To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.


Anson G. Chester

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There's no other way to describe it.
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They've got to have some scars.
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Coach P is a firecracker,
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I have to really give it up to these guys for what they've done,
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When people taste our strawberries, lettuce and cucumbers, they're just astounded by the taste.
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CHESTER BENNINGTON
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We decided to start one and then we chose this area out in the woods.
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I think it's more of a phenomenon of this age group.
ERIC CHESTER
It might build hostility and anger among groups, too. It has just as much of a chance of doing that.
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FELICIA CHESTER
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After they got up in the third quarter, we knew we had to step it up.
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There needs to be a clear national standard.
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This is the owner's manual that they're providing to the cable industry to monopolize the Internet.
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This is bad news for consumers and competitors, ... We are losing competition and some diversity.
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There is only one way to console a widow. But remember the risk.
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God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
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Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.
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Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.
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