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CHRISTINE TAYLOR I believe we need more culturally diverse books - about disabled characters, though not about their ...
MALORIE BLACKMAN God does not discriminate against people, regardless of color, religion, social class, or gender and...
RODRIGO DUTERTE It is not our sexual preferences, the color of our skin, the language we speak, nor the religion we ...
YEHUDA BERG indicates a certain degree of shame with respect to her daughter's sexual preferences. ... It makes ...
ELIZABETH EDWARDS No, my work does not reflect my sexual preferences, it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom a...
PATTI SMITH I'd love for there to be a situation - a world in which that's just not even a question anym...
LYNN SHELTON Race and sexual preferences are two different things. One is a behavior-related and preference-relat...
JAMES LANKFORD God tells us not to judge one another, no matter what anyone's sexual preferences are or if they...
DOLLY PARTON It makes me really sad that that's Lynne's response. I think that indicates a certain degree of sham...
ELIZABETH EDWARDS This agreement with Johnson & Johnson provides significant financial value and certainty for shareho...
JAMES CORNELIUS The talent, man, was outrageous. Rudi Johnson was already there, and we were busting Rudi Johnson. O...
KARLOS DANSBY Based on our discussions with multiple consultants and industry contacts, we believe it is likely Jo...
BENNER ULRICH It's a small step in the right direction because longstanding preferences and erosion of preferences...
ARVIN BOOLELL And another thing is that I think as a church whenever we become politically driven, we alienate at ...
T. D. JAKES The Olympic Games are about achievement, which is only possible if the athletes are in peak health. ...
BRIAN PERKINS We get our fuel from fuel lines from Virginia and Northern areas and that supply is healthy.
CAROLYN MCCORMICK Economics is mostly how humans rationalize who gets what and why. It's how we instantiate our pr...
NICK HANAUER [Associate Justice Denise Johnson noted the women's parallel legal fight in Virginia where an appeal...
DENISE JOHNSON The survey will give us a precise, in-depth picture of the tourists we attract and hope to attract. ...
LAURIE PAOLICELLI Sex is... perfectly natural. It's something that's pleasurable. It's enjoyable and it en...
SUE JOHANSON This partnership reflects a shared philosophy in caring for people, whether they are athletes or, in...
BRIAN PERKINS We fully understand that these increases are substantial and that all of our Virginia customers will...
GARY STOCKBRIDGE Morality is a subject to meddle in the affairs of other persons, guided by our preferences and conve...
ADITYA AJMERA As long as we respond predictably to what feels good and what feels bad, it is easy for others to ex...
MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI Too many of our preferences reflect nasty behaviours and states of mind that were genetically adapti...
DAVID PEARCE I knew we had something when I let people read the script. We had people who were sports fans and no...
BASIL IWANYK There is no doubt that the hard work of the Johnson staff and district staff as we implement new tea...
TOM HICKS Our new maps service is the result of extensive research on user preferences and experiences, ... W...
PAUL LEVINE It's a day to think about prevention of sexual assault and to provide support to survivors of sexual...
LINDA HERBERT We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and ou...
ETHEL ANDRUS We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and ou...
ETHEL PERCY ANDRUS As the largest industrial employer in Virginia, we have a responsibility to our employees and the co...
BOB GUNTER I think the American people should express their preferences, and we'll accept their choice.
VLADIMIR PUTIN We were either listening to jazz or Robert Johnson, the old blues man, but not to our peers.
BUTCH TRUCKS Tomorrow (Tuesday) we get numbers on industrial production and housing and big reports from Intel, C...
LARRY WACHTEL If we can defeat our sexual selves,then all our other deficiencies will become a child's play.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) We love dogs and eat cows not because dogs and cows are fundamentally different--cows, like dogs, ha...
MELANIE JOY Friends are supposed to make themselves available when you are down. When they don't, then it is an ...
JECON B. NADELA More bridges and less walls. Cross over and let people in. Stop being selfish, hiding your feelings ...
NERISSA IRVING Generally, our effort was good, our intentions were good, but we need to keep learning about ourselv...
GREG PUHALSKI We haven't wanted for anything. God has been good. We have our friends scattered all around, in Shre...
BETTIE RHODES We know Virginia is NASCAR country.
PATRICK HENRY To the extent residency preferences prevent families and senior citizens from purchasing homes becau...
LORETTA LYNCH Marketers use big data profiling to predict who is about to get pregnant, who is likely to buy a new...
DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF The seed for our tobacco originated in Venezuela. We grow it because it most closely resembles 18th-...
DAVID NIELSEN This agreement with Johnson and Johnson provides significant financial value and certainty for share...
JAMES CORNELIUS We cannot learn men from books.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI In science and technology we learn everything from our seniors but in life we fail to learn from the...
