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avoided economy illinois last national occurred performance quarter
The performance of the index suggests that Illinois avoided the slowdown of the national economy that occurred in the last quarter of 2005. J. Giertz
avoided huge human
We've always avoided it because of the huge human workload.
avoided confronted crash credit crises dealing due early faced might point potential quite serious street wall
Where the credit is really due is in the early part of Greenspan's tenure: being faced with the aftershocks of the Wall Street crash in 1987 and dealing with that quite well. He confronted some very serious potential crises and got us to a point where we avoided them and are better off than we might have been otherwise.
avoided broader convincing social
I was never a very convincing social conservative, and always avoided associating myself with that part of the broader conservative movement. Niall Ferguson
avoided given good persona picture public recognized understand wanting
After getting recognized in public from my picture on our pretzel bag, I can understand not wanting to be in the public eye. It has given me a public persona I had always avoided as a child. I do it because it's for a good cause. Nell Newman
avoided coach facing game issue
We've avoided the issue as much as we can. It's a big game for us because we are facing Hickman, not coach Riley.
avoided bankrupt fate
We've avoided the fate of other bankrupt carriers. We're still in the game. Julie King
avoided bad damage patient race reputation
We've avoided a race because it is inappropriate, and it may make you make some bad decisions. The damage is not just to the patient but the reputation of the whole field.
avoided focus giving goal second
We lacked focus when giving away the second goal and we could have really avoided conceding the third. Fabio Capello
blessed men miracle
The greatest miracle that the Almighty could perform would be to make a bad man happy, even in heaven; he must unparadise that blessed place to accomplish it. In its primary signification, all vice--that is, all excess--brings its own punishment even here. Charles Caleb Colton
blessed beer bells
Precious to me—it is the Dinner Bell. Oh blessed Bell! Thou bringest beef and beer... Charles Stuart Calverley
blessed eye fire
Blessed are the peacemakers, and one sure way of peacemaking is to let the fire of contention alone. Neither fan it, nor stir it, nor add fuel to it, but let it go out by itself. Begin your ministry with one blind eye and one deaf ear. Charles Spurgeon
blessed sunshine wings
When we cannot see the sunshine of God's face, it is blessed to cower down beneath the shadow of his wings.
blessed essence soul
It is blessed to eat into the very soul of the Bible until the very essence of the Bible flows from you.
blessed needs care
There is no more blessed way of living, than the life of faith based upon a covenant-keepin g God - to know that we have no care, for He cares for us; that we need have no fear, except to fear Him; that we need have no troubles, because we have cast our burdens upon the Lord, and are conscience that He will sustain us.
blessed texas lucky
I feel like everyone who goes to The University of Texas is blessed and lucky to be there because they're getting a chance to be as good as they can be. Alan Bean
blessed has-beens
I have been blessed with working with the best in the business. Al Roker
blessed thinking space
So when we sing, 'Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,' we are not thinking of the nearness of place, but of the nearness of relationship. It is for increasing degrees of awareness that we pray, for a more perfect consciousness of the divine Presence. We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thoughts. Aiden Wilson Tozer
cities mind vision
That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many good minds. Charles Dickens
cities mind moral
I have found by experience that they who have spent all their lives in cities, improve their talents but impair their virtues; and strengthen their minds but weaken their morals.
cities literature village
If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; if you would know, and not be known, live in a city.
cities discipline suffering
The Bible is clear that those who fail to heed the Lord's discipline - whether nations, cities, or individuals - suffer devastating consequences. Charles Stanley
cities dying wipe
This city is dying of rabies. Is the best I can do to wipe random flecks of foam from its lips? Alan Moore
cities london england
London has been used as the emblematic English city, but it's far from representative of what life in England is actually about.
cities doldrums has-beens
Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again. Alan Hansen
cities space
Eventually there are going to be cities in space.
cities perception facts
In fact, even the perception of a resurgence in crime can be enough to paralyze business momentum and destroy the sense of security that a vibrant and progressive city requires. Alan Autry
divisive either hate people
She's a very divisive figure. In my opinion, most people either like her or hate her.
divisive facing issue people stop suspected tactic yorkers
The most divisive issue facing New Yorkers in 2013 is stop and frisk, a tactic used by law enforcement to stop, question, and frisk people suspected of a crime. Sal Albanese
divisive gospels hippie love
There's nothing hippie about my picture of Christ. The Gospels paint a picture of a very demanding, sometimes divisive love, but love it is. Bono
divisive process
I'd like to take a look at the process and see how it goes, ... It is not my inclination to do anything that would be divisive to the party. Lynn Swann
divisive period strong symbols taking
We live in a period where these symbols are taking on very strong connotations and very divisive ones.
divisive fight number prepared surprised took
We're surprised it took this long and that they only got the number they did. It's been a divisive issue, and we're prepared to fight this battle.
divisive head individual inherently particular process reduce wake wiser
To reduce the unfortunate personalization of the process in particular in the wake of the inherently divisive impeachment proceedings, the wiser course, I believe, is for another individual to head the investigation.
divisive health people
I think the thing that the American people want is for the divisive debate on health care to stop. Jacob Lew
divisive extremists moral obligation party president rein rhetoric stop
The president has a moral obligation to rein in the right-wing extremists in his party and stop this divisive rhetoric about immigrants. Howard Dean
georgia hard quite trying undo
When I was out in Georgia doing photographs, I found myself trying to undo my own sense of composition. I'd think, 'Why do I want to take it like this? Is it because I want to take a beautiful picture?' It's quite hard to try and undo it. Sam Taylor-Johnson
georgia great man
What a great young man and a great representative of Georgia Tech, Dave Chappelle
georgia mph reason region speed states transition west
Sixty-five is OK, but we have states in this region - West Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia - that have a 70 mph speed limit. There's no reason we can't transition (to that).
