Most of the model consolidation we've done is behind us. There will be some fine tuning.
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Most of the model consolidation we've done is behind us. There will be some fine tuning.
RICK WAGONER So in 2000, when we changed the business model and started really focusing on that triangle and putt...
SANJAY KUMAR Etiquette is the fine tuning of education
NADINE VON CONRAD We're done with the tough stuff. We're fine tuning. We call this week the check-up from the neck up.
BRIAN SMITH Abby's done a great job, ... I think she's fine-tuning it a little bit.
RALPH ACAMPORA It's clear that we're at a low point. But there is no major problem in the squad - it is just a ques...
FRANCIS GILLOT I really enjoy being behind the camera. A ton of projects I've done that are my most favorite pr...
BRODY JENNER There are two or three areas which still need fine tuning. But my feeling is that we are close.
WANG GUANGYA Right now, health care is the issue, because the company, in the form of its CEO, Rick Wagoner, made...
DAVE PETERSON Most of us function under the model we have to get something in order to do something, in order to b...
SRIKUMAR RAO No, I think the future of humanity will be like the past, we'll do what we've always done an...
OCTAVIA BUTLER We've reached the point where most people will agree there is some science that should not be done.
GARY MARCHANT We are still fine-tuning the programming. But we are bringing local news back.
JULIE LAIRD For some reason I've been labeled that and it's fine, but there are a lot of other artists t...
ALAN JACKSON Well, we've made some changes on this tour. We're no longer sleeping in the parking lots and...
BILL WALTON There will be consolidation whether the bid succeeds or fails.
CATARINA PEDROSA The touring for this album was definitely going to be the most intense touring we've done.
DANIEL JOHNS Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be com...
MARIELLA FROSTRUP This is an example of the reproductive system being fine tuned. We know a lot about the gross regula...
GEORGE BENTLEY There should be a televised debate between the two of us. What do you say, Rick?
E. HELM The bottom line is about the technique. The little things. Fine-tuning what we have to do. No matter...
KURT WARNER Once you've been on tour six, seven years, you get an idea of what works and what doesn't wo...
LUPE FIASCO Rest provides fine-tuning for hearing God's messages amidst the static of life.
SHELLY MILLER At this very moment in time there will be people making, breaking relationships, regretting deeply w...
DAVID BLUNKETT There are people who will appreciate what I've done, and there will be people who will criticize...
WEN JIABAO The funny thing is, the music that I'm writing now is probably some of the most cutting edge we&...
CHARLIE DANIELS It's not an Israeli model, it's a TSA, screwed-up model. It should actually be the person wh...
JOHN MICA We were fine tuning some things and trying some new things to see how they work out for the conferen...
GRETCHEN DEVROY Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We've seen only the tin...
SUSAN GEORGE We've been working on that ever since we found out we were playing them. We've been putting in some ...
BILL OLIN This is the first year one of the locals has closed the deal. I executed pretty well. I've made some...
BRYON SMITH I've done approximately 15 films, and most of the things I've done have either been stunt or...
VERNE TROYER 'Clash Of The Titans' is one of the biggest movies I've done; it was certainly the most ...
MADS MIKKELSEN Some of the regrets I've had about my own career are things I have not done that I should have d...
SAMUEL GOLDWYN, JR. There's a reasonable expectation that at some point there will be further consolidation and Lloyds, ...
JAMES LEAL Conservatives have long argued, correctly, that 'fine-tuning' the economy is a chimera, but ...
ALEX TABARROK In order to achieve a true understanding of string theory, some new idea will be required, and most ...
DAVID GROSS The wonderful thing with some of the things I've done - most of them, really - is to be trusted....
ADAM WEST We're all sinners, every one of us. We've all done things we wish we hadn't.
JERRY FALWELL, JR. Look, I've done some low-budget movies and I've done some big-budget movies, and the big-bud...
JOHN CORBETT If we get past the districts, there will be no more pressure on us. We've done it. There will be no ...
EVAN JUMPER Certainly we are not comfortable with the guidance out there at this point. There's an expectation t...
