Flannery O'Connor was a revelation for me. When I read her, I was very young, and I didn't understand what she was doing. I didn't see the - any of the Catholicism or any of the social stuff.


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To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game.
ENOS SLAUGHTER
The ones that are not on yet are probably the ones that are going to require more time and attention...
BOB SLAUGHTER
It looks bad. They're preparing for the worst.
BOB SLAUGHTER
These areas must follow the example of Louisiana and many other states in sharing these energy resou...
BOB SLAUGHTER
It's too late now, but Congress has consistently failed to sequence regulatory requirements in a res...
BOB SLAUGHTER
Federal policies must fully consider the impact of environmental regulations on fuel supply.
BOB SLAUGHTER
This year presents the refining industry with several significant challenges. But we are experts at ...
BOB SLAUGHTER
We all want cleaner fuels, but we have to be sure we can deliver on our promises. And we're not sure...
BOB SLAUGHTER
The two worst-case scenarios for the impact on the refining industry would be what happened with Kat...
BOB SLAUGHTER
The damage left in Katrina's wake made the already troubling supply and price situation significantl...
BOB SLAUGHTER
The most effective means of achieving this goal is continued reliance on market mechanisms, not pric...
BOB SLAUGHTER
Credit card companies pay college students generously to stand outside dining halls, dorms, and acad...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
We have record high temperatures and record high energy prices across the country, and we've see...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
Half of all women who are sexually active, but do not want to get pregnant, need publicly funded ser...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
This was a good start to the week. Wouldn't it have been terrible to come off this game 0-1 [in dist...
JIM SLAUGHTER
We don't want to get too cocky because we know we can get beat by anyone. We're just chilling, doing...
MICHAEL SLAUGHTER
The city has done a good job of being a little bit more on top of things. The county has fallen behi...
MICHAEL SLAUGHTER
Oh, she was my baby. There ain't no doubt about that. She was Daddy's baby 100 percent.
MICHAEL SLAUGHTER
Dublin is a hard team. We knew we would have our hands full.
MICHAEL SLAUGHTER
The relationship between the San Francisco Giants and the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation da...
STACI SLAUGHTER
What we really tried to do is just simplify everything, both in the field club area and on the prome...
STACI SLAUGHTER
They hear what he has to deal with on the court. And they see how he succeeds in spite of it, and it...
TYRONE SLAUGHTER
You're going to have to be careful that you're not upsetting a plan that already is in the last stag...
BOB SLAUGHTER
It's potentially a bigger threat than Katrina because there is more refining capacity in the Houston...
BOB SLAUGHTER
It's potentially a bigger threat than Katrina because there is more refining capacity in the Houston...
BOB SLAUGHTER
It's potentially a bigger threat than Katrina because there is more refining capacity in the Houston...
BOB SLAUGHTER
If there's significant damage done in the Gulf, there's going to be a supply impact on gasoline, die...
BOB SLAUGHTER
What's happened can be explained by the higher cost of crude oil, the difficulties in building new r...
BOB SLAUGHTER
I think the fact they they're just practically denuding the northeast preys on a lot of minds and we...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
Exxon-Mobil alone, one oil company, brought in more than $7.6 billion dollars in profits over the la...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
The criminal indictment of Tom DeLay is the first chink in the armor of corruption that has so cloud...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
This bill would create the first federal law that would recognize a fertilized egg as a victim of a ...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
We need bipartisan support. We believe we can get it and we will get it.
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
If they are opposed to abortion, they should be for preventing unintended pregnancies.
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
I am disturbed that the identification and clothing of our public officials is so easily reproduced.
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
We realize they've got other customers. They've got China. They've got India,” Slaughter conti...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
While other industries have suffered, the nonprofit arts world continues to build in strength while ...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
So I say keep yelling and hustling every minute you're in uniform.
ENOS SLAUGHTER
The Villages Relay for Life is one of the bigger relays. It speaks volumes of The Villages residents...
EMMY SLAUGHTER
I've been so amazed by the participation thus far from the residents. The response has been astoundi...
EMMY SLAUGHTER
Susan B. Anthony formed the Equal Rights Association, refuted ideas that women were inferior to men,...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
The patent office is overwhelmed because they don't have enough staff.
DARLENE SLAUGHTER
This leads us to believe that we're not experiencing a real crisis of innovation but rather an enorm...
DARLENE SLAUGHTER
Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring co...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
We have a responsibility to promote stem cell research which could lead to treatments and cures for ...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
As a team player and a fullback, a great play for me is a great block to spring a run. It was hard a...
JAKE SLAUGHTER
I just wanted to come out and have fun with the kids, and it's a chance to be a kid yourself again. ...
JAKE SLAUGHTER
I love blocking and I love being physical. I don't need touches to get glory.
JAKE SLAUGHTER