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    I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. I woke up that morning and thought, 'don't get to the bottom and wish you had a second chance, because in the Olympics, you don't get a second chance.' I was so in the moment; I wanted to feel it, I wanted to be in it -- I've used that metaphor for the rest of my life.

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The ISE could buy some of these traditional floor markets that have decent flow, like the Amex. Or it could read more

The ISE could buy some of these traditional floor markets that have decent flow, like the Amex. Or it could be bought by one of the floor-based markets, or an equity market or a futures market, with a big market cap.

by Doug Atkin Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Remembrance of death saves one from this world's deceit.

Remembrance of death saves one from this world's deceit.

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Money doesn't mind if we say it's evil, it goes from strength to strength. It's a fiction, an addiction, and read more

Money doesn't mind if we say it's evil, it goes from strength to strength. It's a fiction, an addiction, and a tacit conspiracy.

by Martin Amis Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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What you can see just walking around Portland is evidence of what's going on in construction.

What you can see just walking around Portland is evidence of what's going on in construction.

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When Western residents wake up to the fact that the Bush administration has a ... scheme to divest the public read more

When Western residents wake up to the fact that the Bush administration has a ... scheme to divest the public of its lands, I don't think people are going to like that very much.

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While we do see the benefits of RFID to managing inventory for retailers, we think the item-level tagging poses a read more

While we do see the benefits of RFID to managing inventory for retailers, we think the item-level tagging poses a serious issue for consumer privacy.

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They think incentives will be leveling off. With all the new models being launched in next 12 to 18 months, read more

They think incentives will be leveling off. With all the new models being launched in next 12 to 18 months, they will not need incentives to spur sales.

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We wanted more teeth in it.

We wanted more teeth in it.

by Larry Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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The U.S. case is more important because of the economic implications, ... a nice psychological boost but you can't extrapolate read more

The U.S. case is more important because of the economic implications, ... a nice psychological boost but you can't extrapolate the U.S. ruling from this because of the different legal standards.

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