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RAYMOND EDMAN Egotism is the art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see. GEORGE V. HIGGINS Everything ideological possesses meaning: it represents, depicts, or stands for something lying outs... V. N. VOLOSINOV I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wa... E. V. LUCAS I am a believer in punctuality though is makes me very lonely. E. V. VERRALL Egotism is the art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see. GEORGE V. HIGGINS Criticism is easy, and art is difficult.
[Fr., La critique est aisee, et l'art est difficile.] PHILLIPE V. DESTOUCHES I have no country to fight for: my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world. EUGENE V. DEBS Sainthood emerges when you can listen to someone's tale of woe and not respond with a description of... ANDREW V. MASON While there is a lower class, I am in it. While there is a criminal element, I am of it. ... EUGENE V. DEBS Behind every successful man, there is a woman; and behind her there is envy... ANKALA V SUBBARAO CIOs have earned a strategic seat at the table, but now they've got to hold that seat - and the ... MARK V. HURD We who have been born and nurtured on this soil, we, whose habits, manners, and customs are the same... RICHARD V. ALLEN The 'transition' involves the transfer of power from one president to another. In recent tim... RICHARD V. ALLEN My breakthrough was when I began to write during my commute, at first taking notes on my Palm Pilot,... PETER V. BRETT I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world. EUGENE V. DEBS I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace upon earth throug... KING GEORGE V Fencing is a game of living chess, a match where reflexes only work in combination with intent, and ... V. E. SCHWAB A visitor from Mars could easily pick out the civilized nations. They have the best implements of wa... HERBERT V. PROCHNOW Temporary teams of trusted people are generally sent to all Departments and to major agencies of gov... RICHARD V. ALLEN Our system provides for a winner to take office on January 20th, and he is expected to take command ... RICHARD V. ALLEN There have been discussions of doing 'The Demon Cycle' on both large and small screen scale,... PETER V. BRETT Jimmy Carter began his planning in the early summer of 1976, Ronald Reagan a year prior. The Clinton... RICHARD V. ALLEN Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like other great commercial centers, is unfit for ... EUGENE V. DEBS Valek coalesced from the shadows and wrapped me in his long lean arms. I soaked in his musky smell, ... MARIA V. SNYDER Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by social withdrawal, by repeti... HARVEY V. FINEBERG The whole edifice of modern physics is built up on the fundamental hypothesis of the atomic or molec... C. V. RAMAN When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by ocean... C. V. RAMAN At the same time, the Reagan Administration assured that the main elements of policymaking were in t... RICHARD V. ALLEN It is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of... C. V. RAMAN When you're dealing with a problem as complex as autism, you have to look at it from many differ... HARVEY V. FINEBERG In this context, I believe it is an imperative for the new President to select and install his team ... RICHARD V. ALLEN Processes break in two ways. They break because they don't have the right checks and balances an... MARK V. HURD I love being new places and hate getting there, and have been known to say on multiple occasions tha... V. E. SCHWAB Always go to the bathroom when you have a chance. KING GEORGE V The happiest heart that ever beat Was in some quiet breast That found the common daylight sweet, And... JOHN V. CHENEY I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth; I am a citizen of the world. EUGENE V. DEBS Nature is the best Time-keeper. ANKALA V SUBBARAO {Debbs' letter to EUGENE V. DEBS We don't take orders from you, Sergeant." Quain said. "Your man tried to assassinate-" "He isn'... MARIA V. SNYDER Perhaps I am broken , he conceded silently, but broken bones heal stronger, and I will have... PETER V. BRETT Modern Americans are so exposed, peered at, inquired about, and spied upon as to be increasingly wit... EDWARD V. LONG I'm old, I'm used to crummy service, I'm trained to get crummy service. To me, the fact ... MARK V. HURD When better business decisions are made, economists won't make them. H. V. PROCHNOW We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses. H. V. ADOLT When you hire people who are smarter than you are, you prove you are
smarter than they are. HAROLD V MELCHERT Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps ... HAROLD V MELCHERT You can't shake hands with a clenched fist. KING GEORGE V The caterpillar becomes a pupa to meditate and then becomes a butterfly ANKALA V SUBBARAO With what presumption have we dared to voice "Thank You for home (although we hold the deed), Our ... ELAINE V. EMANS Feast of Monica, Mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387 Let the Gospels speak. Of what I have learnt fr... E. V. RIEU