We need to move forward much more quickly and have much more federal investment, ... It's sort of like with Hurricane Katrina. For years they asked for money to strengthen the levees in New Orleans, and in retrospect, it's too bad that money never materialized.


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What has become clear is that lies are just a temporary solution to a permanent problem. Lying to sp...
VERONICA ROTH
I believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another...
VERONICA ROTH
Awkwardness aside, it's nice to be liked.
VERONICA ROTH
Freedom from obsession is not about something you do; it's about knowing who you are. It's about rec...
GENEEN ROTH
If we're not able to control the costs, we're in trouble. We know that entry-level divisions are the...
BILL ROTH
The Bull gives us tremendous coverage, particularly at night. Ninety percent of our broadcasts occur...
BILL ROTH
We had ink on paper on Wednesday, the people were moved in the following Monday, and roughly a month...
BILL ROTH
This is too big for us to make a 10-minute decision. We're going to think about it overnight. ... Th...
BILL ROTH
The other benefit is I think it underscores our blended approach to the business model. Because it i...
BILL ROTH
One of the biggest problems in IT right now is getting one app to talk to another at the application...
BILL ROTH
It provides a means to obtaining a sophisticated, single view of a customer.
BILL ROTH
Anytime you make a movie, the goal is a wide theatrical release, with the right distributor.
ELI ROTH
Much of my youth was spent in the parking lot or inside a Dunkin' Donuts.
ELI ROTH
This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to.
VERONICA ROTH
Soft hearts make the universe worth living in.
VERONICA ROTH
Fear tends to manifest itself much more quickly than greed, so volatile markets tend to be on the do...
PHILIP ROTH
I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though.
VERONICA ROTH
Everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to f...
PHILIP ROTH
The scars on her face said something different about her, too-that she, like Cyra, knew what she was...
VERONICS ROTH
Is an intelligent human being likely to be much more than a large-scale manufacturer of misunderstan...
PHILIP ROTH
But when I do feel all the strength go out of me, and I fall to my knees beside the table and I thin...
VERONICA ROTH
Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
VERONICA ROTH
My God! The English language is a form of communication! Conversation isn't just crossfire where you...
PHILIP ROTH
shoot for perfection and you will achieve excellence.
SCOTT ROTH
Social media can be a powerful tool to listen to, engage with and gain access to customers that you ...
CAROL ROTH
Writing, for me, was a feat of self-preservation. If I did not do it, I would die. So I did it. Obst...
PHILIP ROTH
I look at careers like Ben Stiller and think that's a great career to have where you're doin...
ELI ROTH
Fluency can be a sign that nothing is happening; fluency can actually be my signal to stop, while be...
PHILIP ROTH
With the draft, everybody was involved. Everybody was fodder. When you got to be 21, 22 and graduate...
PHILIP ROTH
Comments that an apology was not offered quick enough are dead wrong. I believed that those attendin...
LARRY ROTH
Unless one is inordinately fond of subordination, one is always at war.
PHILIP ROTH
Ultimately it doesn't matter whether you go forwards or backwards: you need to live your life as...
ERIC ROTH
Roth acts to protect Dover AFB.
WILLIAM ROTH
Possession and exorcism is something that's in every religion and every culture. It's a real...
ELI ROTH
We are holding these hearings because one thing is certain. We can't fix the IRS without knowing wha...
WILLIAM ROTH
I can't do anything else. So if this falls through, I'm screwed.
TIM ROTH
Many businesses fail because the owner wasn't willing to invest and wasn't educated on the d...
CAROL ROTH
Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
VERONICA ROTH
That's what you're looking for as a writer when you're working. You're looking for y...
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