The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours and if he doesn't go to his desk at all there is nobody to scold him.
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ELIZABETH DAHL He didn't smoke or drink. He had low cholesterol. He worked out and walked a lot -- he didn't really...
ELIZABETH DAHL It means a lot to know his memory is as alive for other people as it is for us.
ELIZABETH DAHL You're walking around here with a smile on your face, Asher. It's freaking everybody out.
VICTORIA DAHL Aw, hell, Tessa. I was in ninth grade. By the time I got to the part where I imagined a girl without...
VICTORIA DAHL When we beat North Dakota here in 2001.
CRAIG DAHL The atmosphere in here (Friday) was electric. That was my second-favorite game ever.
CRAIG DAHL Up here it's a little different because you're not so emotionally involved in the game. You're not a...
CRAIG DAHL I have two of them in the morning. I enjoy it for breakfast. It can be a treat.
ERIC DAHL It was used and it worked yesterday.
ERIC DAHL They basically backed the truck right out of the building.
ERIC DAHL Yesterday's fire showed that nobody is immune to fire.
ERIC DAHL We give them that emotional and physical assurance. We have a strong camaraderie of residents and st...
JAMES DAHL For every day you spend in the hospital, you need two days here.
JAMES DAHL We're a skilled nursing rehabilitation facility open to the community. We're staffed by nurses 24 ho...
JAMES DAHL A yard for my little Charlie...he's fit right in, he seems like he loves it.
LORETTA DAHL I met a man across the street, he's in a wheelchair and he patrols the neighborhood, yeah, and I met...
LORETTA DAHL I hadn't ever really planned on owning a house again because I'm on social security.
LORETTA DAHL It means...it just means so much that I can have a home and be independent...its just great.
LORETTA DAHL One of the things I love about this program, the kids know this is a safe place to fall. For example...
JULI DAHL Jerry said if anyone ever found out how much fun we were having, we'd have to pay an entertainment t...
JULI DAHL We've used all kinds of resources to furnish this place.
JULI DAHL We are right on the bubble as far as postseason play is concerned.
PAULA DAHL Do as the Olympians do. Wear a helmet, even if you're not an elite skier or snowboarder especially i...
DR. ROALD BAHR Wearing a helmet, if you're a skier or snowboarder, reduces your risk of having a head injury by 60 ...
DR. ROALD BAHR Do as the Olympians do. Wear a helmet, even if you're not an elite skier or snowboarder -- especiall...
DR. ROALD BAHR Do as the Olympians do. Wear a helmet, even if you're not an elite skier or snowboarder _ especially...
DR. ROALD BAHR