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    They don't want to be taken out of circulation. They want to unplug from the pressures, yes, but they want to plug back in to something they're passionate about: Maybe they always wanted to make violins or save the homeless kids on the mall. Now, the mortgage and orthodontic-bill pressure is gone and they can do things they've always wanted to do.

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I come from a tradition of screenwriting -- with a co-writer -- where everything is challenged, where you have to read more

I come from a tradition of screenwriting -- with a co-writer -- where everything is challenged, where you have to defend every idea, ... I am a robber of ideas, but for there to be ideas, you have to have discussion. If everyone takes my word for the truth, you can't do that.

by Jacques Audiard Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise. - The Summing Up.

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise. - The Summing Up.

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No man alive can say, "This shall not happen to me

No man alive can say, "This shall not happen to me

by Menander Athens Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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The loss of jobs is never a pleasant thing. I know short term this is unpleasant, but I know long read more

The loss of jobs is never a pleasant thing. I know short term this is unpleasant, but I know long term we'll come out on top.

by Cindy Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in read more

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago.

by Louis Armstrong Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We are so appreciative of the men and women in uniform who are protecting us, whether in Afghanistan or Iraq read more

We are so appreciative of the men and women in uniform who are protecting us, whether in Afghanistan or Iraq or on ships around the world. For our security, they are taking the offensive to the terrorists overseas.

by George Allen Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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One of my priorities is to go to the beach. It's been five years.

One of my priorities is to go to the beach. It's been five years.

by Ibrahim Ali Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most read more

There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most part have always been heavily rooted in reality. The first artists were the people next door. They would sing on their porch or in their living room or at a barn dance. They sang about what they knew, and a lot of that was drinking.

by Chet Atkins Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I felt we had to stop them on their first possession of the second half and score on our first read more

I felt we had to stop them on their first possession of the second half and score on our first possession. But we gave away scoring opportunities and we didn't even score at all in the third quarter. It was a good season but we ran out of gas tonight.

by Bill Allen Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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