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Related If a book is worth reading, it will most probably be worth reading twice. AMAN JASSAL I have spend a lot of time on everything and what's impresses me about people I have written that in... DEYTH BANGER The second coming of Christ will be so revolutionary that it will change every aspect of life on thi... BILLY GRAHAM When you give, you will be blessed. When you give, it will be given back to you. CRAIG GROESCHEL My best guess is we will probably take a serious look at it, ... It will be surveyed and discussed a... GRANT TEAFF The second coming of Christ will be so revolutionary that it will change every aspect of life on thi... BILLY GRAHAM It means a great deal. For three hours, Middle Tennessee will be talked about, it will be seen. We'l... CHRIS MASSARO When you beat Argentina like that and play so well you start to think you can beat anyone. It is pro... STEVEN GERRARD I probably will go get a copy of that film and keep it, just so I can say I did it one time. Honestl... CHRIS WIDGER This will spread across the nation, because there's so much money that will come into schools as a r... DANIEL SHEARER It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER When you STEPOUT, you will Stand out, when you stand out you will definitely be Noticed and when you... OSCAR BIMPONG The general public will probably see it (Kelley) and wonder how we'll ever get it done, but it will ... JOE EDGENS It will probably will be a party-line vote coming out of committee, but on the floor I think there w... BOB BARR Today will be all about more of this and it will probably only get worse. DANNY BAKER Even the most destructive storm cannot weaken the heart and soul of our nation, ... America will ove... GEORGE W BUSH If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was a... THOMAS JEFFERSON Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c... GERMANY KENT It will probably never happen again. It will be my luck. TOMMY TUBERVILLE I feel there will be a time. A time when there will be no agony. I will never cry. There will come a... ALEENA YASIN I think it's a good idea. The economic benefits will be great. It will make millions of dollars for ... BILL WHYDE It doesn't matter if you destroy a peoples' culture, if you stomp out all resurgents, or if you slau... BRANDON CHRISTOPHER The new program for children in failing schools will be the largest statewide school choice program ... CLINT BOLICK I'm sure it will be on a lot of members' minds, and it will be discussed, ALLAN BENSE Even a book with completely empty pages will change you because you will start thinking about the re... MEHMET MURAT ILDAN It will probably be one of the last opportunities the district will have to purchase a large tract o... HECTOR HERRERA But even when I stop crying, even when we fall asleep and I'm nestled in his arms, this will leave a... AMANDA GRACE I will say that Rick will probably die before the end of the book. I'll go ahead and put that in... ROBERT KIRKMAN Some people will have to be afraid. Those who plunder the nation, deliver injustice, will have to fe... NARENDRA MODI In the planning stage of a book, don't plan the ending. It has to be earned by all that will go befo... ROSE TREMAIN I hope when this is done I'll be able to get back into my happy gardening vibe that was so healthy f... OLIVIA SUDJIC [It is likely that some people critical of Armstrong in the book will be testifying.] There will be ... LANCE ARMSTRONG Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will ... INDIRA GANDHI In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For all ... JOHN F. KENNEDY In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For all ... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the ... BASHAR AL-ASSAD If you are confirmed, you will essentially disappear from public view. This hearing will, in some wa... GRETA GARBO The connectivity of the cloud and the prevalence of tablets and smartphones have eroded the traditio... DAVID AMERLAND It'll probably be a benefit, because everyone has to go to Wal-Mart or some (other) out-of-town plac... JEFF COOK The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism, but under the name of liberalism, they wil... NORMAN THOMAS I pray that this council, which will probably be too late to save Iraq, will do what it can, which w... ED ASNER They will never come out and say this is in lieu of care. But we see a lot of employees who will say... BARRY BARNETT It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, s... JANE AUSTEN I think that will be a public policy question that will be on the minds of every legislator when the... LARRY GREGORY I think individual libraries who feel very strongly that they want to keep their catalogue pure in t... ALICE KNAPP There is going to be lineup a mile long a mile wide for this plant. The winner will be the jurisdict... DENNIS DESROSIERS For starters, that’s a rather simple principle of Time Travel right there – and according to the... CHRISTINA ENGELA I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid... ERNEST HEMINGWAY I think it's going to be very close. This is one of these elections that there will not be a breakaw... BRIAN HICKS Like Dr. King I have a dream of my own, too, that the powerful message of this little book would be ... OPRAH WINFREY We are a nation of explorers. That's why this great nation has come to what it is, and the space pro... DOROTHY BROWN You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown... MADELEINE L'ENGLE You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown... MADELEINE L'ENGLE And be not like her who unravels her yarn, disintegrating it into pieces after she has spun it stron... QURAN The worst will happen. Think of me, children, when that day comes. I have foreseen it and predicted ... KLAUS MANN That made it a lot of fun that so many of us from our team did so well. That will probably be the be... COREY ULMER It will be in the convergence of evolutionary biology, developmental biology and cancer biology that... PAUL DAVIES It seems to be overwhelmingly likely that there is life out there and eventually we will make contra... PAUL HOROWITZ I'm going to tell my children when I'm older about it, and they probably will be proud of me that I ... BOY SCOUT your name your name, paragal, in the old toung, means 'one of pure light' and so you once were. but ... WAYNE THOMAS BATSON Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before ... RALPH WALDO EMERSON A nation which expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, expects that which never... THOMAS JEFFERSON It will be interesting to see how far this Legislature will go; in Louisiana, the public generally a... BERNIE PINSONAT When you say, "I can't do it!" - You never will. But, if you say, "I'll give it a try," eventua... ANTHONY T. HINCKS The athletes and visitors will be taking up virtually every hotel room in the county. It will probab... JEFF LANDIN That's just it. I'm the first. And if my venture goes well, and I return to record it, many others w... JONATHAN STROUD I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be jud... MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be jud... MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be jud... MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. From his childhood onwards this boy will be surrounded by sycophants and flatterers. In due course, ... JAMES KEIR HARDIE I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I'm afraid it will not be controversial. FLANNERY O'CONNOR We are delighted and honored that Richard will be coming back. First, he is working on a book that m... BILL LACY That will probably be it for me, ... I'm going to go out and start another business of my own. That'... BILL RANCIC Book lovers will understand me, and they will know too that part of the pleasure of a library lies i... JAN MORRIS This positive endeavor will benefit our children enrolled in the local schools and provide a safety ... JOHN THOMPSON I don’t mind losing in this game of love, if it means You will be the winner. KAMAND KOJOURI The state's Transportation Improvement Plan had an amendment to it. What it means is, the intersecti... JOHN CARLISLE This bill will be known as the most earmarked transportation bill in the history of our nation. KEITH ASHDOWN This means even if the environmental impact study finds that this project will be to the detriment o... LIZ MCDAID That will probably be it for me, BILL RANCIC When a man finds this kind of woman, he will go all out for her knowing that she will not be a letdo... JAACHYNMA N.E. AGU And though the coldness I have always felt leaves me, the numbness doesn't and probably never will. ... BRET EASTON ELLIS It's a philosophy of life. A practice. If you do this, something will change, what will change i... VIVIENNE WESTWOOD It will probably be sometime in February. DONNA RHEAUME But even when I stop crying, even when we fall asleep and I'm nestled in his arms, this will leave a... AMANDA GRACE It was a terrible day. Everything is under pressure. Down we go. This will probably be a precursor t... DAVID JARVIS I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'... ERNEST HEMINGWAY Probably not all the employees will be going with us. For at least the next year there probably won'... ED WATSON ...unfortunately, it's true: time does heal. It will do so whether you like it or not, and there's n... CHARLES YU All the marketing and advertising sells the book as what it is and hopes that the book will be displ... M. J. ROSE My expectation will be -- has been every year -- it will always be to get into the NCAA tournament, ... CHERYL BURNETT Resolutions come and go, but this one you could call eternal because it means that every year from n... DAN GILLERMAN I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for hims... A. A. MILNE It is vital that teachers can be paid more without having to leave the classroom. This will be parti... MICHAEL GOVE If Stephen King was a killer, he will be the best killer ever existed, check out his novels, check o... DEYTH BANGER The residential project will have access to all the services and amenities of a hotel so it will be ... ALLAN MACKENZIE It's a new challenge; it would be fun. We've always wrestled the big schools anyway, so I don't thin... GREGG GREENO Do not be afraid of failure, it is part of the learning process SOTONYE ANGA This book is an agglomeration of lean-tos and annexes and there is no knowing how big the next addit... ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I'm afraid it will not be controversial. FLANNERY O'CONNOR
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The very notion of truth has been put into crisis. In a world bloated... BARBARA KRUGER I just say I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. BARBARA KRUGER I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far as the visual presentation ... BARBARA KRUGER I'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle. BARBARA KRUGER We never really know what's around the corner when we're filming - what turn a story will ta... BARBARA KOPPLE Most of my films have been documentaries, but I'm also very interested in narrative filmmaking. BARBARA KOPPLE I think I still have that same drive and determination, the same curiosity and passion for filmmakin... BARBARA KOPPLE I've always been interested in how people think, how they react to challenges in their lives - w... BARBARA KOPPLE The important thing isn't the house. It's the ability to make it. You carry that in your bra... BARBARA KINGSOLVER The first sentence of a book is a promise. BARBARA KINGSOLVER For me, writing time has always been precious, something I wait for and am eager for and make the be... BARBARA KINGSOLVER Terms like that, 'Humane Society,' are devised with people like me in mind, who don't ca... BARBARA KINGSOLVER Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brav... BARBARA KINGSOLVER What you lose in blindness is the space around you, the place where you are, and without that you mi... BARBARA KINGSOLVER I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort ... BARBARA KINGSOLVER I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on be... BARBARA KINGSOLVER To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another that is surely the basic instinct - crying o... BARBARA KINGSOLVER Motherhood is so sentimentalised and romanticised in our culture. It's practically against the l... BARBARA KINGSOLVER Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of a... BARBARA KINGSOLVER What keeps you going isn't some fine destination but just the road you're on, and the fact t... BARBARA KINGSOLVER It's surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time. BARBARA KINGSOLVER Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin. BARBARA KINGSOLVER What a writer can do, what a fiction writer or a poet or an essay writer can do is re-engage people ... BARBARA KINGSOLVER Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when th... BARBARA KINGSOLVER