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Nature made him, and then broke the mold.
Nature made him, and then broke the mold.
[In other words, business travelers are behaving like leisure travelers to qualify for a better price. That puts the airlines, read more
[In other words, business travelers are behaving like leisure travelers to qualify for a better price. That puts the airlines, particularly the ailing network airlines, in a tight spot.] Profits are elusive, ... Airlines either need to raise fares, or the price of oil has to come down.
We have no clue where they came from, ... We don't know if someone raised them and let them go read more
We have no clue where they came from, ... We don't know if someone raised them and let them go or they got loose. We just don't know.
Enthusiasm is high, and everyone has been coming together.
Enthusiasm is high, and everyone has been coming together.
Say that cricket has nothing to do with politics and you say that cricket has nothing to do with life.
Say that cricket has nothing to do with politics and you say that cricket has nothing to do with life.
Strew on her roses, roses, / And never a spray of yew. / In quiet she reposes: / Ah! would read more
Strew on her roses, roses, / And never a spray of yew. / In quiet she reposes: / Ah! would that I did too!
[The writer] warns the heads of parties against believing their own lies.
[The writer] warns the heads of parties against believing their own lies.
My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the read more
My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down.
The whole fauna of human fantasies, their marine vegetation, drifts and luxuriates in the dimly lit zones of human activity, read more
The whole fauna of human fantasies, their marine vegetation, drifts and luxuriates in the dimly lit zones of human activity, as though plaiting thick tresses of darkness. Here, too, appear the lighthouses of the mind, with their outward resemblance to less pure symbols. The gateway to mystery swings open at the touch of human weakness and we have entered the realms of darkness. One false step, one slurred syllable together reveal a man's thoughts.