Alan Furst
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STEPHEN FURST When my parents died, they both were 47, and they died of complications of different diseases, one b... STEPHEN FURST You can eat a lot more vegetables than you can cotton candy. Bring on the veggies. Stay away from th... STEPHEN FURST The first time I ever did a play, in junior high school, I said to myself, 'Hey, people like me ... STEPHEN FURST I finally admitted that obesity and diabetes were part of a life-threatening legacy - and I had to d... STEPHEN FURST Like most severely overweight people, I had to hit a rock-hard bottom before I'd take responsibi... STEPHEN FURST I tell people I'm on a diet. If somebody sees me with a muffin, they'll think I'm off my... STEPHEN FURST I felt different from everyone else - like an alien. The looks I received when I was 320 pounds were... STEPHEN FURST Selling is simply the transfer of inthusiasm. ALAN ALAN WATTS I think most people have that crazy uncle they sit at Thanksgiving dinner with: someone they disagre... 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ALAN DAVIDSON This finding, if it's true, still doesn't change the basic argument we're having about the standards... ALAN DAVIDSON They admitted to making a huge mistake and they said they'd pay the money back, ... They showed some... ALAN DAVIDSON it was a mixed day for the Internet on Capital Hill. ALAN DAVIDSON We ought to build systems that encourage 911 location services but that are not just personal tracki... ALAN DAVIDSON I think there are huge land mines with wireless ahead. ALAN DAVIDSON It's been a long time coming. Thank God for this day. ALAN CROTZER Here I am trying to build a life and I have nothing to build it with. It's wrong, just wrong. ALAN CROTZER If you really want the truth, leave no stone unturned. ALAN CROTZER There ain't no compensation for what they done to me. But I'm not bitter. ALAN CROTZER Especially when it comes to sex offenses, history is a big predictor of the future, ALAN CROPSEY When he was in the United States Senate, he was noted as an intellectual powerhouse, ALAN CROPSEY Our rights are not given to us by society, ... My view is that our rights come from God. We start ou... ALAN CROPSEY He's a very formidable personality when it comes to Washington, D.C. ALAN CROPSEY When you have a chance to make plays and don't, you can almost be assured the final score will not f... ALAN CRAWFORD You must give Campbell credit. When we had runners in scoring position, they either made plays or th... ALAN CRAWFORD Look, we have that problem solved, because there are only three of them in the Olympics. We got 187 ... ALAN CULPEPPER The Olympic Games tends to be a little more of a coming together of all the nations, so it's differe... ALAN CULPEPPER Our sport needs spectator friendly and all the help it can get on that side. That adds to the allure... 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