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TOM ALLEN MARIA CANTWELL To be able to bring an animal out into the public and do what we do is not easy. I mean we?re talkin... SAM MAZZOLA We want to make sure that we incentivize the health care system to be designed to provide you the be... VALERIE JARRETT Obviously, we want to ensure that people who have evacuated are still having their health care needs... KRISTEN MEYER The problem is that most male adolescents don't have discussions about reproductive health-care issu... CYNTHIA ROSENGARD I try to not to think about the pressure. I don't want any more pressure on me. I just want to pitch... ADAM WAINWRIGHT Not unless one of those guys puts on about 50 pounds fast. I mean, you can't replace Grady Jackson .... BOB SLOWIK NEIL GAIMAN If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... Our patients are very busy people with families that just want to come in and have their problems ta... CINDY CULPEPPER DEYTH BANGER BEN GOLDACRE We're dealing with products that can literally mean the difference between life and death, so it is ... DENNIS COOK The 2 million people who work in the NHS and social care are also themselves patients and users. I k... PATRICIA HEWITT RICHARD FEYNMAN I try not to think about it too much. I root for my teammates, try to do the best I can and let the ... AARON HARANG We have long assumed that if we educate patients and make them an active partner in the treatment of... CARLOS SANCHEZ It brought about so much healing to be able to do that, ... They could make their own decisions abou... JANET MILLER It is all about the families and trying to do whatever they want. LORRETTA GUAZZINI I enjoy helping families and try to give them whatever they want for their loved one. LORRETTA GUAZZINI KATE MIDDLETON I represent a generation that knows about life in the West and the rest of the world, people who wan... ZORAN DJINDJIC CHRISTIE BRINKLEY DAVID CAMERON NEIL GAIMAN ARUNDHATI ROY I do want to see him go to jail; that's the least so that my son knows that he's behind bars and tha... BARBARA GORDON TAYLOR SWIFT CHARLES MANSON We need to get cancer patients near treatment and keep them near their families at the same time, ROY JONES ROBERT J. SHILLER The kids are already asking about them. I met them, so we are really excited. They know about that r... JENNIFER WISLER It's one of the new services we try to tell Marines and their families about before they're deployed... LAURIE CURTIN Whatever it takes is what we're going to do to make them know we care about them and we apologize. GERARD HOEPPNER NEIL GAIMAN NEIL GAIMAN NEIL GAIMAN NEIL GAIMAN NEIL GAIMAN NEIL GAIMAN JANE HOWARD MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM 32. Before you criticize your parents for their failures and mistakes, ask yourself: “Will I reall... JAMES C. DOBSON We were all really surprised. It's a really hard time for all of us right now and I try not to talk ... ASHLEY HENDERSON EZEKIEL EMANUEL STACIA KANE All the girls stared at me with hatred in their eyes. It was a big drama that had to be acted out. B... BLAKE NELSON I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things. My parents are so amazing, they'r... NAOMI SCOTT If everyone knows their roles in the organisation, do their best in their role, then success is defi... ZENG HAN JUN We want parents to know they can really become allies and partners so their students can do their be... MARGARET LAFLEUR AJA NAOMI KING The Army medical command is putting all of its assets on medical and psychological behind their maxi... GLENN MITCHELL Everybody wants their life to be a movie, nobody ever accounts for the deleted scenes. MATTHEW W. MULLERY III DAVID COOK That's the way we have to look at it. That any team could beat us and the we have to be focused and ... ALLY OLEWINE Members have greater responsibility for handling their health-care needs, so anything we can do to m... MARK STINNEFORD Over the years, the Beatles themselves have incorporated so much fantasy into their own stories that... BOB SPITZ I think for a time I was unsure what love meant. And now at least I AM sure that a very big part of ... BETHANY BROOKBANK We're going to be focused on the last days of life, making it as meaningful and as graceful for the ... LINDA GHOLSTON Tarantino is the coolest damn guy; he's just so much fun to work with. He might be the best dire... DAVID CARRADINE RICHARD FEYNMAN TWINKLE KHANNA That's my favorite scene, because we were all