Half Quotes

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Of all the excellent copyedits I've received over the years, Marie-Lynn Hammond's was by far the best. Her work on Half Blood Blues was incredibly… — Esi Edugyan
In the Shadow of Slavery covers two and a half centuries of black life in New York City, and skillfully interweaves the categories of race… — Eric Foner
Successful investors like stocks better when theyâ€™re going down. When you go to a department store or a supermarket, you like to buy merchandise on… — Seth Klarman
Hereâ€™s how to know if you have the makeup to be an investor. How would you handle the following situation? Letâ€™s say you own a… — Seth Klarman
One-third to one-half of humanity are said to go to bed hungry every night. In the Old Stone Age the fraction must have been much… — Marshall Sahlins
Reason, you'll always be half-blind. — Marguerite Porete
I get appalled when I see good drivers being left on the sidelines because they haven't come up with the half million to a million… — John Surtees
Tips for aspiring writers: don't be afraid of writing rubbish. It's very easy to become hypnotised by an empty page or screen. It's tempting to… — Frances Hardinge
When your house contains such a complex of piping, flues, ducts, wires, lights, inlets, outlets, ovens, sinks, refuse disposers, hi-fi re-verberators, antennae, conduits, freezers, heaters… — Reyner Banham
The man who cannot listen to an argument which opposes his views either has a weak position or is a weak defender of it. No… — James E. Talmage
Iâ€™ve spent too many years explaining who and what I am repeatedly, so as of this moment I officially secede from both races. I plan… — Drew Hayden Taylor
Our son is in school now. You know, he's six-and-a-half and so a big chunk of the day is taken up by school. So I'm… — Connie Chung
In Hollywood if you're good looking, tall, have OK teeth and nice skin, the odds of being successful are great. If you're short and fat,… — John Corbett
I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch — Tom Waits
My only failure was the restaurant in Myrtle Beach. I kept it open for four years. It was in a tourist town, it was only… — Mickey Gilley
Call me an over anxious, middle-class mum, but my eight-and-a-half-year old son looks very much, to me, like he's headed for a life of crime. — Arabella Weir
I haven't missed a game in two-and-a-half years. I go to the park as sick as a dog and, when I see my uniform hanging… — Pete Rose
It just seems like right now weâ€™re in a place where people are being witch-hunted for expressing an opinion. Even if itâ€™s a lousy opinion… — Jim Norton
I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a… — Shawn Johnson
When I went to Hollywood in 1927, the girls were wearing lumpy sweaters and skirts. I was wearing sleek suits and half naked beaded gowns… — Louise Brooks

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