J. M. Roberts
J. M. Roberts
John Morris "J. M." Roberts CBEwas a British historian, with significant published works. From 1979 to 1985 he was vice chancellor of the University of Southampton, and from 1985 to 1994, Warden of Merton College, Oxford. He was also well known as the author and presenter of the BBC TV series The Triumph of the West...
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We had to buy furniture and computers; we had to put a teacher's desk, wall unit and file cabinet in each classroom. We ordered all those items six months ago from different manufacturers. When they were delivered, they were stored and some pieces had to be assembled. We ordered half a million dollars worth of textbooks. It took a great deal of planning by everyone in the school district - from the custodians planning on how to schedule cleaning to how we were going to supply books and teachers. It was an unbelievably complex project,
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If we hadn't done anything, we would be $70 million in the hole.
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Laurie and Heather fit right into our group of specialists. Together, they have sold in excess of $120 million in area homes and land. Plainly, there is no one who knows the needs of these buyers and sellers better.
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If a book's moving well, or I was interrupted over six million times through the day, I'll usually go back and write for another hour or two.
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I'm surprised somebody hasn't broken loose. That's the way both days have been. You get started, and then fall off and have to regroup. ... It's a really good golf course that you have to think your way around.
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In her (Carol's) heart of hearts, she was probably thinking room service might be nice.
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including more women and young adults, while using a capital efficient way to expand our square footage and distribution network.
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In many respects we have bought companies that are fundamentally strong, but have issues that we believe our management and our expertise can help resolve,
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I knew she could be really good. If she stayed healthy and motivated she could be one of the best players here.
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Each of my characters comes from somewhere, and where they come from, good or bad, has a large part in forming who they are, and who they can become.
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Everyone did an amazing job of planning this project,
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The board and I have made succession planning a priority. Well, it paid off!
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The bigger concern for me was defensively. I knew the offense was going to come. The defense was an issue for us. You won't do well down the stretch if you don't take care of business defensively.