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    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.

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So I think that some of the fears that people have posed about what this type of publication directly on read more

So I think that some of the fears that people have posed about what this type of publication directly on the Internet will mean for the book publishing industry have been vastly overstated.

by Allan Adler Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old read more

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.

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We want more than just a ballpark. Our goal is to create a whole district and a destination.

We want more than just a ballpark. Our goal is to create a whole district and a destination.

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Hopefully this will get over there and, you know, maybe we can find him like we did Jill Carroll.

Hopefully this will get over there and, you know, maybe we can find him like we did Jill Carroll.

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Results for the quarter remained strong despite extraordinary challenges we faced with Hurricane Katrina.

Results for the quarter remained strong despite extraordinary challenges we faced with Hurricane Katrina.

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We're at a critical time in the debate and we want the American public to receive a positive message. We read more

We're at a critical time in the debate and we want the American public to receive a positive message. We don't want to do anything to create a backlash.

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I was surprised by the atmosphere in the stadium in Chicago. The fans were loud. Yankee Stadium can be loud. read more

I was surprised by the atmosphere in the stadium in Chicago. The fans were loud. Yankee Stadium can be loud. Those people gave them a run for their money.

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Even though it looked like an easy game, he went deep into the count on a lot of hitters. But read more

Even though it looked like an easy game, he went deep into the count on a lot of hitters. But he threw a strike when he had to.

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Michael is starting to get real consistent. His course management is really good.

Michael is starting to get real consistent. His course management is really good.

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