Alice Munro
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ADAM MUNRO It's good to play well and get the result you want. The two points are the biggest thing. ADAM MUNRO Bad goals to give up, the first and third. I've got to be better than that. Trent did the right thin... ADAM MUNRO I made the first save and tried to get it in the corner, and obviously it didn't go far enough. It w... ADAM MUNRO I made the first save and tried to get it in the corner and obviously it didn't go far enough. It wa... ADAM MUNRO You feel like you should get two points in a game like that. (The winning goal) hit my stick. I trie... ADAM MUNRO He's been a big help. He changed my style to make me more in control. Before I was more reacting and... ADAM MUNRO He made a big save there. I think it hit his chest. When you're teammates come an bail out you out a... ADAM MUNRO Losing is a part of winning. DICK MUNRO BARRY MUNRO BARRY MUNRO I can’t believe it.’ I whispered.CHARLOTTE MUNRO He made a big save there. I think it hit his chest. When you're teammates come an bail out you out a... ADAM MUNRO These people talk about evolution as a theory in crisis - they don't understand the word theory. In ... ALAN MUNRO Lander did a great job. He used all of his strokes and was so mentally prepared he jumped out really... JESS MUNRO For me this place is absolutely sacred, it is absolutely special, JIM MUNRO He made a big save there. I think it hit his chest. When you're teammates come an bail out you out a... ADAM MUNRO Nobody works in the mine unless they have virtually no other option. ROBIN MUNRO She didn't jump as well as we hoped she would. She's doing it part time and jumping takes so much ti... BILL MUNRO I think she felt really good with it. BILL MUNRO Many of the British groups marched (into battle) with pipes. BILL MUNRO That's unbelievable. After the preliminaries, we had to adjust to not using starting blocks. I guess... BILL MUNRO Just look around here. There are a lot of families here. BILL MUNRO I stared down at my hands and saw the blood coat them, how warm and real something felt when it wasn... CHARLOTTE MUNRO She stayed down real well on the hurdles and her form was really good. She was really focused becaus... BILL MUNRO She was in the loaded heat for sure. She clipped the third hurdle with her leg again. She had a good... BILL MUNRO I'm really excited for our team. The guys came together to win a hard-fought, tight, ball game. They... JAMIE MUNRO We had a lot on our list to accomplish this season. (Beating) Valdosta was one of those. They kept u... LYNDSAY MUNRO They made it deep into the second day at last weekend's tournament. And they picked up right where t... JESS MUNRO It's funny but last year I went through the same thing. Both goalies went down at the same time, And... ADAM MUNRO He made a big save. He must be listening to the goaltending coach, because he used the body pretty w... ADAM MUNRO Avalon is full of desperate people.’ She bites at her lower lip this time, fumbling her hands, kni... CHARLOTTE MUNRO But we aren't a camping family. JAMIE MUNRO It was amazing. You had two huge crowds on the same night. You'd think they'd take away from each ot... JAMIE MUNRO It's grown so fast, it's hard to find the expertise for a start-up program. JAMIE MUNRO We had a good game today. Jeb had a great game and we had some guys really step up for us on both th... JAMIE MUNRO Ultimately, we didn't end up getting some breaks we needed to get an upset. Virginia has a great tea... JAMIE MUNRO When you're 22 years old, you may or may not be a man. (Snider) is a man. He has been through a lot ... JAMIE MUNRO I think we really try to make our guys multi-dimensional. We want complete players. JAMIE MUNRO That's not going to happen. You become smarter. You learn from your mistakes. It's not going to happ... 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JOHN MUNRO WOOLSEY But my considered opinion, after long reflection, is that, whilst in many places the effect of "Ulys... JOHN MUNRO WOOLSEY ALICE PAUL I think fashion can always date, but I think if a woman has elegance, she doesn't date. ALICE TEMPERLEY ALICE WATERS ALICE OSWALD ALICE WALKER ALICE WALKER ALICE WALKER After I dropped out of college at the age of 19, I became a mortgage broker, and when I went back to... ALICE DREGER After I dropped out of college at the age of 19, I became a mortgage broker, and when I went back to... ALICE DREGER Instead of constantly enhancing the norm - forever upping the ante of the 'normal' with new ... ALICE DREGER ALICE OSWALD ALICE OSWALD I think it is more of an intuitive, circular kind of personality, for starters. And, as I say of hor... ALICE WALTON ALICE WALKER ALICE SEBOLD My father loved 'Godard and Truffaut.' He was more artsy. My mom loved the 'Bourne' ... ALICE BRAGA What interests me is whatever it is that allows the heart to continue to yearn for something the int... ALICE MCDERMOTT ALICE COOPER ALICE WALKER ALICE WALKER We say we waste time, but that is impossible. We waste ourselves. ALICE BLOCH Eclectic