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Thousands of lights were burning on the green branches, and gaily-colored pictures, such as she had seen in the shop-windows, read more
Thousands of lights were burning on the green branches, and gaily-colored pictures, such as she had seen in the shop-windows, looked down upon her. The little maiden stretched out her hands towards them when--the match went out. The lights of the Christmas tree rose higher and higher, she saw them now as stars in heaven . . .
Our defensive motto is ? get in it and don't get out of it. When (the other team gets) uncomfortable read more
Our defensive motto is ? get in it and don't get out of it. When (the other team gets) uncomfortable like that, it's very hard and it creates offense for us.
It definitely is a signal of change - this engine is not just continuing on at the same pace as read more
It definitely is a signal of change - this engine is not just continuing on at the same pace as it was in the past.
He's wounded no matter what. Just the fact that he had to campaign, and call on the people he's supposed read more
He's wounded no matter what. Just the fact that he had to campaign, and call on the people he's supposed to be leading to bail him out, You never want to call him dead.
There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased read more
There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased at the time, but their envy makes them curse the conversationalist in their heart.
There are a lot of things that could have gone into it, so to speculate would be wrong.
There are a lot of things that could have gone into it, so to speculate would be wrong.
It's a fact that these perceptions lag reality -- it's not terribly uncommon for the economy to be doing better read more
It's a fact that these perceptions lag reality -- it's not terribly uncommon for the economy to be doing better and better when you get to election day, but people feel the economy's in a funk. The latest example of that was Bush's father.
It's not a function of how fast it is because a lot of guys can serve it 135-plus. The trajectory read more
It's not a function of how fast it is because a lot of guys can serve it 135-plus. The trajectory is the main issue because you're lunging, but then it's up. You're sort of diving, but then you can't reach it, even if you dive perfectly and on cue.
