I knew that if I wanted to stop being a pushover I had to get comfortable with small rejections myself. That took some work, but because of it I can now say 'no' to other people with a clear conscience.
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EWAN MCGREGOR Before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't ... HARPER LEE Everyone has their own path in life, no matter if it's being a celebrity or a singer. Quite fran... JAKE OWEN I haven't personally experienced bullying, but when I was in high school, I had a best friend wh... AMBER RILEY I was 17 when I was forced into marriage. I had no hand in it, and I didn't even enjoy being wit... QANDEEL BALOCH I took 'Grease' to play my trump card, my voice, and get attention that would lead to auditi... BILLY PORTER I had a really dark time after the Olympic Games... But then I said to myself, 'This is a sport ... DANIEL CORMIER I'm not saying standardized tests are the worst ever, but there's an in-between and I don... ASHLEY RICKARDS I felt more comfortable playing other people than being myself, when I was a kid. And then, the tabl... JAY RYAN I've never been comfortable being a pawn. I work with brands where I feel like I can have my say... KERRY WASHINGTON I went to work for the Civil Service. I'd wanted to work for the Ministry of Defence because I h... PAUL O'GRADY Everybody really don't rock with each other in Philly - that's a problem. 'Cause me bein... LIL UZI VERT I never wanted to be like other blues singers. I might like hearing them play, but I've never wa... B. B. KING I've always wanted to work with Barbra Streisand because she's worked with some of the best ... DARLENE LOVE To this day, I'm not upset that I had cancer. I almost knew I had it before I received the call. I w... STACEY SIMCIK I always say: 'Share your happiness with the world, give other people that happiness and let it ... IGGY AZALEA I get star-struck anytime I meet performers that I grew up watching and appreciating. I mean, it'... JAMES RODAY It's just this huge sense of relief I have with myself right now... It took me to be 31 to go, &... KAREN ELSON It's a lot more comfortable, I must say. Ummm, I didn't think I'd be playing with anothe... VIVIAN CAMPBELL A Ritual to Read to Each Other If you don’t know the kind of person I am and... WILLIAM STAFFORD 'Fiancee' is a very fun word to say, because I never thought I would have a fiancee or be a ... KIRSTEN VANGSNESS I'm comfortable with being a voluptuous woman because I'm not going to be a size two and tha... HAYLEY HASSELHOFF I turned 40 on the set of the reunion show for 'Sheer Genius,' so it wasn't a hideous bi... TABATHA COFFEY I wanted to publish a book simply to be buried with it; that's all I wanted. I had no ambition b... EDITH PEARLMAN I think I've had the opportunity to work for people because I wanted to and because I thought th... PAT MEEHAN By the time I was 23 or 24 and had written the first manuscript of 'The Final Winter', I kne... MATTHEW NABLE It was hard at school because, growing up, some people wanted to be friends with me just because the... FRANCIA RAISA When I started playing music, I was more of a character. Now I'm just me with a cool outfit on. ... BEN HOPKINS It's true to say that I'm a budding young actor. But I'd rather get my name out there be... JOSH BOWMAN With the new guys, it took us a while to get that team chemistry together, to get comfortable with e... IAN BENSON When I joined the Giants I wore No. 89 and had it for a couple of years. But I didn't like it. I did... AMANI TOOMER He said, well you paid your money didn't you? I said yes you did, but you still had to move back. He... EMOGENE MIDDLETON Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something bea... STEVE PREFONTAINE I'm 24. I think when I was 18, 19, I had a problem with it because I wanted to look older and mo... ALISON LOHMAN I came to London. I spent nine months doing domestic work and gardening because I knew I wanted to g... JEREMY IRONS Get this (economic plan) passed. Later on, we can all debate it. , TO NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATORS I can't change my bra size. They're natural! I can work out and I can stay healthy and motiv... KATE UPTON It's not like I was trying to be sexy but I had to get fit because I had to be able to do stunts... DANIEL CRAIG Because of my childhood where I was constantly by myself, I always feel lonely. I have a lot of peop... NATALIA VODIANOVA Insomnia is a very prevalent issue. It's a women's health issue, and I chose to talk about i... JENNY LEWIS When I finished 'Cocktail,' it took me a very long time to get out of Veronica's mindspa... DEEPIKA PADUKONE I've had some ambivalent feelings about being an actor. I don't know that I've ever been... DON JOHNSON I don't want to forgive myself. That's why I hate psychoanalysis I think if you're guilt... ORSON WELLES I take a lot of pride in being myself. I'm comfortable with who I am. JAMES MCAVOY I've always considered myself a workaholic... The way