together, ... Those are my favorite scenes, when we're... DAKOTA FANNING ALBERT BROOKS Is it not possible that their prayer --- their intercession with God --- might in fact help bring ab... CARDINAL MAHONY Obviously, I'm pro marketing, ... I just think it needs to be regulated and families need to help ki... MARGARET CAMPBELL GERARD WAY GERARD WAY Just try to get the puck and make plays, not so much worry about scoring or getting an assist or poi... PATRICK KANE If a victim comes to us, we want to make sure that they get their needs met here. So that they're no... KRISTIN WILLIAMS These people were really in dire need of help, and we did our best to accommodate their needs, ... I... JOE SCHMIDT We're a team. It's a selfless team. We all care about one another. We just try to make the game easy... ADRIAN MOSS Sometimes we spend so much time and energy thinking about where we want to go that we don't notice w... DAN GUTMAN I don't want to be too hard-line about it, but the more we see of the old Jason Schmidt, the more yo... BRIAN SABEAN LEA MICHELE DEYTH BANGER BLAKE CLARK WILL ARNETT I sent out a call to all the managers with players from the affected areas to make sure that every p... CAM BONIFAY I care about money, very much. I want it. I don't ever want to be without it. My mother once sai... ELAINE STRITCH We continue to fight for good jobs that pay well and jobs that last. Helping to get folks back to wo... JODI RELL JANE BLALOCK Well, sometimes I worry that my whole life will be based about what's comfortable and easy. I'll car... JULIA HOBAN KATJA MILLAY There doesn't seem to be much we can do about it, so I try to keep it picked up. HARRY HAMILTON We are very eager to do that so we can reassure their families. ... those are the norms of internati... JOSEPH PRUEHER Convinced that we're living the whole time that we're dying.TEGAN QUIN
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Hospice is a ministry. I give all the glory to the Lord. LAUREL SCHMIDT It was quite an honor. I was very surprised. It's such an encouragement to keep doing what I'm doing... LAUREL SCHMIDT STAN LAUREL LAUREL CUTLER LAUREL CUTLER STAN LAUREL STAN LAUREL BRENDA LAUREL BRENDA LAUREL A disease and its treatment can be a series of humiliations, a chisel for humility. LAUREL LEA STAN LAUREL STAN LAUREL STAN LAUREL BRENDA LAUREL STAN LAUREL Other than motherhood, the eight years that I spent at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, I have ... LAUREL CLARK STAN LAUREL BRENDA LAUREL Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expe... LAUREL CLARK When you talk to crews that went to Mir or have gone up to International Space Station, they say tha... LAUREL CLARK I have a computer screen near my seat where I monitor the overall health of the vehicle and pick up ... LAUREL CLARK It's such a long mission and we get to spend so much time in space... we're doing such excit... LAUREL CLARK Life science research can be done on multiple platforms. Since we have a very small number of people... LAUREL CLARK We're looking at Earth science, observing our planet. Also space science, looking at the ozone i... LAUREL CLARK Hello from above our magnificent planet Earth. LAUREL CLARK If you're trying to get someone who's sick with a fever off of a submarine and it's cold... LAUREL CLARK You know you found the right one when you stop looking for "more. LAUREL HOUSE Some people should come with a *brains not included* sticker LAUREL CLIVE if Beer was water-and i was a duck- id swim to the bottom and never come up- but Beer's not water an... LAUREL CLIVE I know that light travels faster than sound....and have concluded.. that's the reason some people se... LAUREL CLIVE Tell me, is it going in? yeah, is it hurting?..ooh yeah, ouch its hurtin ..ok i Will put it in slowl... LAUREL CLIVE We can LOVE someone and just be happy about it even if we know that it cannot last forever. It is no... LAUREL CLIVE There was a moth in there, and it still had its wings crumpled up, and it was just starting to pump ... LAUREL CLARK STAN LAUREL STAN LAUREL Getting oral sex from an ugly person is like bungee jumping, it's gonna be good, but holy shit, don'... LAUREL CLIVE A disease and its treatment can be a series of humiliations, a chisel for humility LAUREL LEE The most alarming thing here is if we said we don't want another liquor store at 44th and Elliot, we... LAUREL ARNDT STAN LAUREL It was my dream that I had clenched in a fist of discontent and wouldn't release. But time had now p... LAUREL