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Related I've told you I don't live and die by the polls. Thus, I will refrain from pointing out that we're n... , IN THE NEW REPUBLIC Get this (economic plan) passed. Later on, we can all debate it. , TO NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATORS can't wait to step on the ice in Atlanta. MARIAN HOSSA I turned on an inside pitch and it was kind of a surprise to me because I wasn't expecting it. ASHLEY HAYNES Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it SARA SHEPARD I like to do new things, so I always take on roles that I feel will keep me on my toes. I never want... ARCHIE PANJABI I had nerves at first, but it was a challenge I was looking forward to. IAIN SEBASTIAN It was such a challenge to do. I had to deliver the city of New York! BOB WISE But then my father was transferred to New York, and ... I knew this was it. I saw the bright lights,... AMERICAN THEATRE But then my father was transferred to New York, and ... I knew this was it. I saw the bright lights,... AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE Move forward doesn´t mean avoiding the pain, but look towards a new day in spite of the rain. ANA CLAUDIA ANTUNES I don't think it has quite sunk in yet, but it is definitely a dream come true. I am looking forward... ANDY GREENE It just made me really fight for what I had after that, which was really good. It really sent me off... LOU BARLOW Momentum definitely shifted to our side. I felt I needed to step up. Third quarter, I played awful. ... HARRY ALFORD I was only going to catch one game [for Mexico]. I thought it would be better for me to work with th... HUMBERTO COTA It was a total surprise. I had a place to live in Louisville and everything. It was a shock. I just ... CHRIS DENORFIA Using assistive technology with your child prevents your child from missing out on content solely be... SANDRA K. COOK I was expecting him to maybe do more. It doesn't shock me he tied a record. He's a beast. NATE SALLEY I moved to New York when I was 17 and I had no idea what I was doing. I really thought I was going t... DREAMA WALKER The effect hip-hop had on me was enormous. I was exposed to it by happenstance. My father worked at ... MICHAEL RAPAPORT Its matter was not new to me, but was presented in a new aspect. It shook me in my habit - the habit... CHARLES DICKENS Although I cannot see your face As you flip these poems awhile, Somewhere from some far-of... SHEL SILVERSTEIN Personally it's a big challenge for me and a challenge I've really been looking forward to since the... MATT HENJAK Nothing alive can stand still, it goes forward or back. Life is interesting only as long as it is a ... ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Time determines the occurrence of possibilities and impossibilities, but God determines the time for... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I knew I could finish school anytime, and I will eventually, ... But in a hockey sense and for my ca... AL MONTOYA I've always liked New York, as I like towns with an edge and New York has a European feel, so wh... BILLY CHILDISH It was tough. It was easy on the ice, but it was difficult otherwise. I had to learn everything. Guy... SERGEI SAMSONOV Basically, I was in shock. I just couldn't believe it. Somebody called me earlier that morning to te... JEFF SUPPAN New York City is a street to beat.
