As it's a community college, Wake Tech is audited on a pretty frequent basis. When we conduct their next full financial audit, this will be one of the first things we look at, to make sure they've cleaned up their disclosure procedures.


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Even here, a male with more testosterone, that's better nourished, and displays all the good genes a...
BRUCE PATTERSON
We evaluated lions on the same spatial scale that females and males evaluate them, which is from 20 ...
BRUCE PATTERSON
At one point, we probably had 70 cell phones ringing at once, ... It sounded like Bally's Park Place...
BRUCE PATTERSON
There seems to be a communication breakdown between the water district and the fire department. We n...
BRUCE PATTERSON
I'm willing to take the first flight back.
BRUCE PATTERSON
One guy whose phone was programmed for the theme song from 'The Sting' was getting calls every five ...
BRUCE PATTERSON
It is a win-win all around, ... Local business and industry benefits. Residents benefit. The water t...
BRUCE PATTERSON
People who live in glass houses have to answer the bell
BRUCE PATTERSON
While a big mane impresses everybody, even a small mane can be imposing in hot, dry climates.
BRUCE PATTERSON
Am I tough? Am I strong? Am I hard-core? Absolutely.
Did I whimper with pathetic delight when ...
JAMES PATTERSON
Fang swerved closer to me, big and supremely graceful, like a black panther with wings.

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JAMES PATTERSON
She sucks in her breath and lets the flames race along the comforter until they lick her and swallow...
JAMES PATTERSON
Once I was seated, I couldn't help people-watching. I'll admit it, I'm an addict from way back.
JAMES PATTERSON
And maybe watch a boat go by.
BOB PATTERSON
We already put aside $1 million for the well, but between the time we allotted for that and now cons...
BOB PATTERSON
There's lots of things I'm reading, more and more emails out there refuting it, saying it is not nec...
BOB PATTERSON
[From this experience] the students have become more interested in life science, and now have an int...
BOB PATTERSON
That would make it impossible for us.
BOB PATTERSON
It was a cross between a screwball and a change-up. It was a screw-up.
BOB PATTERSON
I hope the Knights beat us to those players, from a Kiwi perspective, but we are going to be putting...
BOB PATTERSON
He owes us one year of back taxes right now and one year of current taxes,
BOB PATTERSON
Our debt-to-revenue ratio is very good. Our bonds are backed by our sales tax.
BOB PATTERSON
We need to figure out if we want vending in Athens, are we trying to encourage it, or do we want to ...
CAROL PATTERSON
We want to get rid of the (licensed) vendors that buy the spot only for Halloween weekend.
CAROL PATTERSON
We said to the community, 'Look, we're drowning. We need your help. You need to be more judicious in...
CAROL PATTERSON
We were just out of resources, ... There are only so many hours in the day.
CAROL PATTERSON
The parking garage is just a big bugaboo of mine.
CAROL PATTERSON
The goal is to have the facility paying for itself as far as operating costs, and it's looking more ...
CAROL PATTERSON
The specific chore that we're undertaking at the moment is taking the routes of the existing systems...
CAROL PATTERSON
In the wee small hours, the neighborhood got pretty bad last year.
CAROL PATTERSON
The impervious cover question somehow brings out the challenge to our water quality authority.
CAROL PATTERSON
The city of Athens is eligible for, and certainly utilizes, state and federal transit funding. The u...
CAROL PATTERSON
You're a brave, brave girl, Tula" Gaby told her.
"I know", said the little girl. "I got it from...
JAMES PATTERSON
I’m not comfortable in this stadium,” I explained, trying to look calm.
“I know. And you ...
JAMES PATTERSON
One of the nice things about books as opposed to television and movies to some extent is it's no...
JAMES PATTERSON
Kids don't read as much as you'd like them to, just in terms of seeing the world from differ...
JAMES PATTERSON
In 10 different takes, you can do a scene 10 different ways.
SCOTT PATTERSON
It was a pretty complete list. The kind of list one makes when one cannot fall asleep because one's ...
JAMES PATTERSON
I didn't feel so bad,
CARLY PATTERSON
It's so weird, ... Last summer, it seemed I'd never get to the Olympics. Life is going by faster now...
CARLY PATTERSON
Every time I come to a meet, it makes me want to get out there, ... Today, watching the juniors, I w...
CARLY PATTERSON
Athens was a great experience and I'll always be able to look back on it and say I achieved my ultim...
CARLY PATTERSON
I'm working with producers right now as I haven't finished my demos yet. Hopefully we can have somet...
CARLY PATTERSON
I don't want to say anything bad about someone but it was a little bit hard,
CARLY PATTERSON
I'll always remember; it was the best day of my life.
CARLY PATTERSON
They shouldn't have to worry about toothaches or their teeth hurting. There are more things to worry...
CARLY PATTERSON
Since I came here, I've been lost, ... I am not asking for a handout, I just need some help. And tha...
CARLY PATTERSON
When I was 26, I wrote my first mystery, 'The Thomas Berryman Number', and it was turned dow...
JAMES PATTERSON
Man, you weigh a freaking ton," he told me. "What've you been eating, rocks?"
"Why, is your he...
JAMES PATTERSON
Because what’s worse than knowing you want something, besides knowing you can never have it?
JAMES PATTERSON