I work, I have to turn myself upside down ... JOSH HOMME I have the advantage of being pretty small, so if I'm flying myself, I'm flying coach. To sa... ANNA KENDRICK When I put something into motion, the creativity starts to make other people want to jump in, and th... ADAM SHANKMAN I want to make sure that people know that I can only be myself - I can't be a spokesperson for p... ZACH ANNER I've also learned to no longer feel guilty if I'm invited out and don't want to go. If I... EDIE FALCO I was the 'no one understands me' teenager. But I think truly I've realized now that I d... RACHEL KELLER Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but tha... IAN MCKELLEN When I was in 'Billy,' I always knew that I wanted to do something in performing. I always k... TOM HOLLAND I've said this before, but after 'That '70s Show' ended, I solely wanted do films th... MILA KUNIS I'm a practised writer now. But when I began, I had no idea what this was going to be. I just kn... CHINUA ACHEBE Even as a kid in drawing class, I had real ambition. I wanted to be the best in the class, but there... DAMIEN HIRST I've never really had a solid, legitimate post game where I felt comfortable with my back to the bas... EMEKA OKAFOR On stage I have to be comfortable because I play guitar so I can't wear too much jewellery, it k... ELLIE GOULDING I liked being a minor because you can't get into trouble. Now I just have to try and behave myse... AVRIL LAVIGNE So when it was my turn to start developing projects, I knew the writers I wanted to work with, and I... RUPERT SANDERS I knew from an early age that people didn't see the different sides of me. I formulated a kind o... GURINDER CHADHA I love the entire process of being on the set and being able to create a character. It's so much... SHERRI SHEPHERD I've had that experience many, many, times - when you don't get roles. I'd developed a g... ALDEN EHRENREICH It took forever for me to get work because I was a political comic, and now it's become good bus... LEWIS BLACK Often, if there's something that I want to do, but somehow can't get myself to do, it's ... GRETCHEN RUBIN I've worked on my game, and I don't think it has any holes, no weaknesses. I say that with h... EZEKIEL ELLIOTT I never saw myself as being ambitious, I saw myself as being in love with the profession. I'm a ... JACK KELLEY I majored in journalism at Arizona State University, where I began writing the columns I write now, ... LAURIE NOTARO I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a... AUNG SAN SUU KYI You're not going to say anything about me that I'm not going to say about myself. There'... EMINEM I knew what I wanted to do when I was 13 and I had to go through four years of high school to get ou... JOHN MAYER My kids always say to me, 'Can we watch TV?' I say, 'Absolutely!' because then I can... NATASCHA MCELHONE I'm always very uncomfortable with people. It's something that I get upset with myself for, ... NANCY MARCHAND People feel the worst film I made was 'Jack.' But to this day, when I get checks from old mo... FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA I was pretty happy with how my career had gone, mainly because of the enormous freedom I've had ... KAREN JOY FOWLER All I ever did to that apartment was hang fifty yards of yellow theatrical silk across the bedroom w... JOAN DIDION We can never make proper goodbyes. It was your last ride in a Checker cab and you had no warning. It... COLSON WHITEHEAD I can't be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player that's what I wanted. I wanted feedbac... ADAM OATES Some people are embarrassed to say they came from East St. Louis, Ill., but now more people want to ... JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE When you get in a job, the tendency is to say, 'I've got to know it. I've got to give di... ANNE M. MULCAHY I didn't start my label out of a business perspective. I did it because I wanted to create a pla... MARTIN GARRIX I've never stopped being Argentine, and I've never wanted to. I feel very proud of being Arg... LIONEL MESSI I must confess that I lead a miserable life. For almost two years, I have ceased to attend any socia... LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN There is a fascination with the idea that one has 'seen someone else do something' before on... MAE JEMISON But I'm kind of comfortable with getting older because it's better than the other option, wh... GEORGE CLOONEY I didn't want to do all of the mags, and we didn't get paid for those shoots - 'Hollyoak... ROXANNE MCKEE With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things.... DIANA ROSS When I was young, I really wanted to be a part of the end-of-year awards shows, but now that I'm... PARK BO-GUM Even as an 18-year-old, I had to grow comfortable with my leadership style, which is that I was real... BING GORDON I'm fascinated with myself and love hearing the sound of my own voice. I'd like to hear what... GENE SIMMONS When I work, I wear pants usually because I want to be comfortable. I wear dark colors, especially i... DONATELLA VERSACE Well, it's a little odd, the path I took, because when I was young, I wanted to be a cattle ranc... SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR I'm a pushover. I make allowances for people if I like them. ZAHA HADID
