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I'm not shocked we're doing as well as we are.


Derek Keenan

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JAMES NELSON Im okay Im okay now.
But you really need to listen to me
'cause im telling you the trut...
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JAKE PALLUZZI We as a nation are not as oil dependant as we were back then.
CHRISTOPHER THORNBERG We have as much work as we can handle. We're doing well under this president.
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JOE EVANS We didn't seem to be out of sorts as far as what we were doing.
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DON MOTLEY We were shocked and disgusted.
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VINCE MCMAHON In Paris, you're as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles.
KANYE WEST As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans.
NATALIE GULBIS We've actually eliminated Type II polio in the world, at least as far as we can tell.
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JOSEPH STALIN As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.
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J. P. MORGAN Go as far as you can see; when you get there you'll be able to see farther.
THOMAS CARLYLE As far as my notoriety or whatever, I haven't been the star of a hit film.
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DEREK HOUGH I think there's something wrong with me - I like to win in everything I do, regardless of what i...
DEREK JETER The future happens. No matter how much we scream.
DEREK WALCOTT Don’t kill me,” he sobbed as he lay there. “Oh God, please don’t kill me.”
“If you ...
DEREK LANDY I swear, talking to you is like talking to a really good-looking and mildly stupid brick wall.
DEREK LANDY Ladies and gentleman," he said over the speakers, "welcome aboard this recently liberated Gulfstream...
DEREK LANDY Valkyrie patted Fletcher’s arm. “Don’t worry,” she said. “If the bad man comes, I’ll pro...
DEREK LANDY The draft is a crapshoot, so I've been very fortunate to be drafted by the Yankees, and to have ...
DEREK JETER I think models in general have a certain insecurity about themselves because they're known for b...
DEREK HOUGH Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet ...
DEREK JETER You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always s...
DEREK JETER This is Port of Spain to me, a city ideal in its commercial and human proportions, where a citizen i...
DEREK WALCOTT I'd like to get a degree. You ever see the movie 'Back to School?' I'll go back with...
DEREK JETER I was an audience member before I'm a filmmaker. All I've tried to do as a filmmaker was to ...
DEREK CIANFRANCE I'm a huge, huge comic book fan. I love the superhero movies so much. If I had to be one of the ...
DEREK THELER I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid befo...
DEREK JETER I won't say there aren't any Harvard graduates who have never asserted a superior attitude. ...
DEREK BOK For some students, especially in the sciences, the knowledge gained in college may be directly relev...
DEREK BOK Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your...
DEREK JETER Growing up as a high jumper, I said if I could ever jump 2.40, I'd be pretty satisfied with my c...
DEREK DROUIN