We wanted to see if it generated any interest at all. So the next one is where we will have a real full agenda of different participants in transportation. The people we want to attract are the people interested in hearing from the providers of transportation and the users, and we expect a real interactive give and take session there.
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God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON Since the beginning of December, we have seen a real pickup in the number of people who have been lo... CLYDE FOSTER Now is the only time we have, and the only time we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON The future belongs to all who, refusing to look back at the past move ahead with the clock as it tic... ODO SIMON AGBO We have tears in our eyes As we wave our goodbyes, We so loved being with you, we three. ROALD DAHL We are not satisfied with real life; we want to live some imaginary life in the eyes of other people... BLAISE PASCAL Preparation is good for success and it is a noble thing to prepare excellently for success, but in r... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES People can't stay out of their cars. I do think we have a real problem staying out of our automo... STEVE FORBERT Everyone, this is the new girl. Elder knows her. New girl, this is everyone.” A few people look up... BETH REVIS A lot of original paintings are in the big exhibitions, so we wanted to attract families, make it ha... CAROLYN REBBERT A lot of original paintings are in the big exhibitions, so we wanted to attract families, make it ha... CAROLYN R. REBBERT That's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it. EMINEM How do you know if something is real? That’s easy. Does it change you? Does it form you? Does it g... C. JOYBELL C. Dae FATE NAYAE Nanagha Vandhuttoom Da, Sandy , Na Nata, London Lass,Russian Grapes, Ellorum Ippa Van... SATHESH KUMAR M I'm fucking the grave, I thought, I'm bringing the dead back to life... CHARLES BUKOWSKI The scientific method gives us
information by testing and repeating observable things so that we
can... LEWIS N. ROE The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH We ought to know that all people are not the same and so we must not expect the same attitude from a... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH My experience is at The Groundlings Theater, where we created different characters and did sketch co... CHERYL HINES Congratulations, to the people which made gotham series, still need some more and extra work! DEYTH BANGER You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER You deserve to be with somebody, who knows you're the one, from that very first moment he lays eyes ... C. JOYBELL C. The battle is not physical, it is spiritual and your mind is the battleground. Keep your mind pure a... JEANETTE CORON Now is everything Now is the essence Now is the focus Focus on the now For that ... KAREN HACKEL The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS We are increasing trip-making at a far greater rate than we are adding capacity to the transportatio... ANDREW CHESLEY We expect to be able to accommodate all of the residents who want to remain in Palmer and any women ... ALICIA BROWNE We may claim to believe in God, but we don't want to believe so much that it makes us different. CRAIG GROESCHEL We dream that we're all different. The reality is that we're all not. ANTHONY T. HINCKS If the seed doesn't get planted, it can't become a toxic thornbush. We must guard our minds and our ... CRAIG GROESCHEL Empathy is a bridge. Our sufferings connect us. Let pain make you softer. AKIROQ BROST But I don’t want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.'Oh, you can’t help that,' said the Cat... LEWIS CARROLL Use your heart. Understand. Learn to see things in the now, not as they were or will be, or as ... E.J. PATTEN It's definitely something [supervisors] could discuss soon because we all know we have transportatio... CATHY RIDDLE We all want to trust someone ,but we all think that what we see is real and the truth but if we trul... GARY F EVANS... I'll find you, don't worry. My body won't be with you all the time, but you'll always have my heart.... P.C. CAST Standing on the edge of that darkness, she felt the stirrings of reckless want. A wild sort of brave... EMILY LLOYD-JONES Every little gracious act adds to the quotient of grace in the world - how gracious can you be today... ANGIE KARAN [Skype and eBay] are in totally different businesses and I don't see any synergy from an operating l... ANDREW DAVIS In the journey of life, certain paths may seem to be leading nowhere because of a mountain or hill o... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH We all try to camouflage the monotony, But it takes a lot of energy. To insist on being special all ... 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DISON ARNIBAL We need investment in transportation and investment in people. ASSEMBLYWOMAN GARCIA We need investment in transportation and investment in people. ASSEMBLYWOMAN BONNIE GARCIA We wanted to give them something that would be a real eye opener. We wanted the children to see firs... ASHLEY SMITH
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KAREN BLACK If you didn't know that I am an actress, I don't think you could tell from my lifestyle. I c... KAREN BLACK I dislike when people try to pigeonhole me, when all I want is to do good work. KAREN BLACK I am the least intimidating person. I think I would have done better in my career if I were a little... KAREN BLACK I love what I do, so it's not tiring. If I worked at a computer or drove a truck, I'd be dea... KAREN BLACK I love playing strong women, even if they're nuts. KAREN BLACK If you can write it, I can be it. KAREN BLACK When I wrote my stories in elementary school, I signed them all 'Karen E. Bender' with the s... KAREN BENDER You sit at your computer for hours, then slave away at your job that you may or may not like. You do... KAREN BENDER At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in peop... KAREN BENDER Writing about a person whose struggle you wish you could solve is an act of compassion and also, fra... KAREN BENDER My second novel began after my family moved from New York City to North Carolina, and I watched my s... KAREN BENDER When I was 19 and dropped out of college for several months, I lived for some time with my grandmoth... KAREN BENDER Write something beautiful and honest and that makes you very proud. KAREN BENDER What is it to be normal, at 12, at 78? What is it like when you can't grow up? KAREN BENDER My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but excit... KAREN BENDER It's great being married to a writer. You live with someone who can read your work and help you. KAREN BENDER I wrote lots of pages. I showed what I wrote to Iowa friends, and they said, 'Good start.' T... KAREN BENDER I was in graduate school. I had a birth control accident and went to get the morning after pill. KAREN BENDER Write a story a great writer would write. Because part of becoming an artist is pushing through all ... KAREN BENDER Giving shape to a painful experience is powerful because it helps us to see, first, how we got throu... KAREN BENDER Tell your mother that any clothes she wants to purchase you as a gift has to be suitable for a job i... KAREN BENDER Don't go into any store that features shopping bags that can stand on their own accord in the mi... KAREN BENDER The word inventors have to create a new term to describe how I felt when I learned that 'Refund&... KAREN BENDER Fall into your sentences; enjoy writing them. Love the world you are creating. KAREN BENDER Don't monitor your online savings account in real time. KAREN BENDER Make pumpkin bread as the default gift for everyone. It is cheap, it is beloved, it is carbs. KAREN BENDER I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office. KAREN BASS My father was from the South and turned me into a news junkie at a very early age. I would sit and w... KAREN BASS I think that women are much more collaborative; men are much more competitive. KAREN BASS You know, I was a community activist, so I'm used to standing out in front of an elected officia... KAREN BASS When I was in my early 20s, I studied tae kwon do and hapkido. I earned brown belts in both of them. KAREN BASS It's so much easier to throw rocks than it is to govern. KAREN BASS All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of ... KAREN ARMSTRONG