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As a kid, I was always mad - just noticing the women at Thanksgiving, running around the kitchen, wh... BETH DITTO A beautiful plant is like having a friend around the house. BETH DITTO I was born fat and have always been, which was just fine and even healthy and cute until I turned te... BETH DITTO I'm shameless, and I love a pun. There's a lot of Beth puns. BETH DITTO My dad liked to boil a squirrel head and suck the brains out the nose. Smaller than a chicken, bigge... BETH DITTO I've belched a lot more since I had gall bladder surgery. I don't know why. BETH DITTO Portland is a place where you can find a community as a feminist, a vegan or a fat activist. Artists... BETH DITTO This archaic idea - that a woman who is unmarried and childless at 30 is somehow unnatural - will pr... BETH DITTO I was brought up by a single mom in a poor town in Arkansas and while some aspects of small-town lif... BETH DITTO I have a lot of feminist idols. 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BETH DITTO My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who w... BETH DITTO Granny Ditto always referred to perfume as 'smell good' and for me it's an essential. I ... BETH DITTO I've had a ton of fast-food jobs - it changes your approach to human interaction forever. BETH DITTO I have been 130 lbs. as well as 215 lbs. I have had blond, strawberry blond, green, pink and purple ... BETH DITTO I want to make the IKEA of clothes for fat girls and boys. Cheap, affordable, basic - but ethically ... BETH DITTO When you see a fantastic colour or cut in a magazine, perched up on some famous so-and-so's head... BETH DITTO Products are a must - full stop. I'm sorry to say it, but that bob won't look so sleek on it... BETH DITTO There is something to be said for people who have to work hard, be creative, produce what they have ... BETH DITTO Thanks to capitalism, the importance placed on beauty has never been so manipulated. We are the guin... BETH DITTO When I was a kid, Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell were mere blips on the gaydar; and they we... BETH DITTO When I was a teenager I would lock myself in the bathroom for hours, bouffanting my hair like Patty ... BETH DITTO In moments when I question if I should be having kids, I think of all those phone calls from my sist... BETH DITTO Put your hand up my skirt! Push it in, pull it out, make it hurt! BETH DITTO High school wasn't so bad though because, by then, I had worked out that there were far more ner... BETH DITTO My number-one theory in life is that style is proportional to your lack of resources - the less you ... BETH DITTO I think it's really cool that there are people like Adele on the cover of 'Vogue' and ... BETH DITTO I was given baby doll toys myself, and they proved a stark reminder that my life was expected to rev... BETH DITTO As with most phobias, the fear of flying does make some sense, but if ever there was a fear worth qu... BETH DITTO Even if you're only wearing trainers and a vest, eyeliner will instantly transform you. People a... BETH DITTO I worshipped Ethel Merman and I worshipped Ethel Merman a lot. It's incredible - Ethel Merman wa... BETH DITTO There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at o... BETH DITTO I don't have a good attention span and can't spend long in record stores or video shops or g... BETH DITTO Because I didn't have any queer, lesbian, female role models I hated my own femininity and had t... BETH DITTO It's really hard for me to sometimes put myself out there, like 'Hey, how do you feel about ... BETH DITTO I love sad songs. They say so much. I love country music but even the happy songs sound really sad. BETH DITTO There is no rule in the pink-triangle guide to coming out that you must wear a rainbow flag cap and ... BETH DITTO I believe I owe all the best parts of my adulthood to embracing my imperfections and showcasing them... BETH DITTO I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself, an... BETH DITTO I've had people ask me in interviews what it's like to have money, but that's not how it... BETH DITTO We did have a first co-op class 18 months ago. This time, the interest has been magnified exponentia... BRIAN DITTO One of the things James and I have set out to do with the chamber is a back-to-basics approach with ... BRIAN DITTO There are plenty of rumors going round. But that's it. BRIAN DITTO By all accounts, it's been successful in Westminster and Southern Pennsylvania. It seems a good fit ... BRIAN DITTO The chamber was a strong proponent of Red Run as commercial use. I don?t think residential housing i... BRIAN DITTO It's not the winning that teaches you how to be