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I want to write about serious things, but I want to write about them in a way that makes them accessible to a large number… — Sebastian Faulks
A beautiful city is Richmond, seated on the hills that overlook the James River. The dwellings have a pleasant appearance, often standing by themselves in… — William Cullen Bryant
In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important choices. Some are not. Many of our choices are between good and… — James E. Faust
Most large media firms make outsized investments to acquire and market a small number of titles with strong hit potential, and bank on their sales… — Anita Elberse
By and large, the Mexican food in Paris is horrible. — Rosecrans Baldwin
In the end, we will never, ever be able to guarantee that there will not be an Edward Snowden or another Chelsea Manning because this… — James R. Clapper
My parents never referenced Ethiopia that much, largely because of the circumstances under which we left. We left during a time of political upheaval, and… — Dinaw Mengestu
Small businesses were slower than large businesses in adopting broadband. One of the reasons was they were concerned with putting their customer lists online or… — Julius Genachowski
I have been a strong supporter of a free and open Internet and have indicated this both prior to and subsequent to being sworn in… — Julius Genachowski
Just as we can no longer pretend that ducking under wooden desks will keep us safe from a nuclear bomb, we must no longer pretend… — Mike Quigley
Cartoons are like fruit flies. Biologists use fruit flies because their large chromosomes and short life cycle make them ideal for studying hereditary changes. — Robert Mankoff
My kitchen has a wood-burning oven, a large worktable, and windows all around, including one above the sink. I think whoever is washing the dishes… — Alice Waters
I thought a company that provides mutual-fund information could be a great business, because you could construct an effective moat by building large financial databases… — Joe Mansueto
The world at large is less inequitable today than at any time in history. Number of people in abject poverty, as a percentage, is at… — Bill Gates
The typical project design time for a large company like IBM - and they keep track of this - is a little over four years. — Bill Gates
If I say that I am more interested in preventing the slaughter of large whales than I am in improving housing conditions for people, I… — Richard Dawkins
The big tragedy in baseball is that the amateur spirit has gone out of it to a large extent. — Larry MacPhail
There are immense numbers of potential entrepreneurs who can start their own businesses among the people who are working in large organisations. — Max McKeown
The first time I worked with colors was by making these mosaics of Pantone swatches. They end up being very large pictures, and I photographed… — Vik Muniz
There are good reasons why natural selection has become widely accepted as an explanation of evolutionary development. When applied to mammals and other large animals,… — John Tyler Bonner
A large majority of Americans believe that corporations exert too much influence on our daily lives and our political process. — Jim McGovern
Public protests against globalization - protests that occur by and large in the prosperous West - denounce free trade and the mobility of capital as… — Thomas Woods
American writers, at least those of us who are fortunate enough to support ourselves in the field, are by and large a lucky lot. — Unknown Author
Mature striving is linked to long-range goals. Thus, the process of becoming is largely a matter of organizing transitory impulses into a pattern of striving… — Gordon W. Allport
The cottages erected by farmers or by landlords are now, one and all, fit and proper habitations for human beings; and I verifly believe it… — Richard Jefferies

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