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Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task of constructing a personal one.


Anatole France

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BRIAN FRANCE We'd always like it to be closer, but it really is close enough for us. The perfect scenario would b...
BRIAN FRANCE We are not happy that he has had a progression of pushing the envelope. We expect everybody to be ag...
BRIAN FRANCE It has been a big distraction. We haven't announced the final penalty for Chad yet. We don't expect ...
BRIAN FRANCE This is the maximum amount of power we can currently test. We suspect the coil is even more powerful...
DANIELLE FRANCE I think there's a tremendous ripple effect. For a species like the grizzly, it's an indicator specie...
TOM FRANCE As far as Ronnie hurting himself, we are aware of how it could affect him. It has affected guys diff...
TODD FRANCE It's not a flag I look at (as) anything favorable.
BRIAN FRANCE We're getting down to the wire. Looks to be in the next four to six weeks or sooner there will be so...
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