LEE I miss your smile… but I miss mine more. LAUREL HOUSE A personal offense is like a scratch on a phonograph record. I couldn't move my thoughts beyond ... LAUREL LEA STAN LAUREL There are some very significant changes in the way the fluids are distributed in our body, the way o... LAUREL CLARK The harder you slam a ball into the ground, the higher it bounces back up... A divorce, a breakup, l... LAUREL HOUSE BRENDA LAUREL We want them to eat better. LAUREL VICIDOMINO The general consensus is, when people go to college, the most popular place is the gym. They meet pe... LAUREL VICIDOMINO Exercise makes you feel better in school and while playing sports. It's important for our students t... LAUREL VICIDOMINO Since I started, I had this vision of creating a safe, comfortable place to seriously explore the th... LAUREL TRUE This is the only store in California with all you need to make any type of mosaic art. LAUREL TRUE Here is where our workshops are held. LAUREL TRUE We want people to know that we are here, accessible to everyone, loving and celebrating Oakland. LAUREL TRUE It was a pretty equal race. Each team was kind of close together and the finish was like each person... LAUREL STOKES We have a very good feeling. We know what we're capable of. LAUREL STOKES That was not a focus until later in the year. We definitely will be preparing to get our times down ... LAUREL STOKES There's always the 2010 Olympics. LAUREL SHANLEY I think the hardest part will be watching the Olympics. LAUREL SHANLEY It's hard to go from being super active to sitting on the couch all day every day. LAUREL SHANLEY I was planning on being there. LAUREL SHANLEY It's kind of a day by day thing. LAUREL SHANLEY We want to go to the championship again. LAUREL SCHULTHEIS We needed to be more aggressive up front. LAUREL SCHULTHEIS It was pretty tough. I was expecting a tough game because I knew they had some returning seniors tha... LAUREL SCHULTHEIS I proposed setting up a booth offering to take digital photos of skiers and snowboarders. LAUREL SCHERER It just didn't make sense. The lodge is 42,000 square feet they're not lacking for space. LAUREL SCHERER He told me that half the lodge had been sold and the new owner [Bussey] wanted this space to sell re... LAUREL SCHERER We keep saying that, but people keep asking, 'Could the team be moved?' People just don't seem to be... LAUREL PRIEB There are groups that have shown due diligence in pursuing the possibility of a sale. Whether that l... LAUREL PRIEB Although we have not been down this road before, we all know that there is big influx of baseball fa... LAUREL PRIEB We're proud that Major League Baseball already has the toughest testing agreement in professional sp... LAUREL PRIEB Baseball officials are actively engaged and we're hopeful that this will be resolved to bring about ... LAUREL PRIEB In the spirit of a Coyote Valley that is self-sustaining, we should be exploring some of these other... LAUREL PREVETTI We're going to time it just like the real test. That alone will help them get rid of so much test an... LAUREL MATEYKA There are questions that need to be answered in a certain amount of time, and we will practice worki... LAUREL MATEYKA I feel the garment of Christ being pulled over our shoulders. I am new... I finally sleep, wrapped i... LAUREL LEE I never dreamed of publication and I never thought about success. Sometimes I wonder what it is doin... LAUREL LEE Humor has always been important to me. If there is a shield of faith that you can keep up against di... LAUREL LEE I've traveled to 50 countries, but I've never been to heaven. LAUREL LEE A personal offense is like a scratch on a phonograph record. I couldn't move my thoughts beyond my p... LAUREL LEE I want the privilege of guiding the arrows of my children and giving them the exhortations that can ... LAUREL LEE Breathe in. Take a deep breath. Be aware of your body relaxing. Let out unwanted energy and tension. LAUREL IZARD Choose one that speaks to you. LAUREL IZARD Intuition, whether spirit-guided or guided by God, is vital. It's the first voice that I hear when m... LAUREL IZARD I'd much rather do this than take a bus. It was a great way to see the city. LAUREL HOLLOWAY They jumped all over us. They play 12 kids and there is no dump in talent. They outworked us from th... LAUREL HEILMAN We got off to a better start than a lot of people thought we would, but it's going to be tough. Out ... LAUREL HEILMAN They are definitely the most improved team in our league