resilient. It's the setback. It's the lo... BETH BROOKE My dad would always say, 'Girl, you've been given gifts. Use them.' And what he meant by... BETH BROOKE Setbacks are just learning experiences. BETH BROOKE Let's get one thing straight: there's no such thing as the Bristol sound. BETH GIBBONS The upside to smoking is that you get to be social. I was looking for a light when I bumped into Ben... BETH ORTON I enjoy doing fun things outdoors with my son to stay in shape. We like camping together. After a we... BETH RIESGRAF We are, at least in part, who we remember ourselves to be. Take away our memories, and you take away... BETH REVIS I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably not meant to raise money. BETH HENLEY I think that people have to be able to see two sides of the coin to survive because it is a racist s... BETH HENLEY I think I had a job in a children's theatre. I taught badly because I was into nihilism at the time ... BETH HENLEY I remember not knowing what a cue light was because I'd never worked in a production that was high c... BETH HENLEY I love writing for the screen. BETH HENLEY I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness. BETH HENLEY I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays. BETH HENLEY I didn't really know how to get it to a producer or how to get it to an agent. Nobody's going to loo... BETH HENLEY I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays. BETH HENLEY But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a ... BETH HENLEY Jessica. For god's sake," he said. "Allow me to do at least one common courtesy for you. In spite ow... BETH FANTASKEY Choice or no, my heart is his. BETH REVIS Where do you. come from?" Frank challenged, puffing his chest, a little bolder now that he could bre... BETH FANTASKEY Why did I sign up for this?' 'Because we grow by challenging ourselves. BETH FANTASKEY "He started hating me, cause I couldn't laugh at his jokes. I just started finding it impossible to ... BETH HENLEY I don't suppose you have to believe in ghosts to know that we are all haunted, all of us, by things ... BETH GUTCHEON What is clear is that business leaders must commit to champion change - to be transparent about thei... BETH BROOKE What I loved about the acting class was that you got to think all day long about a person that wasn&... BETH HENLEY I didn't have a fireworks moment for my salvation. I had a falling in love with Jesus in Sunday ... BETH MOORE Tone is so important because you can have a great script just be ruined with the wrong director - if... BETH GRANT God wants us to believe Him to be huge, even if we don't know what to believe Him for in a parti... BETH MOORE The fans of 'Speed' are very different from the fans of 'To Wong Foo,' which are dif... BETH GRANT More than the sound of my own beating heart, I miss the sound of a ticking clock. Time passes. It mu... BETH REVIS I have this vintage Valentino clutch. Ughhh, it's so pretty! Also, I'm not a big fur person,... BETH RIESGRAF As a business that's strategy-focused, I regularly experience bias on the part of male clients who a... BETH ZIMMERMAN Many of the environmental modifications of interest to women are so fundamental that I expect them t... BETH ZIMMERMAN Women want to simplify what they perceive to be an unnecessarily complex shopping process. Above all... BETH ZIMMERMAN When you go from one lecture hall to another or even home for the holidays, there is a desire to be ... BETH ZIMMERMAN The key is for product manufacturers and developers is to maintain as much of the essential function... BETH ZIMMERMAN Have some idea of how much you want to spend when you go into a contract with anyone. Allow approxim... BETH YOUNG I always do landscape design with the functional needs of the homeowners foremost in my mind. BETH YOUNG I think the confidence and optimism are there. I think they are really starting to believe. Confiden... BETH YOUNG I heard her shout that she was good for 16. I told Simone I was going to hold her to it. She said, '... BETH YOUNG There's still a lot of basketball to be played. We visit Allen on Tuesday and they're always tough. ... BETH YOUNG We probably have six who can score 18 to 20 points. We have five to six which can easily do it. BETH YOUNG We are the epitome of a true team. We don't have any superstars and everyone has stepped up in one w... BETH YOUNG There's a lot more attention being given to board leadership than there was a couple of years ago. W... BETH YOUNG You can't get down in this district. We started 0-2 and that makes it hard. You can't ever give up. BETH YOUNG I'm still waiting on that one. We shoot about 30 percent and that would take about 300 shots. I thin... BETH YOUNG It adds so much beauty to downtown, ... Fresh flowers in hanging baskets is a welcoming sign of a co... BETH WOOD They are here in our city, they are visitors, they are welcome. We want to help them in any way we c... BETH WOOD Everything we have today is donated. We have men with charcoal grills, we have