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Unless they change the rules, he won't be playing much footy at all.
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Now we're having to call the doctors to change them back.
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If someone would filibuster ... I would be prepared to vote to change the rules.
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I tell this story because one little town could change the rules of the state.
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We can't just change the rules. Not after the game has started. That's not fair to anybody.
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We got criticized because we didn't change our rules overnight.
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Change the way of looking at things and your soul will get a beautiful shine.
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Now everyone is looking at taxes.
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The past guarantees you nothing in the future if the rules change.
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You can't change the rules and think everyone else is just going to keep playing.
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That's something we're looking at right now.
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Now they're also looking at their bathrooms.
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I'm outside looking at them right now.
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We are looking at our options. We are reviewing and looking at it more carefully now to ensure we're...
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Change is the function of life
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(The ATP) goes in and say 'We're going to change the rules of tennis,' ... The ITF is not going to c...
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Now we are looking at a higher price.
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Now we are looking at a higher price.
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I'm looking at it right now. It's amazing.
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I'm not very good at going to parties and looking like I'm having fun.
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Since when do you care about rules?"
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We are not actively looking at acquisitions right now.
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We often gain awareness through a baseline comparison between now and next.
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The Equipment you'll leave at home, you'll need the most. You're always out of film when you'll ha...
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I feel kind of bad for the people working at that stadium having to change so many logos.
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love doesn't follow the rules... nothing is worth having so much as something unattainable.
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People get tired of looking at themselves in the same outfit. But they don't really need to change.
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Those are rules that should be followed at any time, but they are even more necessary right now.
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The electorate was looking for change.
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By having a rules system in place they avoid that yo-yo.
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We're now looking at going over there to begin discussions.
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Survive first. Figure out crayon drawing of destiny later.
RICK RIORDAN
I'm the Super-sized McShizzle, man!" Leo said. "I'm Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme. And the ladies l...
RICK RIORDAN
Delaying death is one of my favorite hobbies
RICK RIORDAN
Leo: "So...giants who can throw mountains. Friendly wolves that will eat us if we show weakness. Evi...
RICK RIORDAN
I have lightning and wind powers," Jason reminded him. "Piper can turn beautiful and charm people in...
RICK RIORDAN
Can we just call them storm spirits?” Leo asked. “Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drin...
RICK RIORDAN
On the bright side," Percy said, "both Jason and I outrank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to...
RICK RIORDAN
Behold!" Percy shouted. "The god's chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!
RICK RIORDAN
Hercules,huh? Percy frowned. "That guy was like the Starbucks of Ancient Greece. Everywhere you turn...
RICK RIORDAN
I try not to think. It interferes with being nuts -Leo Valdez
RICK RIORDAN
I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better busine...
RICK SCOTT
The natural world is the only one we have. To try to not see the natural world - to put on blinders ...
RICK BASS
Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity.
RICK PERRY
I think all of those things, but certainly the booze really brought out the really unreasonable side...
RICK ALLEN
If we can produce more ethanol and bio-diesel to help fuel our vehicles, we will create jobs, boost ...
RICK RENZI
Chicago's privatization mania began during Mayor Richard M. Daley's administration, which ra...
RICK PERLSTEIN
Since I was a kid I've wanted to be in a Bond movie.
RICK YUNE
I'm just a Bolshevik with a laptop.
RICK PERLSTEIN
Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future g...
RICK PERRY
I got a very late start at fatherhood. I'm a late bloomer in general. It took me seven years to ...
RICK YANCEY
I love that we are bringing the flavors of Frontera to Los Angeles. I think we can only add to the b...
RICK BAYLESS
There's places where a secure fence will work, and that strategic type fencing will work. But th...
RICK PERRY
Um," Grover said. "Percy?"
"Yeah?"
"I thought you'd want to know."
"Yeah?"
"Cerb...
RICK RIORDAN
We ought to be bragging about Florida!
RICK SCOTT
It's a brave new world. I'm 42 years old. I certainly wasn't out in high school.
RICK MERCER
Back when I was 16, when I should have been doing normal high school things, I availed myself of my ...
RICK PERLSTEIN
Oh, come on!’ Percy complained. ‘I get a little nosebleed and I wake up the entire earth? That�...
RICK RIORDAN
You can keep watch, in case – you know, the lake decides to attack us or something." - Leo Valdez
RICK RIORDAN
I suppose I should say that I treasure blasphemy, as a faith of the highest order.
RICK MOODY
Maybe we should shut Wall Street down for 24 hours, see how everybody who blames Wall Street for eve...
RICK SANTELLI
He hated being filled with terror. It was embarrassing.
RICK RIORDAN
Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally emba...
RICK RIORDAN
I’ve met plenty of embarrassing parents, but Kronos, the evil Titan Lord who wanted to destroy Wes...
RICK RIORDAN
Wow," Thalia muttered. "Apollo is hot."
"He's the sun god," I said.
"That's not what I me...
RICK RIORDAN
I wanted to argue but I found I couldn't. Athena was pretty darn smart.
RICK RIORDAN
There is always a way for those clever enough to find it.
RICK RIORDAN
When Athena falls in love, it's purely intellectual. It's a meeting of minds. The purest kind of lov...
RICK RIORDAN
Headache!" Zeus bellowed. "Bad. bad headache!"
As if to prove his point, the lord of the univer...
RICK RIORDAN