time mankind is given a lot of energy, we go out and wreck something with it.
environment finite growth unlimited
Unlimited growth in a finite environment is impossible.
factors politics race religion seem
There are two factors in American politics that may seem strange to Europeans: race and religion. P. J. O'Rourke
factors great overcome work
there are times when even great work is not enough to overcome other factors that destabilize a relationship.
factors looking lots
We're looking at it and there are lots of factors you have to consider.
factors good
There are a lot of good factors out there.
factors
There are a lot of factors when it's been raining. You have to be a little cautious. Travis Buck
factors
There are a lot of factors to that. John Tait
factors
There are a lot of factors that already established suppliers would have to take into consideration. Kimberly Johnson
factors negatively past sales year
Many of the factors that have negatively impacted sales over the past year are lessening.
factors likely outright per prevent remain several spending unit
Several factors should prevent an outright decline, as spending per unit will likely remain strong.
forming government proceed
We want the negotiations on forming a new government to proceed quickly. Matthias Platzeck
formal terrible settings
I'd make a terrible practitioner of any religion in any formal setting. David Knopfler
form novel mediums
The novel has always been the form that incorporates other forms. For me, it has always been the ultimate medium. Chad Harbach
form disguise behinds
Lifelessness is only a disguise behind which hide unknown forms of life. Bruno Schulz
form good including lump magical neutrality tolerate toward
We can no more tolerate neutrality and benevolence toward every conceivable form of discourse, including that of magical thinking, than we can lump together executioner and victim, good and evil. Michel Onfray
form protesting
We are protesting a new form of dictatorship and authoritarianism. Abhisit Vejjajiva
form forward great looking moment
We're in great form at the moment and looking forward to every match. Alex Ferguson
form rapper whatever whereas
I'm an entertainer, so in whatever form I entertain... The thing about being a rapper is that you have more control over your form, whereas with acting you have to compromise a lot. Method Man
formed studios
I think the big studios shaped and formed the artists that they put under contract. Nicolas Roeg
growing-up women thinking
... the woman who grows up with the idea that she is simply to be an amiable animal, to be caressed and coaxed, is invariably a bitterly disappointed woman. A game of chess will cure such a conceit forever. The woman that knows the most, thinks the most, feels the most, is the most. Intellectual affection is the only lasting love. Love that has a game of chess in it can checkmate any man and solve the problem of life. Charles Dickens
growing-up people needs
Many people never grow up. They stay all their lives with a passionate need for external authority and guidance, pretending not to trust their own judgment. Alan Watts
growing-up book comic
I didn't really grow up a comic book fanatic. Alan Ritchson
growing late critique
A lot of the critique of our growing mechanization was actually at its strongest, and arguably at its most perceptive, during the late '60s. Alan Moore
growing bigs distrust
There's been a growing dissatisfaction and distrust with the conventional publishing industry, in that you tend to have a lot of formerly reputable imprints now owned by big conglomerates.
growing-up school boys
Growing up in the Boroughs, I thought I must be the cleverest boy in the world, an illusion that I was able to maintain until I got to the grammar school.
growing-up hands world
A world grows up around me. Am I shaping it, or do its predetermined contours guide my hand?
growing-up tired talking
Growing up in a Canadian household that was more British than Big Ben, I dreamed of flying to England myself and visiting the places my family never tired of talking about. I always woke up before the plane landed. Alan Bradley
growing middle standing-still
Either you're growing or you're decaying; there's no middle ground. If you're standing still, you're decaying. Alan Arkin
healthcare debate easy
It's easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate. Carl Hiaasen
healthcare coverage
I am all for using business - public and private - to expand healthcare coverage. Bob McDonnell
healthcare including parenthood planned poor provides services women
While Planned Parenthood provides abortions at some of their clinics, it also provides healthcare services for poor women, including checkups, mammograms, cervical cancer screenings and contraceptives. Juan Williams
healthcare cigarette fried-food
Now that healthcare is guaranteed, I'm frying everything I eat. Fried food and cigarettes. Craig Ferguson
healthcare looking time
Because of the long-term complications of cocaine use, we are looking at a healthcare time bomb, O. Henry
healthcare kind wanted
I always kind of wanted to go into healthcare. Ann Marie Buerkle
healthcare horror shows
Our healthcare is a horror show. Donald Trump
healthcare plan time
He has misrepresented my healthcare plan time after time after time, and I called him on it, Bill Bradley
healthcare healthy numbers provide stay
We really need them to stay there because the numbers over there are ridiculous. It's important that they stay healthy to provide healthcare there.
