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    Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is never respected there, but only made use of. We will have such-a-one, for he sings prettily; we will invite such-a-one to a ball, for he dances well; we will have such-a-one at supper, for he is always joking and laughing; we will ask another because he plays deep at all games, or because he can drink a great deal. These are all vilifying distinctions, mortifying preferences, and exclude all ideas of esteem and regard. Whoever is had (as it is called) in company for the sake of any one thing singly, is singly that thing, and will never be considered in any other light; consequently never respected, let his merits be what they will.

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Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot.

Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot.

by Alexis Arguello Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We knew we had to keep fighting because we knew they are a tough team and would keep fighting to read more

We knew we had to keep fighting because we knew they are a tough team and would keep fighting to come back hard. We had to play the whole game out.

by Brett Ames Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not read more

It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not only the original imperative of conduct, but the original metaphysic of living, were by no means altogether habitual.

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Sometimes that's easier to do. They get excited about it - it's a novelty. The ones you swim over and read more

Sometimes that's easier to do. They get excited about it - it's a novelty. The ones you swim over and over again you don't always want to do that in back-to-back duals.

by Judd Anderson Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We needed to make a couple more shots early on. A bucket here or there, who knows, it might have read more

We needed to make a couple more shots early on. A bucket here or there, who knows, it might have been different.

by Doug Aplin Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right, ... And he goes about read more

Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right, ... And he goes about seeing that things turn out that way with, of course, a lot of people suffering along the way.

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If you're going to trade a guy of that caliber, you're not going to get the same caliber of talent read more

If you're going to trade a guy of that caliber, you're not going to get the same caliber of talent in return.

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I've got just bits and pieces on Madison. But we've never worried about that before, you know, about being matched read more

I've got just bits and pieces on Madison. But we've never worried about that before, you know, about being matched up with anybody.

by Lionel Anderson Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Overall, we are pretty optimistic. We think the September and December quarters will be good ones for the enterprise software read more

Overall, we are pretty optimistic. We think the September and December quarters will be good ones for the enterprise software providers. The business software cycle is on the rise, rebounding nicely from the Y2K problem of last year and the successful transition from client-server architecture to Internet architecture software.

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