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In peace, competition had become difficult, until the British ship owner cried for war; yet he already felt, without acknowledging read more

In peace, competition had become difficult, until the British ship owner cried for war; yet he already felt, without acknowledging it even to himself, that in war he was likely to enjoy little profit or pleasure on the day when the long, low, black hull of the Yankee privateer, with her tapering, bending spars, her long-range guns, and her sharp-faced captain, should appear on the western horizon, and suddenly, at the sight of heavy-lumbering British merchantman, should fling out her white wings of canvas, and fly down on her prey.

by Henry Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Local color has a fatal tendency to remain local; but it is also true that the universal often borders on read more

Local color has a fatal tendency to remain local; but it is also true that the universal often borders on the void.

by Hervey Allen Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We've had the lead in every third period of every game this year, so it's not like we were getting read more

We've had the lead in every third period of every game this year, so it's not like we were getting killed, just finding ways to blow it.

by Jason Allison Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It's one of the things that the Marines and the Army feel they're lacking right now, particularly the Marines, which read more

It's one of the things that the Marines and the Army feel they're lacking right now, particularly the Marines, which have very few women in those roles.

by Jane Arraf Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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What women have to stand on squarely is not their ability to see the world in the way men see read more

What women have to stand on squarely is not their ability to see the world in the way men see it, but the importance and validity of their seeing it in some other way.

by Mary Austin Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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The population is growing and there could still be impacts from the hurricanes last year,

The population is growing and there could still be impacts from the hurricanes last year,

by Alan Abramowitz Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We have some big, long, thin boys. We probably got away with a few fouls, but it's the aggressive team read more

We have some big, long, thin boys. We probably got away with a few fouls, but it's the aggressive team that gets the calls. Today I thought we earned the calls.

by Jeff Altchech Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It would be a great buying opportunity if the tower stocks got significantly hurt by news of a wireless merger,

It would be a great buying opportunity if the tower stocks got significantly hurt by news of a wireless merger,

by Jonathan Atkin Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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NSA is guilty of buying a bill of goods from contractors without checking to see if it is feasible. The read more

NSA is guilty of buying a bill of goods from contractors without checking to see if it is feasible. The contractors are guilty of promising the moon and not delivering. And Congress is guilty for failing to oversee it from beginning to end.

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