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    Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius, at a moment when the passions are roused.

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This is the kind of intractable problem that can probably only be resolved through negotiations, and those negotiations may have read more

This is the kind of intractable problem that can probably only be resolved through negotiations, and those negotiations may have to include the Boeing- Airbus dispute - which, given its complexity, should be settled through negotiations anyway.

by Jean Anderson Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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There are three schools of magic. One: State a tautology, then ring the changes on its corollaries; that's philosophy. Two: read more

There are three schools of magic. One: State a tautology, then ring the changes on its corollaries; that's philosophy. Two: Record many facts. Try to find a pattern. Then make a wrong guess at the next fact; that's science. Three: Be aware that you live.

by Fortune Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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There's my education in computers, right there; this is the whole thing, everything I took out of a book.

There's my education in computers, right there; this is the whole thing, everything I took out of a book.

by Howard Aiken Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We go through 20 cases of ham a week. That's 40 hams every week.

We go through 20 cases of ham a week. That's 40 hams every week.

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The thing I found most striking in monitoring eviction cases was that judges didn't adjust anything (rent) for hurricane damage.

The thing I found most striking in monitoring eviction cases was that judges didn't adjust anything (rent) for hurricane damage.

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Especially on defense in the first half against everyone we play, we try to use our feet to get into read more

Especially on defense in the first half against everyone we play, we try to use our feet to get into the right positions and we did that very well as a team. The whole team really jelled together in this game on defense. We didn't allow Elma to have a whole lot of open looks.

by Chad Allan Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I want to make this place so unpleasant that they won't even think about doing something that could bring them read more

I want to make this place so unpleasant that they won't even think about doing something that could bring them back.

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The Southern Baptist Convention today would be part of the religious right and 20 years ago it would have been read more

The Southern Baptist Convention today would be part of the religious right and 20 years ago it would have been more mainstream. I think it would also be fair to say the conservatives have developed pretty strong ties to the Republican Party.

by Bob Allen Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I was so happy. I'm going to United States. I'm not going to have anymore problems.

I was so happy. I'm going to United States. I'm not going to have anymore problems.

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