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JAMES JOYCE If you can put your five fingers throught it, it is a gate, if not a door.
JAMES JOYCE All Moanday, Tearday, Wailsday, Thumpsday, Frightday, Shatterday.
JAMES JOYCE We did do very well in the transactions over $100 million that we chose to pursue, signing 11 and lo...
JAMES JOYCE (BUSINESSMAN) It is a tragic case of overloading the back porches, ... use common sense.
JAMES JOYCE (CHICAGO FIRE COMMISSIONER) It's so easy to settle for less than God's best for us because we don't always feel like...
JOYCE MEYER Yes, God does expect us to live holy, consecrated lives. But not even the best of our intentions can...
JOYCE MEYER As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if...
JOYCE BROTHERS There is such a thing as bad publicity.
JOYCE BROTHERS I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this is what we know abo...
JOYCE BROTHERS I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped...
JOYCE BROTHERS The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart - and here's why. Men lie ...
JOYCE BROTHERS Never try to negotiate with anyone after he or she has eaten. People are best persuaded on an empty ...
JOYCE BROTHERS Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately and gives you a lift... The han...
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