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Father sticks to it that anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky.


Dorothy Canfield Fisher

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ALICE FISHER This is not something the department should be getting involved with,
ALICE FISHER We're going to act quickly and aggressively to detect any kind of fraud and vigorously pursue it if ...
ALICE FISHER If it doesn't look right, chances are it's not,
ALICE FISHER When individuals meet here in the shadow of our nation's capital to go prepare for violent action, w...
ALICE FISHER [The standoff stems from an FBI e-mail revealed during recent litigation over detainee-abuse allegat...
ALICE FISHER Philip Bloom admits offering millions in bribes so that he and his companies could receive contracts...
ALICE FISHER Government officials and government action are not for sale. The Justice Department will aggressivel...
ALICE FISHER Providing persons with unknown backgrounds undetected entry into our country is a threat to national...
ALICE FISHER There's no room for demons when you're self-possessed.
CARRIE FISHER I mean, that's at least in part why I ingested chemical waste - it was a kind of desire to abbreviat...
CARRIE FISHER I put the photo in an album called Mortifying Emotional Moments, and I title it Soggy Napkin Note. T...
TARRYN FISHER Le Tub is a Miami oceanside restaurant that uses old bath tubs and toilets as decoration. If you're ...
TARRYN FISHER I could charm the birds out of everyone's trees but his
CARRIE FISHER I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive.
CARRIE FISHER I don't want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.
CARRIE FISHER