lines
You are in every line I have ever read.
lines forget-you gremlins
I get stage fright and gremlins in my head saying: 'You're going to forget your lines'. Alan Rickman
lines born guinness
f they'd been working with Alec Guinness, for instance, they wouldn't have known they were born if they'd not towed the line! Alan Bennett
lines hobbies mental-illness
There is a very fine line between hobby and mental illness. Dave Barry
lines credit my-family
I fully credit my family for keeping me grounded and for putting me back in line whenever necessary. Camilla Belle
line power
The power line was burning, but they got over to it and got it put out.
line northwest offers possible reason whatever
The reason for that is if there is a strike, you want to be 1st in line to take whatever Northwest offers as a possible option.
lines number reverse spoke swing
We spoke about a number of things from conventional swing to reverse swing and different lines and lengths. Brett Lee
line offense scoring survive
We're not going to survive with one line scoring goals. We need to get offense from other places.
microsoft obvious point
We are at the point where all the obvious things we tell Microsoft to do, they already do it.
microsoft prices
Where there's competition, Microsoft prices aggressively and competitively; where there isn't, Microsoft doesn't.
microsoft window
Microsoft unapologetically will make sure ActiveX works best on Windows Bob Muglia
microsoft pure technical win
From a pure technical standpoint, it does look like Microsoft may win this one, Steve Case
microsoft perspective
From my perspective, what Microsoft is doing is right on target.
microsoft beef source
Let me be clear - Microsoft has no beef with open source. Craig Mundie
microsoft quagmire hubris
MSN became a quagmire, partly because of Microsoft's hubris.
microsoft needs
The only thing I think really needs to be addressed by Microsoft is biometrics. Jeff Cohen
microsoft next search test whether
The real test for Microsoft is whether it can take search to the next level.
pc xbox
The PC and the Xbox are very complementary, Bill Gates
pc people respectful unanimity whom
What we need to do in this PC world is forget about unanimity of speech and unanimity of thought and we need to concentrate on being respectful of those people with whom we disagree. Ben Carson
pc tool valuable
No one should underestimate the PC and what a valuable tool it has become,
pcs quite
H-P is probably quite worried, not just about PCs and servers but what Dell will do in printers, particularly in cartridges.
pcs value
We see that value PCs are a real part of the business, not just an aberration, Paul Otellini
pcs ran time
I used to build my own PCs... and actually had one of the first water-cooled, overclocked PCs around. I ran it at over 4Ghz, and this was back in 2001... but alas, I do not have the time for that fun anymore. Brian Krzanich
pcs
Computing is a big segment. It's more than just mobile devices or PCs and laptops.
pcs
I think there are a lot of PCs that should be recycled. Phil Schiller
pc player theft version vice windows
Many a PC player is salivating over the Windows version of 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City,' the best-selling and controversial action/adventure game.
popularity elusive
What point was there in pursuing an ever-elusive popularity?
popularity result seeing wearing
What we're seeing is a result of Koizumi's diminishing popularity -- the 'Koizumi effect' is wearing off.
