The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no other task is of any consequence.


Cyril Connolly

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Driver: Parallel Lines gives players two eras of hard driving in one of the greatest cities on earth...
CYRIL VOIRON
For us it is not a surprise that Jiri is not on our team. We still have a strong team, we play at ho...
CYRIL SUK
We counted on Moya and Ferrero to be here and so the choice of surface was correct. Unfortunately, t...
CYRIL SUK
I think I live in South Austin.
CYRIL NEVILLE
We going to be here, man,
CYRIL NEVILLE
People want to know - do we have a right to live?
CYRIL NEVILLE
With over 15 years of executive management experience, Shaun Gray will bring a wealth of payments in...
CYRIL MCGUIRE
That was a disappointment, but we identified it, resolved it and we're putting it behind us. Our pro...
CYRIL MCGUIRE
There was never an age in which useless knowledge was more important than our own
CYRIL JOAD
The risk is for the ECB to accelerate the pace of interest- rate hikes. There seems to be very littl...
CYRIL BEUZIT
We've seen an accumulation of strong numbers and sentiment at high levels in Europe. When we look at...
CYRIL BEUZIT
Treasuries remain under pressure and only weaker-than-expected data seem likely to reverse the curre...
CYRIL BEUZIT
Five-year Treasuries should continue to attract buyers. We can expect the auction to go well, and th...
CYRIL BEUZIT
We've had an accumulation of hawkish comments from the ECB and the momentum behind the European econ...
CYRIL BEUZIT
The outlook for the bond market is still negative. The European recovery is quite strong and we've h...
CYRIL BEUZIT
In the near term, there is a bit of support for the front end, due to these weaker numbers.
CYRIL BEUZIT
We've seen there's demand for longer-dated securities. The auction will go quite well today.
CYRIL BEUZIT
February looks rather unlikely for the next rate hike, but March is still on the agenda. Yields will...
CYRIL BEUZIT
Leadership is particularly necessary to ensure ready acceptance of the unfamiliar and that which is ...
CYRIL FALLS
So long as large armies go to battle, so long will the air arm remain their spearhead.
CYRIL FALLS
Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cosey... Doesn't try it on.
BILLY CONNOLLY
Behind the proscenium arch, you can't always hear what people in the audience are saying.
BILLY CONNOLLY
There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.
BILLY CONNOLLY
I like Dali and Magritte. I also like the Scottish artist John Byrne, another surrealist.
BILLY CONNOLLY
Questions focus our thinking. Ask empowering questions like: What's good about this? What's not perf...
CHARLES CONNOLLY
My favorite personal hockey moment was probably when Mike Bossy scored fifty goals in fifty games. H...
KEVIN CONNOLLY
When did you get so clever?"
"When I realized I wasn't as clever as I thought.
JOHN CONNOLLY
I think the act of reading imbues the reader with a sensitivity toward the outside world that people...
JOHN CONNOLLY
Once upon a time – for that is how all stories should begin – there was a boy who lost his mothe...
JOHN CONNOLLY
There's a difference between living and just surviving. Do something you love, and find someone to l...
JOHN CONNOLLY
Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true that a national literat...
JAMES CONNOLLY
Tennis can be a grind and there's always the danger of going stale if you think about it too much. Y...
MAUREEN CONNOLLY