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    Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould said that with a recording he wanted to make perfect versions of pieces.

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The industry is awash in federal drilling permits. They have so many, they don't know what to do with them.

The industry is awash in federal drilling permits. They have so many, they don't know what to do with them.

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This is a business. Be smart. Choose wisely.

This is a business. Be smart. Choose wisely.

by John Aniston Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Some of the trees were old and sick. They weren't made to resist winds like that.

Some of the trees were old and sick. They weren't made to resist winds like that.

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To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the read more

To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the work of a painter, but to sense it for a moment as a magic carpet with a leg hanging down at each corner is the beginning of a painter's imagination.

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She wasn't expected to live the first week.

She wasn't expected to live the first week.

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Years ago, Fidelity told you not to buy because of a manager, but because Fidelity as a whole always turned read more

Years ago, Fidelity told you not to buy because of a manager, but because Fidelity as a whole always turned to gold. Now you have to look at a manager's performance.

by Lewis Altfest Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We got frustrated. You know how it is when seniors know they might be playing their last game. They get read more

We got frustrated. You know how it is when seniors know they might be playing their last game. They get a little frustrated and lose their poise a little bit.

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Then you yell, 'Fire! Fire! Fire in the hole!' and you're gonna hustle on out of there. In fact you've read more

Then you yell, 'Fire! Fire! Fire in the hole!' and you're gonna hustle on out of there. In fact you've got very, very little time to get out. Most coal miners, they just take and fall down on their face right there because they're gonna end up that way anyhow, and then you're gonna have to go find your hat.

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I expect him to be straightforward. We won't get a dizzying round of rhetoric. He will say what he means read more

I expect him to be straightforward. We won't get a dizzying round of rhetoric. He will say what he means and mean what he says.

by Diane Ablonczy Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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