without a doubt. We will have our work cut ... LAUREL HEILMAN It is important to be able to have someone you can talk to. This doesn't happen just to young girls.... LAUREL GUCCIONE Lori is the perfect example of how you can't tell someone walking down the street has bulimia. She d... LAUREL GUCCIONE You don't have to always sit down to food to get things done. In fact, some would argue you problem ... LAUREL GREEN If there's one way to get the most out of your years, it is to stay involved in activities that are ... LAUREL GREEN Some of our women come for the first time saying, 'I don't think I can walk a mile.' We can teach th... LAUREL GREEN LAUREL CUTLER I was concerned that you were searching for reasons to decline the petition. LAUREL COX I'm not here based on being opposed or in favor of the petition. LAUREL COX A piña colada would have been really nice, ... It was warmer, but we all got along just fine. LAUREL CLARK There's a lot of different things that we do during life that could personally harm us and I choose ... LAUREL CLARK I have a real interest in winter sports. I ice climb and ski and do mountaineering. I'm going to try... LAUREL ARNDT We've sat twice now and had them cry wolf that they had to get this wrapped up. LAUREL ARNDT Some things are only capable of being done in space. Examples of that are looking at our Earth from ... LAUREL CLARK ERIC SCHMIDT HELMUT SCHMIDT The markets would like to see some statement that the G7 are quite happy with the dollar-yen rate an... ADRIAN SCHMIDT The issue is will [Greenspan] have a more hawkish stance than he has (had) before. I think he will b... ADRIAN SCHMIDT People still see the likelihood of a rate cut this year and certainly not an increase in rates. Ster... ADRIAN SCHMIDT People have reacted to the idea that the Fed may not do anymore after the next move -- its possible ... ADRIAN SCHMIDT [However, some economists warn about interpretation of the OECD's signals.] While their analysis is ... ADRIAN SCHMIDT While their analysis is seen as proper, it is also somewhat out of date. If it was up to date it wou... ADRIAN SCHMIDT Oil damps growth everywhere but the high oil price may well be hurting Asia and Japan a lot more. Oi... ADRIAN SCHMIDT The increased production being touted by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait is not going to be enough to dent t... ADRIAN SCHMIDT The performance was stronger than the headline numbers suggest. It suggests that manufacturing is ac... ADRIAN SCHMIDT In the second half they will probably be a bit below the average, but not substantially. ADRIAN SCHMIDT HELMUT SCHMIDT You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. WALT SCHMIDT STEVE SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT MIKE SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT MIKE SCHMIDT MIKE SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT HELMUT SCHMIDT The best way to stimulate emancipation is to start to educate your sons to be humans instead of men,... ANNIE SCHMIDT The vieuw that women are surpressed I have never believed. They have a lot of power, not on a social... ANNIE SCHMIDT I think that men are more surpressed then women. At home their wife is boss, and seldom they are bos... ANNIE SCHMIDT Every story has a happy ending, you just need to know when to stop. ANNIE SCHMIDT A dutch novel is like a lame coitus ANNIE SCHMIDT HELMUT SCHMIDT I am an astronomer, and my job is to look to the heavens to better understand the universe and our p... BRIAN SCHMIDT Australians have a free spirit and an ability to think outside the box, and that is why I like Austr... BRIAN SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT HELMUT SCHMIDT I'm a huge candy fan. My favorite growing up was always Sour Belts or Sour Straws. KENDALL SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT I think the language to open it up to 'him' or 'her' language is important to do to keep the charter... BUD SCHMIDT It was a major tune-up instead of what they thought was going to be a minor tune-up. BUD SCHMIDT We're hoping to look at this again and we may have to downsize this. We may not get to $1.9 million.... BUD SCHMIDT We're going to get a new library here. BUD SCHMIDT It was editing up to date. That's the main issue and you ought to do that to your charter once in a ... BUD SCHMIDT We were trying to get the word out, but they were stranded. BRIAN SCHMIDT You can throw it out or you can do what you want. BRIAN SCHMIDT Beating my brother's place would be great. It