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    I... was not too happy to suddenly take on this public role thrust upon me. They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of the women's movement. And I wasn't at all. It put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me.

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You will be able to appreciate the influence of such an Engine on the future progress of science. I live read more

You will be able to appreciate the influence of such an Engine on the future progress of science. I live in a country which is incapable of estimating it.

by Charles Babbage Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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He did a lot of good things during his tenure here. Fred built a strong relationship between the organization, the read more

He did a lot of good things during his tenure here. Fred built a strong relationship between the organization, the fans and the Booster Club. We wish him the best of success in his new venture, and at the same time, we know Todd will continue to strengthen the Cotton Kings organization.

by Mark Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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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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The lake has gotten a little better. Now it has seasons. Sometimes it's green, sometimes it's red and sometimes it's read more

The lake has gotten a little better. Now it has seasons. Sometimes it's green, sometimes it's red and sometimes it's brown.

by Debbie Anthony Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Do I want one (a state title)? Dang right, but I'm not gonna sell my soul for one. I'm a read more

Do I want one (a state title)? Dang right, but I'm not gonna sell my soul for one. I'm a purist. There are a lot of different championships.

by Danny Anderson Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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They who are not induced to believe and live as they ought by those discoveries which God hath made in read more

They who are not induced to believe and live as they ought by those discoveries which God hath made in Scriptures would stand out against any evidence whatever, even that of a messenger sent express from the other world.

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We're the underdog always and we like that. Even though we are the higher seed, we've proven nothing to Marquette read more

We're the underdog always and we like that. Even though we are the higher seed, we've proven nothing to Marquette because they beat us pretty good when we played them. They have good size inside and we had no answers for (Andy) Miller inside the lane. They are very big and strong and we have our work cut out for us.

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He assembled a management team who, under his skilled leadership, guided American through the early days of deregulation and built read more

He assembled a management team who, under his skilled leadership, guided American through the early days of deregulation and built it into one of the world's preeminent airlines,

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If you're in a Manhattan building with 30 apartments that's one thing. But if you're the guy who parks your read more

If you're in a Manhattan building with 30 apartments that's one thing. But if you're the guy who parks your car in front of a suburban house in the middle of the night and you've got the screen from your laptop glowing, well...

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