James Hall
James Hall
An American author and World War I veteran, he co-wrote the novel Mutiny on the Bounty with Charles Nordhoff. Hall's other works include Men Against the Sea and Pitcairn's Island.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth22 April 1887
CityColfax, IA
CountryUnited States of America
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It was unclear whether the damage was pre-impact or from hitting the water,
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The situation down there is too dangerous to send divers. That's the reason we wanted the other ROV (remote-controlled robot),
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Things like that really don't happen, but this is not your typical suburb, it's part of the city.
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The work is not completed until the American people know that when they get on a passenger plane, ... it has a smoke detection and suppression systems,
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Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
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I think his argument would have been stronger if a lot of the information had come from him instead of different people.
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You can get patents on games, and what's the end result of a game? ... Laughter, tears, emotions--the same thing as a movie.
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Today is a day for remembering -- remembering the many wonderful contributions each and every one of your loved ones made to others whose lives they touched, ... I hope you can draw strength from each other today and some comfort knowing that people all around the world share your grief.
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This was a very serious incident. Both this airline and this airport should know better than to tamper with evidence of a federal investigation of this incident,
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We are committed and intend to find out what caused this accident.
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Two things are driving our investigation, ... We want to know the ignition source on TWA Flight 800. Secondly, we want to know what steps need to be taken to prevent an accident like this from recurring in the future.
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It wasn't anything that bugged me or motivated me.
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It was more stressful for my mom, but it was a stressful situation for me, on top of a more stressful situation here. Not to use that as an excuse, but that was just the reality of it.
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It's simply because there are people who are out there who didn't think a bass can grow to more that 22.25 pounds. It's because of how elusive the record has been for so many years.