feels good to place. I want to get in the top four at ... BRIAN SCHMIDT They learn about how important community is. BRIAN SCHMIDT Our goal would be that all existing agricultural land, accurately and honestly defined, is mitigated... BRIAN SCHMIDT You have to be careful (in accusing people of taking bribes), because sometimes what people perceive... BRIAN SCHMIDT We have people from all over the world ask us, 'how much will it cost to play our material?' The iss... BRIAN SCHMIDT It's not easy. Payola is something that is not readily identified because it can take so many forms. BRIAN SCHMIDT These results are remarkable. Based on this success, we will continue to use Cohorts to tailor our m... BRIAN SCHMIDT They're going to line up and try to pound us. That's the kind of challenge we like. BRENNAN SCHMIDT Having [Brooks] there right behind me literally on the field is a great feeling. You know you can co... BRENNAN SCHMIDT I don't think we were necessarily tested for our style against Western Michigan because of all those... BRENNAN SCHMIDT When you end up on a bad note, it motivates you. BRENNAN SCHMIDT He's learning how to control that big body of his. It's scary that he's only a freshman. BRENNAN SCHMIDT We weren't going to get to their quarterback, so it became all about getting our hands up in his fac... BRENNAN SCHMIDT Two gap is not an easy thing and it's not a sexy thing either. But for the hard-nosed guy, it's perf... BRENNAN SCHMIDT We know they're familiar with this game and we know they're going to run the ball as much as possibl... BRENNAN SCHMIDT He definitely doesn't get as much recognition as I think he should. I go against some of the best of... BRENNAN SCHMIDT They're a physical team. They don't do a lot of jazz and all that stuff. They run the ball right at ... BRENNAN SCHMIDT I'm pleased, because, after 30 years, something had to be done. That's very good news. BILL SCHMIDT I personally would have interest in sitting down and talking with him. But it's all starting with hi... BILL SCHMIDT The 30-second television commercial just isn't the shining answer anymore. It's more about reaching ... BILL SCHMIDT Momentum-St. Louis has been experiencing an annual growth trend of over 30 percent in the past three... BILL SCHMIDT Very enthusiastic and very intelligent. I know he'll work at it. BILL SCHMIDT To run a series of numbers accurately, wait for the response, I think that is going to add some time... BILL SCHMIDT We're not even getting the $10-an-hour jobs. We're still putting an emphasis on retail stores. They ... BOB SCHMIDT If you take a long-term view of the market, you sit there quietly and you believe that over time, (s... BOB SCHMIDT You buy a stock because it's a good industry, it's a good company, it has a good product. BOB SCHMIDT I don't understand how people can get nervous. The market washes itself on a continual basis It's co... BOB SCHMIDT We're still in search-and-rescue mode. We're in the saving life and limb thought process. BOB SCHMIDT I feel very confident about the relays we have qualified, and it looks like Drake is going to be a r... BOB SCHMIDT It's a great milestone for our organization. BOB SCHMIDT Safe' is a very bad word in the stock market. There is no such thing as safe. 'Smart' is a good word... BOB SCHMIDT From the city's standpoint, there's really nothing we can do about it. I don't know of anything we c... BOB SCHMIDT We are using the other units in the building as income properties to support the cost of the new bui... BOB SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT I have said nothing because there is nothing I can say that would describe how I feel as perfectly a... KYLE SCHMIDT I have my writing and acting and producing and directing, and my younger brother has his music and h... KEVIN SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT STEVE SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT HELMUT SCHMIDT This is a wake-up call for Palm Beach County that we need to start looking at our wages and the gap ... KATHRYN SCHMIDT The game plan was not for A.J. to get two fouls in the first three minutes. Jeremy did a good job ca... MARK SCHMIDT MIKE SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT Before we offered Canvas collages, the biggest problem our customers had was selecting just one phot... JOE SCHMIDT HELMUT SCHMIDT ERIC SCHMIDT Medically, he couldn't take care of them, Well, I'm not Donald Trump. PATRICIA SCHMIDT
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