yet classic with a playful bohemian twist is how I'd describe my style. ALICE TEMPERLEY ALICE POTTER I deliberately went to boarding school. It was my choice. My mum was abroad and I wanted to wean mys... ALICE ENGLERT I do a lot of research. For 'I Am Legend', I did a lot of research about survivors. If every... ALICE BRAGA ALICE WALKER ALICE WALKER ALICE WALKER ALICE WALKER ALICE WALKER ALICE WALKER It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the truth... ALICE KOLLER ALICE COOPER ALICE WALKER I've spoken of the patient Peter who was obsessively forced to make conquests with women, to seduce ... ALICE MILLER ALICE WALKER ALICE WALKER ALICE WALKER ALICE WALKER A child is beset with long traditions. And his infancy is so old, so old, that the mere adding of ye... ALICE MEYNELL ALICE WALKER ALICE JAMES ALICE WALKER ALICE JAMES The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself
conspicuous in the act of laughter. ALICE MEYNELL Confidence in a bloke would be arrogance in a woman. For years, I didn't give interviews because... ALICE LOWE We have met numerous times as a neighborhood. We are united in our opposition. ALICE MOORE These men, whether laicized, defrocked, or restricted from ministry, continue to pose a threat to al... ALICE MOORE I thought if someone is willing to donate them, we're willing to take them. It never hurts to ask. ALICE MOORE We buy them (books) as our budget allows. But eighth grade has four trade books (individual-title bo... ALICE MOORE Having separate proceedings will allow the NRC to fully assess the specific characteristics of each ... ALICE MOORE We were very concerned about a monopoly and really focused on opportunities to bring new retailers t... ALICE MOORE Our goal here is to provide low prices on high-quality products and excellent services to consumers ... ALICE MOORE The goal here is to provide opportunities for new retailers to enter our marketplace. ALICE MOORE ALICE MILLER ALICE MILLER ALICE MILLER
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She said she usually cried at least once each day not because she was sad, but because the world was... 
[But she was closer to her mother.] I adored my mother. She was very formal and proper, but she was ... 
Eighteen months before I was born, my mother was in Auschwitz. She weighed 49 pounds. She always tol... 
My mother didn't want me to be in fashion. She was in the fashion business, so was my brother, a... 
My mother was a domestic goddess and Mother Earth figure. She was sweet and placid - just what the p... 
I was friends with Susan Sontag the last four years of her life. She had this amazing charisma and s... 
My mother was truly my saving grace, because she would take me to church with her. I would see my mo... 
My mother had lived in London since I was little, so she never got to see my school plays and stuff. 
I always feel sad for the girl that I was, because it never occurred to me that my mother might comf... 
Somewhere deep inside me was the will and determination not only to live, but to be a more present m... 
My mother started out by being a very good girl. She did everything that was expected of her, and it... 
My father died when I was young, and my mother, Ruth, went to work in an office selling theater and ... 
I wish I was home", She said miserably. 
If I could have gotten my way at an early age, I would have entered the priesthood, but my mother in... 
My mother was the nicest person in the world. I still have people coming to me to say how she was so... 
From a pretty early age, my mother realized that I was a little bit more gifted and talented than my... 
My mom was a professional fitness competitor, so I go into the gym with her. I train with my dad and... 
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She was a very unhappy person most of her life. She went to hospitals all the time. All kinds of hos... 
Feeling like, life has been so unfair to me, but what can I say except, "I'm still here." So I'm det... 
Because she is dead!" She screamed the last word so loudly it burned in her throat. "Because ... 
Go then, mere jaan." My life. Because that was what she was. The best part of him. "Just reme... 
When I was seven months pregnant with my son, my mother and I took a trip to El Salvador, where she&... 
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And Lot's wife, of course, was told not to look back where all those people and their homes had been... 
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It first appeared like a crazy idea. It turned out he had a great idea. 
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He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death. 
Women and elephants never forget an injury 
Mr. President how long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve. 
The decisions you make are a choice of values that reflect your life in every way. 
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,,,It is possible to resolve childhood repression safely and without confusion - something that has ... 