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ARCHIE BERRY Now is everything Now is the essence Now is the focus Focus on the now For that ... KAREN HACKEL Cease to think of an impossibility and you will seize an opportunity for productivity. Excellence co... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR For the pageants, it was my mother who got me involved in Miss America. It really gave me the opport... JANE BADLER I was absolutely in shock. I couldn't believe it. It was great. I knew I put in all the work, did al... JEFF MORIARTY I knew it was going to happen in that game. I was expecting it to come. KATIE HEINTZ I am always looking for a new challenge. Syracuse had everything I expected - great water, great fac... DAVE REISCHMAN Whenever I left New York, the Twin Towers welcomed me back in. It was a symbol of my city - the most... MONICA JOHNSON I got a lot of reps, which I was happy about. I feel comfortable with this new offense and we had so... KIRBY FREEMAN Definitely, I have a gift. That's what got me here but I was ignoring it. 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BRIAN BAKER We're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive. It's pretty dense kid... KURT VONNEGUT Why did you marry Dad, Mom?" My mother sniffled through her nose, looked at me, then smiled. <... MARGARET MCMULLAN I'm very happy. I achieved a new personal best and I did it in the Olympic Games. This is very impor... EVGENI PLUSHENKO It's definitely an accomplishment, but we can't settle on the win. We just look at it as a step towa... CAPPIE PONDEXTER When I was a teenager, if you'd asked me, I would have said I was in a relationship with New Yor... ALEKSA PALLADINO My show 'The Big House' was picked up; they flew me to New York. I'm about to step on st... KEVIN HART I am fully committed to Hannah Montana. It's what gave me this amazing opportunity to reach out ... MILEY CYRUS This is my last race before I take a break and I really wanted to end it on a high note. It was also... BRITTANY REIMER When I was on 'Dallas,' I was known to audiences of the '80s. And then when my sons, who... PATRICK DUFFY Don't Just Let it Happen, Make it Happen! JUAN A. JIMENEZ It was just a little bit behind me, but I still should have made a play on it. I was thinking touchd... DEVIN AROMASHODU A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas present. I went home, and ... GUSTAVO DUDAMEL It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER I put on some new insoles in my shoes on Tuesday and they really hurt me. I'm struggling to walk aro... MICHAEL CAMPBELL It was all new to me. I was clueless. MARSHALL BALLARD I want to experience Dallas. It's a new city where I see new business opportunities. ROB KARDASHIAN If anything, I think they (Liberty) were even stronger on the new business front than I was looking ... CHRIS STEWARD Yeah, it was a bad month. Everybody will admit to that. We were looking forward to getting back home... JEFF BUTTS I didnt like being reminded about how self-absorbed i was. I wanted to be over this, done with this.... DONALD MILLER I was just really excited that Larry decided to put me in. I just wanted to wait for my perfect pitc... KATIE BARTHOLOMEW It definitely caught me off guard. But anything can happen. ERIN HAMLIN I wasn't even expecting it. It was one of the best meets of the season so far. Making NCAA Zones def... JANIS SCANLON It doesn't exactly feel like a shock, but it's all new to me, and I'm taking it in as it comes. EMINEM I still remember the first gig where I got people going, it was Rascals in New Jersey, and the place... BILL BURR As a kid, I was definitely a DC guy. I started reading big time in the '80s at the height of the... JASON AARON All that the spider needs to complete its web is step taking ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH It was very tough doubling up but I've got no regrets. I was just destroyed (in the 100m) but I just... MICHAEL PHELPS It's important to be a soccer player in the sense of the whole vision - if you put me at forward... JULIE JOHNSTON I arrived in New York City on a ship the day before Thanksgiving. It was freezing cold. FELIX SILLA It's going to take a few games for everything to work itself out, but I'm definitely excited. This i... ERIC FIEGI It's really weird. We're all taken aback and in shock. It was done and it was over. It was improbabl... MIKE KNUBLE I want people to challenge me. I want them to feel they can step up and bring ideas. I insist on not... DAVID LUBARS 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON I went to New York for the first time when I was in college for a school trip and, uh, it did not ap... ALLISON TOLMAN It was really on fire by now, and those guys just left me in the car burning. We can laugh about it ... 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MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forge... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN There should not be one new dime in tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires as long as millions... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for. MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other peopl... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gon... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back -- but they are go... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN We have the capacity to make sure that every mother has pre-natal care. Yet, we don't do it. Wha... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You ... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who wer... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN You just think of them playing baseball and basketball, anything fun, not waiting for someone to com... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN Understand and be confident that each of us can make a difference by caring and acting in small as w... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important that people who are perceive... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN This historic investment in children's health is a major victory for America's children and working ... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN The planned execution of Mr. Williams will leave a permanent scar on the conscience of the state of ... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give it. MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN No person has the right to rain on your dreams. MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN The persistent and growing high level of child poverty reflects conscious and misguided choices, ...... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day. MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN It's time for greatness -- not for greed. It's a time for idealism -- not ideology. It is a time not... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to ... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN