And virtually none of them had ever worked in the gaming industry before. You can count a small handful that has any experience at all. These really are regular people.
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I hadn't really had any experience, and then all of a sudden I was thrown stra... CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN Before 'Giant,' I had only ever worked with Michael Greif, Michael John LaChiusa and Kate Ba... AARON LAZAR I haven't had vast amounts of ministerial experience - in fact, none at all. But I do have a lot... JEREMY CORBYN Fear is like a weed in a garden. Once you allow it to take root, it spreads, replicating itself, unt... BREEANA PUTTROFF Digital has really made the fashion industry a lot more transparent. So people can see and understan... IMRAN AMED Virtual reality sort of encloses and immerses the person into an experience that can be really cool ... TIM COOK Only a handful of Democrats know either one of the candidates. Both of them are starting virtually f... GARRY SOUTH None of this is really that hard. You are making all these decisions anyway. Usually you just hire s... DEBORAH VERNIEST You fought and fought to keep all the cruelty locked up in your head, and for what? None of them eve... ROSAMUND HODGE Regular people should not underestimate people who are small. In every aspect, they can do the thing... JYOTI AMGE It's virtually impossible for small businesses to produce goods in America inexpensively enough to s... GREGG SPIRIDELLIS I told those guys that you really don't see those yet on bubble gum cards on the backs. They count d... LUIS GONZALEZ A lot of these races are in bigger towns. Merced still has that small town feel and a lot of people ... JUSTIN HALE I understand there are some differences between the hotel industry and the gaming industry. Why the ... JOHN WILHELM These kinds of attacks are really a pretty regular occurrence for any Internet company. AISLING MACRUNNELS There's an awful lot of content available for free on the Internet. You can find virtually anything ... DANNI ASHE All 50 states had the same national economy. And on virtually any measurement you wish to look at, M... JOHN ENGLER Because it's high-stakes, there's obviously a lot of concern and scrutiny. I would really put them u... DON LONG It's unfortunate that a small handful of competitors are using the SPA to wage an anti-Microsoft cam... BRAD CHASE I never expected the movie to become as big as it has. I thought that we'd be lucky if a handful of ... AARON RUELL Michael worked ahead in the count most of the game, and we made some plays behind him. Wilson has be... BRIAN GRAHAM I actually worked for a small company in Ohio that sort of farmed out work from Disney and Dreamwork... DAN SCANLON Internet gambling has become a substantial phenomenon in the gaming industry space. ANTHONY CABOT Out of all these great events around here, none are dog-friendly. What we do in our free time for no... ERIK SKARVAN Of these, only a small fraction has the potential to cross the critical threshold into terrorism. St... DANIEL FRIED You tend to meet on a more regular basis with people in your industry, and reality being what it is,... LEW WASSERMAN There are some incredibly gifted writers in the world. You can count them on a hand. They're ble... DAVID GRANN I think there has been a long-running notion in the West that Asia was a continent of people that we... ALEX TIZON These days, my subjects are murder and mayhem and other terrible things that happen to people - thin... LINWOOD BARCLAY You could see the experience factor. He's a very intelligent pitcher and has three or four pitches h... FRANK MOLONEY Our region is exporting gaming dollars to outside gaming influences, and in return the state of Kans... DEBRA TEUFEL In shape they were like horrible toads, and moved in a succession of springs, but in size they were ... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE SR. Our hopes are that the algae bloom won't get any worse. You won't see a dramatic change in the algae... DALE HANSON Is it human nature that we're going to be complacent? I don't see that in any way, ... As a staff, w... PETE CARROLL Pinnacle has been a company nibbling at the edges of the gaming industry. This acquisition quickly g... JOSEPH WEINERT It's a weird feeling to have outlived virtually everyone you ever worked with. DOUGLAS SLOCOMBE The people who truly love me and loved me before all of this stuff. You can't ever leave them be... NICK CANNON All those cliches, those things you hear about having a baby and motherhood - all of them are true. ... PENELOPE CRUZ Film-makers in Belgium are seen as arts and crafts makers. It is a small country. There is not reall... LUC DARDENNE You look back at the last 150 years of baseball and you can probably count on one hand how many time... GEOFF BLUM Hugs are so vital a thing that there should never be so few of them that you can count the ones you'... CHRISTINA ENGELA You have all these people that are connected with the industry in one way or another, and they want ... MARSHA DAUGHENBAUGH He would have liked his own funeral if he could have seen it. It was small and quiet, and really not... PETER S. BEAGLE Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of... NOAH WEBSTER Whether you were a greeter at Wal-Mart or a sales manager or bookkeeper in another industry, these a... CATHY KEEFE The Pennsylvania Gaming Congress provides an outstanding forum for industry-related professionals to... MICHAEL POLLOCK Before, models had that rock star life and it was all about going to the parties and having that gla... ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO Las Vegas has never been hotter, which shows in the gaming numbers through the end of the year. The ... BRIAN GORDON We wanted to have our own nice, small label that has respect in the industry. We're really looking f... DARIUS RUCKER In the summertime, it really made sense to me. We had three-fourths of our team in the weight room a... CORDIE GREENLEA We're just two regular people in a little tiny town that nobody knows of. All these people are reach... ANNA MCCLOY One of our goals is to unify the online experience for people so that, instead of living in all thes... BROOKE RICHARDSON None of these are particular mandates in terms of what the industry has to do, but the stars do sort... MICHAEL FITZGERALD Funny enough, if you are looking at people these days who are putting Botox in their face and gettin... GUY PEARCE You know what's so cool about gaming? The whole collective consciousness thing! Like when you tap in... DEVIN GRAYSON There are three gaming centers in Fort Collins, Greeley had none. I thought Greeley was a good place... FRANK MCCONNELL [There