tables and chairs don... BETH WOOD Monies raised from the cruises will go to support the non-profit organization's efforts for travelin... BETH WOOD A lot of students showed up, ... People milled around from shop to shop. The vendors were happy and ... BETH WOOD This is the first study we've done with (the program). So it was a learning process, and because of ... BETH WILSON It takes scarce dollars away from more effective programs that could help people stay out of trouble... BETH WILSON There are a lot of liberty issues. I'm not sure these things are going to make us any safer and they... BETH WILSON One of our best managers, her second language is English. We needed her to get better at English to ... BETH WILSON One thing about the race itself is that it's totally unpredictable and that's why it's so fun to wat... BETH WILSON After the Emmy the show picked up steadily through the seventh season, when they had people from 'Su... BETH WILSON It's very irresponsible of legislators to invite costly litigation on something that they spent hard... BETH WILSON I have no concerns about this project. I wholeheartedly endorse this development. BETH WILLIAMS I was feeling pretty good. Then that weekend happened and every one of my teams went down. That's al... BETH WILLIAMS I think we just needed to wake up and get warmed up. In the second quarter we lit it up. BETH WILLIAMS Our focus at this hospital, today, yesterday and tomorrow, is to ensure a high quality of care. That... BETH WILLIAMS Everybody gears toward stopping No. 22 and with everybody focused on Shelly Paige, it lets our other... BETH WILLIAMS Only 5 percent of the death sentences were actually implemented, and I think that would be difficult... BETH WILKINSON This was no mistake, no coincidence, BETH WILKINSON This exciting program inspires young people to continue their education and consider law-related car... BETH WILKINSON This is an ethical dilemma, and we did find several instances in which individuals stepped over the ... BETH WILKINSON No matter how mad he makes you, don't do that, BETH WILKINSON the death penalty was designed for. BETH WILKINSON We never knew such a dark and horrible place existed in America until Timothy McVeigh sent us there,... BETH WILKINSON He knew that death was a possibility and he didn't care, BETH WILKINSON about as credible as sightings of Elvis. BETH WILKINSON Agent Burmister found high explosives residue on Mr. McVeigh's clothing, including both his shirts t... BETH WILKINSON Heartbreaking. I don't know what else to say about that. Frustrating. BETH WALTERS Our errors killed us in one inning. BETH WALTERS It was a pretty good job all around; the bats finally came through for us. BETH WALTERS We made it interesting. That's what we have a tendency to do, whether we need to or not. BETH WALTERS We had a pretty good game. We didn't hit but errors killed us. The players are still learning. BETH WALTERS It's a tough way to start the season. We played well but a few errors hurt us. BETH WALTERS In order for us to be successful, you have to have hitting throughout the lineup. Everyone throughou... BETH VESA It's an awfully difficult sectional. BETH VESA I thought in the third quarter we did a nice job offensively of being patient. We definitely need to... BETH VESA I didn't think we were too rusty, we played pretty well. Actually, the break was tough for us, we ha... BETH VESA The third quarter was bad for both teams and we were fortunate that they didn't capitalize on our po... BETH VESA It's nice any game you can come out and execute and do things the way you're capable of doing. No ma... BETH VESA The first three innings she mowed them down. In the fourth they got a couple of runs on her, but she... BETH VESA It's been great having the support and for mom for being here. BETH TWITTY Don't allow yourself to get into a condition where you are not able to defend yourself. This is not ... BETH TWITTY I was confident I had taught her all she needed to know. But she'd built up a false sense of securit... BETH TWITTY I was so glad to see that passport. Seeing it told me she was still on that island. Maybe I could fi... BETH TWITTY It's such a difficult age. They're caught between a delicate balance of being under their parents' w... BETH TWITTY Of course I'm encouraged about the news and the new development and the arrest, and I hope it leads ... BETH TWITTY publicly acted as judge, jury and executioner. BETH TWITTY One thing is we're going to have to have an answer. We're gonna have to. There's no way that I can j... BETH TWITTY They have placed barriers to the advancement of the investigation. They should be replaced. BETH TWITTY We hope that Aruba will show us they do have enforceable laws, such as perjury and obstruction of ju... BETH TWITTY While we've heard a lot about the problem of obesity, only recently communities, schools and workpla... BETH TRAPANI Despite efforts to address it, it's still a major health issue and a major challenge. BETH TRAPANI Our society today has