georgia-o-keeffe looks needs
I don't need to be married to Georgia O'Keeffe or Lillian Hellman, but I like being with a woman I can look up to. Alec Baldwin
georgia hope lost mistakes morning rode rooting slow starting win
We were a little slow starting out this morning and made some mistakes that lost us. Georgia rode very well and we are rooting for the SEC now and hope they can win it all.
georgia middle saturday wallace
We play Okaloosa Walton Friday. Then we'll play Wallace State-Dothan Saturday and Middle Georgia Sunday.
georgia goal past people prove south state team third win
Obviously, it's to take it a team at a time, but everybody's goal is to win the state championship. We just want to prove people wrong. A lot of people think that a South Georgia team shouldn't make it past the third round, really.
georgia good love strongly tech
I feel strongly about Georgia Tech. I love Georgia Tech and I'm pretty good at communicating that. If they want me, I'd be honored.
georgia law
He wanted to see could we do it under Georgia law. Tom Jackson
held people supported war
The people who supported the war must be held accountable. Jonathan Tasini
held higher responsibility social standard
We have a social responsibility and we are held to a higher standard than other institutions, Jackie Robinson
held moving work
We have never held out or said that we are doing everything perfectly, and we have accomplished everything. We have said that there's more work to be done, but that we are moving forward.
held low market regard stocks
Fundamentally cheap stocks are often held in low regard by market participants. Something may be tainting their perception in investors' minds. Kenneth Fisher
held liked points taken
We would've liked to have taken those points and held on to them a little. Bill Kennedy
held meetings room sam since team time
We're in the room where Sam (Torrance) held all the team meetings in 2002, it's the first time I've been in here since then. Paul McGinley
held
I just feel like I have this gift that I've been given. It's like, 'Someone unwrap it! Here it is!' That drive can't be held down. Katy Perry
held kids sure
We want to make sure these kids aren't held up.
held publish
I think the next thing I publish will be for children, but I don't really want to be held to that because I also know what my next book for adults will be, and I really like that, too, so it depends. I've always had more than one thing going. J. K. Rowling
leadership hope encouragement
Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
leadership steps arrogant
God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.
leadership decision benefits
Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.
leadership sports winning
So what if I never win my fifth gold medal; It's only one end of the string. It's competing that matters. It's proving that there is a place for guys like me in sports. It's a persona challenge to extend myself. Al Oerter
leadership basketball sports
Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war. Al McGuire
leadership sports zero
I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, "Hey, I made a mistake." Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing. I don't believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people. Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
leadership voice ideals
The ideal leader is one who hears the voice of God, and beckons on as the voice calls him and them.
leadership work reality
I would rather die than be in the United States Senate. I would be bored to death. Could you imagine me, banging around that chamber with 99 other people, asking for a motion on the amendment in the subcommittee? Forget it...You'd watch me just walk out and walk right into the Potomac River and drown. That would be it. Chris Christie
leadership health eye
The President's biggest problem right now is he's gotta tell the truth. And we've seen this in New Jersey. I've told lots of hard truths in New Jersey that people didn't necessarily agree with, but they give you credit for looking them in the eye and telling them the truth.
states secretary
I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever. Madeleine Albright
states evident secretary
I loved being Secretary of State, that's probably evident to everyone who watched me.
states barometer interest
...interest is the barometer of the state... David Hume
states hyperbole constant
I live in a constant state of hyperbole. Eden Sher
states senators productive
I was very productive as a senator for my state. Carol Moseley Braun
states united
I have not broken the laws of the United States or the laws of the Dominican Republic. Sammy Sosa
states loses
Better lose me than lose a state. Susan B. Anthony
states subjects susceptibility
writers do not find subjects: subjects find them. There is not so much a search as a state of open susceptibility. Elizabeth Bowen
states united wants
Nobody wants to put the creditworthiness of the United States in jeopardy. Nobody wants to see the United States default. So we've got to seize this moment, and we have to seize it soon. Barack Obama
strong jobs men
No two things differ more than hurry and dispatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one. A weak man in office, like a squirrel in a cage, is laboring eternally, but to no purpose, and is in constant motion without getting on a job; like a turnstile, he is in everybody's way, but stops nobody; he talks a great deal, but says very little; looks into everything but sees nothing; and has a hundred irons in the fire, but very few of them are hot, and with those few that are, he only burns his fingers.
strong mind haste
Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one.
strong party reason
He that aspires to be the head of a party will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes. He must often act from false reasons which are weak, because he dares not avow the true reasons which are strong.
strong hands monsters
The mob is a monster, with the hands of Briareus, but the head of Polyphemus,--strong to execute, but blind to perceive.
strong advice desire
When we feel a strong desire to thrust our advice upon others, it is usually because we suspect their weakness; but we ought rather to suspect our own.
strong passion may
Strong as our passions are, they may be starved into submission, and conquered without being killed.
strong men thinking
Men of strong minds and who think for themselves, should not be discouraged on finding occasionally that some of their best ideas have been anticipated by former writers; they will neither anathematize others nor despair themselves. They will rather go on discovering things before discovered, until they are rewarded with a land hitherto unknown, an empire indisputably their own, both right of conquest and of discovery.
strong circles errors
Unity of opinion is indeed a glorious and desirable thing, and its circle cannot be too strong and extended, if the centre be truth; but if the centre be error, the greater the circumference, the greater the evil.
strong two mind
No two things differ more than hurry and despatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind; despatch of a strong one.