were all] of these assets that we had and hadn't really leveraged. [The old site] gave you th... MICHON ELLIS When you put people right up there on stage, it's as unique of an experience you will ever have. Not... DALE SKJERSETH There are more stars than there are people. Billions, Alan had said, and millions of them might have... FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE We have some guys who are ranked, but nobody expects any of them to be that guy on top of the podium... DAVE VANDEVEEGAETE Life is tragic and absurd, and none of it has any purpose at all. T. C. BOYLE Michael is very good in construction. He has really worked hard to help us put the library together. LESLIE ROBERTSON If you could get all the people in the organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate... PATRICK LENCIONI In America you have the right to worship any way you choose. That's why virtually every faith an... MARCO RUBIO The protests and pain over the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown had me wondering if we can ev... CAMPBELL BROWN Time and again our industry has been cleared of any wrongdoing in these matters, and we are confiden... RED CAVANEY [Maine] had three pitches he was throwing that he looked like he had confidence to throw in any coun... JOHN OLERUD And because God has entrusted you with such riches, you can use these resources to make a profound d... CRAIG GROESCHEL Gates and these groups are at the table on a regular basis and we wouldn't have it any other way. FRANK DESTEFANO Having been involved in the gaming industry for more than 35 years, I can think of no other construc... DENNIS GOMES What Darwinian theory shows us is that all human races are extremely close to each other. None of th... RICHARD DAWKINS Don't ever forget that a small group of thoughtful people can change the world, it's the onl... AARON SORKIN Each city had to do all of them, or none at all. GREG OLSON All of my favorite people - people I really trust - none of them were cool in their younger years. TAYLOR SWIFT I run a taxpayer group - the most powerful guy in D.C., nonsense. OK? There are buildings with thous... GROVER NORQUIST People can take a look and see all the regular activities that are always taking place. CRAIG DRUCKER You have all the facilities and none of the yard work. There are some really neat places down here a... DUDLEY SCHULER What we really want to see is Michael Vick and Peyton Manning playing in the regular season. JIM MORA Our followers are like bees which live among birds. None of the birds recognize the bees because of ... HAZRAT ALI IBN ABU-TALIB A.S If you ever want to know why I'm not on a record label, look at 'The X Factor!' Honestly... JOHN LYDON I think that Phish has been a band, we've all had- I've had a great life growing up and ever... JON FISHMAN The only way you get experience is by playing in these things. I haven't had any experience because ... JASON SPEZZA At the end of the day we wound up with five options, none of which had any recommendations with them... ALDERMAN DANA MCLENDON By not trying the small cases, the lawyers don't get the courtroom experience. So when the huge,... JOE JAMAIL Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of the things you can't count, really count. ALBERT EINSTEIN In my life I have had various health threats: polio, seizures, a brain aneurysm. None of these thing... NEIL YOUNG Astronauts are like these mythic legends, but really, they are just regular people, people who wear ... MARY ROACH Confections in Bloom is a horticultural experience through the use of sugar and icing. The cakes wil... MARIE HUENEFELD What I do you cannot do; but what you do, I cannot do. The needs are great, and none of us, includin... MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA The relationships that people have - that are sexual, psychological, emotional - these relationships... MADALYN MURRAY O'HAIR We've done it in the past and we've found that it's really a different kind of experience, being abl... LES FRANCO People ask me all the time, 'What are you, a Democrat or a Republican? A Catholic or a Muslim...' Wh... KATE MILLER
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RACHEL BLOOM I think a film set is a quite controlled environment and you feel like you can trust them and it is ... ORLANDO BLOOM Generally speaking, we get the joke. We know that the free market is nonsense. We know that the whol... RON BLOOM Obviously, this is a continuation of dollar woes. DAVID BLOOM I mean, I have a great job. I get to dress up and become somebody else, especially when it's someone... ORLANDO BLOOM Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their childre... ALLAN BLOOM It really isn't about winning the medal for me. JEREMY BLOOM I'll have a week to put the cleats on and get ready. Is a week enough? I don't see why not. I've bee... JEREMY BLOOM I'm humbled to be here, and I'm very excited. The sport of football has been a huge passion of mine ... JEREMY BLOOM Well, this is America, so obviously football is the Big Daddy in this country. It gets the most atte... JEREMY BLOOM Imagination is Reality Lite - a useful substitute when the real pleasure is inaccessible, too risky,... PAUL BLOOM I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself. ORLANDO BLOOM Being referred to as a hunk or a heartthrob makes me nervous, but it's flattering. But I'm m... ORLANDO BLOOM If you're an American reader, you can love short stories the way other Americans love baseball; ... AMY BLOOM The definition of a musical is that the emotion is so strong that you can't talk anymore, you ha... RACHEL BLOOM When I arrive at my destination, I like to hit the gym, as I find exercise helps combat jet lag. ORLANDO BLOOM Modern science tells us that the conscious self arises from a purely physical brain. We do not have ... PAUL BLOOM Whenever you see shrinks on television, they're so clearly written by patients. They're eith... AMY BLOOM I get to tell the most interesting stories I know how to tell with the most interesting sentences I ... AMY BLOOM The conference has been cognizant of certain risks involved with cheerleader stunts, tosses and pyra... CHARLES BLOOM The reaction to a disappointing announcement is really quite hostile. If you look at each statistic ... ROBERT BLOOM One of the things that has arisen is what can be done to lessen the damage if, in fact, we are now i... KEVIN BLOOM Overall, it was a huge success for me. It was a huge honor for me to be a two-time Olympian and have... JEREMY BLOOM I've had more success in this sport than I ever dreamed possible. It's just been an amazing ride and... JEREMY BLOOM This is it. That was my last race for sure. I'm really looking forward to what's next. JEREMY BLOOM