I'm a fan of the opera and I was in there looking around, and I saw this beautiful and colorful ceramic cookie jar, made to resemble an opera singer. I bought it on the spot. I think I paid about $125 for it.


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Lead yourself, lead your superiors, lead your peers, and free your people to do the same. All else i...
DEE HOCK
Preserve substance; modify form; know the difference.
DEE HOCK
It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radi...
DEE HOCK
With the advent of genetic engineering the time required for the evolution of new species may litera...
DEE HOCK
An organization, no matter how well designed, is only as good as the people who live and work in it.
DEE HOCK
Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it.
DEE HOCK
I've tried word processors, but I think I'm too old a dog to use one.
DEE BROWN
Well then, take this thought with you for the dark hours to come: It is a ludicrous fiction that lov...
CHRIS DEE
John Dos Passos, Raymond Carver, Flaubert and William Maxwell were all very influential when I first...
JONATHAN DEE
I'm a childless woman, yet I felt no maternal urges whatsoever. The prospect of years of broken ...
KIKI DEE
Chase your dreams until you catch them...and then dream, catch, and dream again!
DEE MARIE
To me, it's part of the success of the program, placing as many kids in school as we possibly can. I...
BILL DEE
We've got some kids in new positions, and that will get better. That's why you scrimmage good people...
BILL DEE
Everybody's worrying about our tailback, but I think we got a good one. He's just got to hold on to ...
BILL DEE
We played one game, and let's be honest, it wasn't against a very good football team.
BILL DEE
When you're an aggressive football team, you're gonna get some penalties, but you just don't want st...
BILL DEE
It's a tough situation for those kids. He said he can't wait to get home. He's already homesick.
BILL DEE
I was real proud of him. I told him his overall win percentage is better than mine now.
BILL DEE
The greatest gift is not being afraid to question.
RUBY DEE
Every mind is a room packed with archaic furniture.
DEE HOCK
There's no path to being a writer that's applicable to everyone. Some young writers have the...
JONATHAN DEE
I was born Pauline Matthews and grew up in Bradford as one of three children - I had an older brothe...
KIKI DEE
I love you, in my mind where my thoughts reside, in my heart where my emotions live, and in my soul ...
DEE HENDERSON
Nothing lives long
Only the earth and mountains
DEE BROWN
If I'm pushed, I'd also have to admit I don't like people with allergies. They just anno...
JACK DEE
Don't get me wrong: I can and do waste time on the Internet with the best of them, but in some r...
JONATHAN DEE
Dia, yang tidak pernah kamu mengerti. Dia, racun yang membunuhmu perlahan. Dia, yang kamu reka dan k...
DEE LESTARI
Because he was my jockey,
DEE ANDERSON
Gary is one lucky guy to have Amy.
DEE ANDERSON
Currently there are no agreed-upon definitions. It won't end up apples to apples.
DEE ANDERSON
I've legged you up on winners - do you want me to leg you up now?
DEE ANDERSON