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    Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name.

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Their kitchen is their shrine, the cook their priest, the table their altar, and their belly their god.

Their kitchen is their shrine, the cook their priest, the table their altar, and their belly their god.

by Charles Buck Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It's an opportunity to answer any additional questions that are out there. It's also an opportunity for the three-school option read more

It's an opportunity to answer any additional questions that are out there. It's also an opportunity for the three-school option to be discussed on its own, rather than in comparison to the consolidated option, as it had been in the past.

by Irene Allan Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I thought they might enjoy that.

I thought they might enjoy that.

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The application has been withdrawn but that still does not take care of everything,

The application has been withdrawn but that still does not take care of everything,

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Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.

Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.

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The investments we're making, and the way we're executing our growth strategies, continue to pay off. In 1998 we invested read more

The investments we're making, and the way we're executing our growth strategies, continue to pay off. In 1998 we invested a record $7 billion in our businesses, and we continue to generate powerful revenue growth from sources such as data, wireless, Internet, enhanced calling features, and digital television.

by Duane Ackerman Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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This is excellent news. We are looking forward to building on our strong relationship with the union and working together read more

This is excellent news. We are looking forward to building on our strong relationship with the union and working together for the future.

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Pools, that are used by people as they are meant to be used, are not making them (casinos) any money. read more

Pools, that are used by people as they are meant to be used, are not making them (casinos) any money. We can offer a casino a revenue enhancement.

by Joe Asher Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as read more

I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as a fantasy writer and neither my agent nor my editors want to risk my brand by jumping genre.

by Lynn Abbey Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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