ROBERT WAYMAN the happiest among us will be most altruistic, most distinct, most benevolent and most awkward to so...
RKSJ 'Star Trek' episodes always insisted that humanity is on its bumpy way to what will be a glo...
GENE RODDENBERRY It looks like if we keep treating Sean, his injury is going to be behind us and we're going to fine ...
DENNIS HELMS Obviously Indiana is a big basketball state and one of the most important sports in our county. It w...
CHAUNCEY STACY Uma Thurman is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. She has those wicked eyes - it lo...
JOSHUA JACKSON Lately, I've been doing a lot of tuning in and impatiently tuning out. As a longtime fan of talk...
CAMILLE PAGLIA Certainly in the movie business there are bullies all over - bullies in the distribution business, e...
MARTIN KOVE Dancers have always been a kind of background image, we've always danced behind an artist or we&...
LACEY SCHWIMMER We believe that the industry is only at the initial phases of what we think will be a very significa...
LEONARD YAFFE I'm just an actor, and if I can leave something behind that my kids will be proud of, then that&...
JOHNNY DEPP The teams we play this weekend will be stronger. Hopefully with all this behind us we are going to p...
ROSEANN SCHWARTZ I slightly lost my enthusiasm for most acting, but I've done some little bits and pieces - curio...
HUGH GRANT The reason I was in most of the movies I've done is that they paid for me to be in the theater.
NATHAN LANE Where I think the most work needs to be done is behind the camera, not in front of it.
DENZEL WASHINGTON I've done every diet there is.
KATE WALSH The next step is to fine tune our model and increase the number of strains we can identify. There is...
FACUNDO FERNANDEZ We are looking at the situation with close interest, we believe in the long term there will be a con...
ROBERT BAKKER We've had some tough times, but we've hung in there.
PAUL ALLEN There will be some voter-friendly, or shall we say patronizing, legislation. We'll see some trash, b...
BRIAN BALLARD I will say that Rick will probably die before the end of the book. I'll go ahead and put that in...
ROBERT KIRKMAN You have to be aware that there are some unknown unknowns out there, ... a few well-defined robotic ...
RONALD TURNER I've done fine in this business, but I've never made quite enough money to have a family or ...
LARRY DRAKE The U.K. crowds always have a lot of energy, and I've done some milestone shows there that I'...
DAMIAN MARLEY All of these devices permit fine-tuning of zoned temperatures, ... Each of the remote units is separ...
ANDREW FOX I don't want to live in a militarised country behind an iron curtain. It's boring. Been ther...
DMITRY MEDVEDEV I think that defensively, I'm sure we're going to become much more effective in our abilities. And t...
JACK WILKINSON What I enjoy most is doing something I've never done before.
KARL LAGERFELD He's fine. [Mariners trainer] Rick [Griffin] has been in contact with their trainer, and what we hea...
MIKE HARGROVE 'Sherlock' fans are, by and large, an intelligent breed, so they've gone through my back...
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH We believe there will be further consolidation in our sector. We've said all along we're going to be...
ED WEST The claim of fine tuning is subjective. As I stated before, no measurement in physics is perfect. Th...
G.M. JACKSON This is really just some short-term consolidation. We are inside of yesterday's range.
TIM EVANS We've heard that the hookup culture is destroying us. We've heard that it's saving us. W...
HANNA ROSIN There is certainly some predisposition to wellbeing, based on the research I've looked at. There...
TOM RATH The last couple of practices, all we've been doing is a lot of defensive things. We've been ...
KEVIN GARNETT In the 1920s dramatists attacked their subjects as if the inequities could be resolved. Some of the ...
BROOKS ATKINSON Life is about choices. Some we regret, some were proud of. Some will haunt us forever. 'Black Ra...
GRAHAM BROWN We didn’t think anything of it at the time, but we saw several of the bodies of the crew, space pi...
CHRISTINA ENGELA There is some consolidation going on, but the future is not dim. This is sustainable long-term growt...
JAGDISH REBELLO If we're honest with ourselves, most of us know the one thing we lack.