popularity please ifs
There must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained, it is certainly enjoyed. Baltasar Gracian
popularity
I think musicians and actors have all these problems, because of the popularity and the opportunity. Ravi Shankar
popularity contests popularity-contest
The presidency is more than a popularity contest. Al Gore
popularity
The actor's popularity is evanescent; applauded today, forgotten tomorrow. Harrison Ford
popularity
Popularity has everything to do with business and nothing to do with music. Donald Fagen
popularity simply tried
He never put on airs. He never tried to outdo anybody. Because of that, his popularity simply grew,
popularity
Popularity is very inconsistent. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. It usually just comes in waves. Mia Wasikowska
productive-work people mud
I hope I don't sound like an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud, but when I hear about people making vast fortunes without doing any productive work or contributing anything to society, my reaction is: “How can I get in on that?
products quarter talked
There are some big inventories out there. The new products that they have talked about aren't out for another quarter or so. So it's probably going to be more of the same for some time.
products
It is necessary that I am viewed as a product. I am a product. Ayumi Hamasaki
production
We're getting production from different people. They're working well as a team.
product ready search serious
We're ready to compete. We're very serious about this. Search evolves. We have a product that I think is part of that. Barry Diller
products putting quality shelves sure
We want to make sure we're only putting safe, quality products on our shelves for our customers.
product
The product is out there. It's not necessarily right, and it's not necessarily wrong. It's just the idea that was generated. Matt Flynn
production recording step
The production and recording is a big step up.
productive-life people good-relationship
Psychology, unlike chemistry, unlike algebra, unlike literature, is an owner's manual for your own mind. It's a guide to life. What could be more important than grounding young people in the scientific information that they need to live happy, healthy, productive lives? To have good relationships? Daniel Goldstein
provides recognize turn turned vehicle
When you turn it on, it will recognize that that vehicle turned it on - date, time, everything. It essentially provides accountability.
provides release released sure
If this provides them with a justification to release Jill, that would be wonderful, but we are not sure it will. We just want her released by any means.
provides room science unlimited
Magic provides a way of still having room for possibilities, an unlimited sense of what the world offers. Magic is always there when science is found wanting. Deborah Harkness
provides win
It is huge. Another win provides more motivation. We'll keep going.
provides quarter work
Flintshire provides one quarter of Chester hospitals' work - look at an atlas.
provides
Dick Clarke, in his own words, provides a point-by-point rebuttal of what he now asserts. This shatters the cornerstone of Mr. Clarke's assertions." () Scott McClellan
provides publishing talked
They had talked about that possibility. Between publishing and broadcasting and interactive, that provides them with enough to do. James Goss
provides spears struggling
Spears provides inspiration for those struggling with the right choice.
provides quick tips
What this provides us is a quick turnaround. We get there, we get to go do the tips on the show, and we come back tomorrow.
reliable states strategic united
The United States is a key ally, a strategic partner, and a reliable friend of the Philippines. Benigno Aquino III
reliable searching technology weather
We've been searching for reliable weather technology for some time.
reliable rely
They are proven. They rely on reliable equipment.
screens switched work
We made a little adjustment. We switched off on screens on him. We made him work for all his shots.
screens setting shot work
We have to work on moving, setting screens and shot selection.
screens
We are even better looking on the small screen Jerry Stiller
screens
I've never been afraid to be who I really am on screen. Halle Berry
screens seen stop
Everything they did I had seen on film. One of the screens was new. But they didn't have to do anything different because we didn't stop what they had been doing.
screens
I've never played anyone but myself on screen. Glenn Ford
screens
They want us on 2,000 screens right away.
screens percent written
Probably 95 percent of the things that are written never get on the screen. Joseph Wambaugh
screens knows hostile
I know whenever it comes to be really dysfunctional and vile and base and hostile on screen, I'm good at that. Werner Herzog
stable
He is still under our observation. But he is still stable and still in hospital.
stable
Financially, we're more stable than we've been in many, many years.
stable
You get a reputation for stability if you are stable for years. Mark Zuckerberg
stable
When the steede is stolne, shut the stable durre. John Heywood
stable
It's been stable since. We've had no issues.
stable
It's not critical. It's not serious. It's just stable at this time.
tablets
In this new world, with smartphones and tablets and cloud computing, things are moving around fast. Hector Ruiz
tablets moral form
Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form. Christopher Hitchens
tablets malaria alternatives
I don't get inoculations or take anti-malaria tablets when I go abroad; I take the homeopathic alternative, called 'nosodes', and I'm the only one who never goes down with anything. Julia Sawalha
tablets samsung used
I really like using my Samsung (005930:KS) tablet. I previously used the Motorola Xoom for a while and liked that. Larry Page
tablets ends console
What I didn't foresee in 2005 was the rise of the post-PC, which are all these tablets now. These are the things that actually will probably be the end of the consoles. John Romero
tablets devices consumption
We are clearly betting on tablets being both content consumption and production devices. Shantanu Narayen
touched
Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep. Alan Paton
touched everton
Once Everton has touched you nothing will be the same.
touch
When you touch the animal, all you feel is bone.
touched conscience
There is such a thing as a national conscience, and it can be touched. Charles Kuralt
touching fans littles
Then stay with me a little longer,' Madame Olenska said in a low tone, just touching his knee with her plumed fan. It was the lightest touch, but it thrilled him like a caress. Edith Wharton
touching firsts students
Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting. Bob Ross
touching needs may
When preaching and private talk are not available, you need to have a tract ready.Get good striking tracts, or none at all. But a touching gospel tract may be the seed of eternal life. Therefore, do not go out without your tracts. Charles Spurgeon
touch wood
Touch wood there has been no reaction, so we are very hopeful. Mark Hughes
touch
Touch a face. Touch a hand. Say, "This is for you, this is what I want you to wear. Estee Lauder
values
We value some lives more than others. Charlize Theron
values
When you treat your body like a Bentley, you value yourself and you start to look at your body differently. Demi Lovato
value
We know how to value companies. And we go where the value is.
values
Nobody values your time but YOU. Brian Tracy
values
We thought we could get it out before May 1, but because the values for some of the neighborhoods were out of whack, we had to go back and fine-tune those.
value worn
Times have changed. It has already worn out its value, Miriam Santiago
value-systems industry values
I'm very analytical about the industry and I understand that there are value systems, and all sorts of things like that. Adelaide Clemens
values wikileaks
The values of WikiLeaks have been completely overshadowed by Julian Assange.
values
have the same values and the same interests.
vision filmmaker evolve
A Great Movie Evolves when Everybody Has the Same Vision in Their Heads. Alan Parker
vision magic together
When you experience your wisdom and the power of things as they are, together, as one, then you have access to tremendous vision and power in the world. You find that you are inherently connected to your own being. That is discovering magic. Chogyam Trungpa
vision world way
When we clean up after ourselves, we have nothing to blame. When we begin to live our lives in that way, cleaning up after ourselves, what is left is further vision and further openness, which leads to cleaning up the rest of the world.
vision events moments
The event of creation did not take place so many eons ago, astronomically or biologically speaking. Creation is taking place every moment of our lives.
vision looks one-thing
One must look for one thing only, to find many. Cesare Pavese
vision watches hamburgers
I’m not a good faster. My friends have visions of God, I have visions of hamburgers. The only time I watch the Food Channel is when I’m fasting. It’s pitiful. We did a 40 day fast. I bought 29 cookbooks. I don’t cook, but the pictures! I bought a deep-fryer and we don’t eat deep-fried food! Bill Johnson
vision elements replacements
I find in working always the disturbing intrusion of elements not a part of my most interested vision, and the inevitable obliteration and replacement of this vision by the work itself as it proceeds. Edward Hopper
vision literature originality
True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.
vision want true-self
Create a vision of who you want to be, and then live into that picture as if it were already true. Arnold Schwarzenegger
windows yelling
If we are not in each other's suites, we are always yelling out the windows into the courtyard at one another.
windows
Out the end windows of the cafeteria, it's all new,
windows
Did you know that IExist before the earthAnd did you know my eyesAre windows to the world. Damian Marley
windows
A lot of times, those windows can be refurbished.