changed to the point where it's easier to be overweight than to be fit. We've ... BETH TRAPANI While we've heard a lot about the problem of obesity, only recently communities, schools and workpla... BETH TRAPANI In 2000, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommended this (tracking BMI) as a b... BETH TRAPANI That's a good stinger for us. We needed an eye-opener, and every match is going to be just like that... BETH TOCCI We keep plugging away. We work a lot of reception and getting more out of our serve. We have to comp... BETH TOCCI Our focus was a lot harder this week on serve receive. And our kill efficiency was excellent. We use... BETH TOCCI Our serve receive was huge. Our kids passed incredibly well. BETH TOCCI It's nice, it's an honor. What a privilege to be able to defend a state title. So my job is to get t... BETH TOCCI I thought we served well and I thought our back row defense was pretty good. I wasn't pleased with o... BETH TOCCI It's a big job to find that many people to participate in this event. BETH SWENSON I've requested every day off from work, so I'm waiting to get approved. BETH SWENSON If people want to compete, they should be able to. BETH SWENSON I was told I couldn't compete. BETH SWENSON It's sort of a challenge to get food to people who can't find a way to eat. BETH SWENSON A couple friends were going to volunteer last summer for the (Special Olympics Iowa) golf tournament... BETH SWENSON I'm going to be one of the food service managers. Basically, I'll be feeding volunteers and athletes... BETH SWENSON (Mary Greeley) is recruiting volunteers through its employee base to provide first aid. The hospital... BETH SWENSON When I was a kid, I went to school in a small town. I wanted to play basketball - that was my dream. BETH SWENSON Those cards and letters gave him more strength than anyone can imagine. They meant the world to him. BETH SMITH Although the trip was physically and even emotionally draining, our group still had the ability to e... BETH SMITH The state has two levels of funding because it makes sense. The district's decision makes no sense. BETH SMITH We haven't gotten to really celebrate yet because we're filming right out of the chute. But we got w... BETH SMITH You could be right about the elderly benefiting from the experience, but there are lots of questions... BETH SMITH The chief of naval operations has outlined an aggressive enterprise IT strategy, and formation of th... BETH SMITH We run generally about 15 teachers pretty much throughout the year. Many of them have classes that t... BETH SMITH I want this to succeed for Tim, because if it succeeds for Tim, it succeeds for us, because we'll be... BETH SMITH He was a hard catch. That's why I say he's my biggest and best catch. BETH SMITH We're here to educate lawmakers on a poorly written bill that basically advocates for the fugitives ... BETH SMITH We need to be more aggressive with our swings, ... But they are all things we can work on. BETH SHELTON I was very pleased with our passing and defense, and we had some good heads up play, ... Overall, I ... BETH SHELTON We're going into the game giving it everything we've got and hope to come home with a win. BETH SHELTON She did very well in the tournament, but we knew she would, ... Beth is a steady player, she keeps h... BETH SHELTON We have to focus on getting hitters to transition aggressively and play strong every time, ... We go... BETH SHELTON Proceeds go for books for the library, and also every student gets one book for their birthday. BETH SCHWIER We put tents up so they can sit in there and read. BETH SCHWIER I would say mystery is probably the favorite. BETH SCHWIER And there's a book scavenger hunt. BETH SCHWIER Companies using electronic bill presentment generally achieve overall savings on their billing costs... BETH ROBERTSON After 9/11, families were looking for things to do together and fun that was closer to home, and tha... BETH ROBERTSON There are a lot of things in motion that will contribute to more bills being presented electronicall... BETH ROBERTSON One of the things we know is that this is a worldwide trend. It's not just in the United States. BETH ROBERTSON At this point, the market isn't that developed yet. Ten percent of all consumer bills will be presen... BETH ROBERTSON It was great, a fabulous year. It was different than any other market I've been through in 36 years.... BETH ROBERTSON Companies using electronic bill presentment generally achieve overall savings on their billing costs... BETH ROBERTSON Each subcommittee has a time frame in which they need to get their stuff finished in. Once they fina... BETH RICHARDSON It will not be tax dollars. BETH RICHARDSON The evacuation went smoothly. We practice it all the time. BETH RICHARDSON It was three days away from being operational. BETH RICHARDSON Thankfully, there were no reported injuries. BETH RICHARDSON All they had left to do was take the caps off, pretty much. But those things are on schedules. A few... BETH RICHARDSON