CRAIG GROESCHEL There is no reason to change this system. I don't think we'll abandon it. For us the most im...
OLIVER KAHN No matter how much you've done before, you wonder if there will be a light at the end of this pa...
R. J. CUTLER There will emerge some promising practices and recommendations that will be a model for all schools....
DONNA HEATH I like spending a lot of time fine-tuning all the small characters. I think it really pays off.
ELLEN CHENOWETH Because I've done a lot of theater, I know what power is and how megalomaniacs are, since I'...
LANCE HENRIKSEN Balancing these factors requires fine-tuning. We weigh the potential for return in these countries a...
CHARLES VALDES Experience gives fine tuning to innovative work & confidence paves the way & allow to do with succes...
DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA 'The Art of the Brick' is an exhibition I've done where I've taken some works of art...
NATHAN SAWAYA I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this sh...
OSCAR ISAAC The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not a...
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD Chris Cooper is one of my favorite actors in the world. I've seen him in most everything he'...
MERYL STREEP If I've inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it's really ...
JACK DEE If there was any one achievement, it would be that we've have done it on our own terms.
ALEX LIFESON Like a lot of people, I have been a leader in some things, and I've been a follower in some thin...
TIM KAINE We can argue about major championships and whether Tiger will ever surpass Jack's 18 majors, but...
ARNOLD PALMER We're making good progress. Most of the work will be done by Tuesday, but we will be working on Wedn...
ALBERTO BIANCHETTI She was just mowing us down. Rick (Breed, assistant coach) was threatening to bunt earlier. In the f...
CURT SMITH Whatever the reason is, I hope we can finish talking about the Olympics. It's gone, it's beh...
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I don't hate you."
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They tell me cool stuff."
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"Bu...
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Her...
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RICK RIORDAN I said hello to the poodle.
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Ask your friends, Cupid said. Frank,...
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RICK RIORDAN Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—”
“Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”...
RICK RIORDAN Yours in demigodishness, and all that. Peace out!
RICK RIORDAN She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn't help thinking there was nothing hotter than a...
RICK RIORDAN Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.
RICK RIORDAN Everyone thinks you've been kidnapped," he said. "We've been scouring the ship. When Coach Hedge fin...
RICK RIORDAN Huh," Leo said. "Well, if you ever get off this island and want a job, let me know. You're not a tot...
RICK RIORDAN Um...is that thing tame?" Frank said.
The horse whinnied angrily.
"I don't think so...
RICK RIORDAN Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson pounding the Earthborn into the ground like a game of wha...
RICK RIORDAN Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we ...
RICK RIORDAN He [Death] pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death tapped the screen a few times and all Frank...
RICK RIORDAN Just his luck he was related to this grubby old dude. He hoped all sons of Neptune didn't share the ...
RICK RIORDAN Look," Percy continued, "I know I'm new here. I know you guys don't like to mention the massacre in ...
RICK RIORDAN Part of their problem was Percy. He fought like a demon, whirling through the defender's ranks in a ...
RICK RIORDAN Juno: "All roads lead there child. You should know that."
Percy: "Detention?
RICK RIORDAN They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a littl...
RICK RIORDAN Percy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decid...
RICK RIORDAN That's because we keep weapons in the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time m...
RICK RIORDAN Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon."
"Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug.
Percy ...
RICK RIORDAN Elections only happen in two ways," Reyna said. "Either the legion raises someone on a shield after ...
RICK RIORDAN You speak horse?" Hazel asked.
"Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mea...
RICK RIORDAN Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hu...
RICK RIORDAN They're Lares. House gods."
"House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but large...
RICK RIORDAN I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder.
RICK RIORDAN This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..."
"Repair boy." RICK RIORDAN Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?"
"Yeah," Percy said. "He sla...
RICK RIORDAN Percy scowled. "I-I know you."
Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you?
RICK RIORDAN Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and g...
RICK RIORDAN Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind!"
He slung his M16 onto his bac...
RICK RIORDAN There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your ...
RICK RIORDAN Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language."
Hazel tried not to laugh. "W...
RICK RIORDAN