KOWSALAPATHY Virtually any appliance is going to be online. Appliances will talk to each other and to the power-g...
VINT CERF Come to West Virginia and we'll show you how to live... how to treat people. We're open for ...
JOE MANCHIN Sexual enlightenment is justified insofar as girls cannot learn too soon how children do not come in...
KARL KRAUS The pathway to a successful sexual trip is when two partners admit themselves as students ever willi...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) We think this is a good move for Johnson and Johnson. It boosts their pharmaceutical (sales) growth ...
GIRISH TYAGI Sometimes I hesitate to use the term sexual abuse. It conjures up worst-case scenarios in our minds,...
CAROLYN BYERS RUCH We all learn from our mistakes and others misfortune.
CATHY HAYNES We all learn from our mistakes and others' misfortune.
CATHY HAYNES Sex, sexual dynamics and how we define our sexuality, is one of the major deals in everyone's li...
MOLLY PARKER Despite my living in Virginia, we saw a great deal of each other and supported each other through ou...
DENNIS VAUGHN The year 2005 was a solid one for Johnson and Johnson, despite significant challenges.
WILLIAM WELDON There's only one definitive offer for Guidant, and that's the one from Johnson & Johnson.
JEFF LEEBAW There's only one definitive offer for Guidant and that's the one from Johnson & Johnson.
JEFF LEEBAW They brought to our attention problems where out-of-state companies -- mostly construction companies...
ANDY MCKENZIE All three heroes need to be carried into the future as part of our Virginia culture. It's up to the ...
JAMES BOWDEN We see this project ending in fall 2007 or possibly spring 2008. We chose to start it (in August) be...
TONY WARNER I wasn't mad when we lost to West Virginia because we all played hard. The hardest part is knowing t...
TYRONN MITCHELL We really hit the state of Virginia hard, and we include Maryland and the Washington area in that sa...
JIM CAVANAUGH The top eight states on our list are Minnesota, Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Indiana, Virginia, Alabama...
JOHN KRAMER Clemens and Maddux have defined our era, I believe. And Randy Johnson is right behind them and still...
DAVID CONE Maryland's different than Virginia. Maryland has certain advantages that Virginia doesn't ha...
JOHN DELANEY If we had made our free throws, we could have distanced them even more. Once (Johnson) made her free...
WADE BAKER I think it's important legislation, ... Anything we can do to protect our children and victims of se...
JIM ANDERSON The state of Virginia is getting the word out. Not in our state. Not to our children.
CLINT VAN ZANDT It is by imitation, far more than by precept, that we learn everything; and what we learn thus, we a...
EDMUND BURKE If you can find the time to discuss groceries and domestic tasks with your man, you can certainly fi...
MIYA YAMANOUCHI I think we have to learn from it and break things down a little bit. We have to learn from our mista...
BRIAN PRITTS He seems to have an affinity for West Virginia, and West Virginia has returned that affinity.
ROBERT RUPP Im for rules but when rules conflicts humanity i will stand against it at all cost
MICHAEL STRONG Truth is the mirror that reflects our errors and brings them to the light
MICHAEL STRONG Wisdom is a gift.The mind is its home
MICHAEL STRONG If we dont error then how are we gonna know what needs to be repaired.If we dont get angry then how ...
MICHAEL STRONG Covering the truth is placing blindfolds over the eyes of christ
MICHAEL STRONG Surprises always await for those with the energy and curiosity to look; so always look. Stay surpris...
GARRY FITCHETT Anything that you dont overcome will eventualy overtake you.
MICHAEL STRONG Mistakes unviels our individual flaws that blocks our paths to perfection
MICHAEL STRONG The only mystery that realy needs to be discovered is the one within us
MICHAEL STRONG When a man endures suffering he endures something greater than himself
MICHAEL STRONG Its human to error no one is immune to it
MICHAEL STRONG We could not have done this without Jim (Johnson).
LARRY GUTSHALL I want people to learn something they didn't know, ... We hope people have fun and learn about our c...
DOROTHY PARKER We need to learn from our experiences and take responsibilities for our actions and drive on.
DAVID PETRAEUS Unless we learn how to humbly tell each other our giving stories, our churches will not learn to giv...
RANDY ALCORN Customers are showing their preferences, and investors are going to take note.
CLAES FORNELL A lot of good things start in Virginia; a lot of good things have started in Virginia. We're no ...
ROBERT HURT We were very disappointed in the way our special teams played. Those things got us off on the wrong ...
PETE ADRIAN Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.
MIGNON MCLAUGHLIN We have a couple new girls that are going to be very good for us. Virginia Evans swam when she lived...
CHARLIE BOWMAN We took a gamble on Johnson and he dogged it. We risked a lot of money to do it, and he didn't come ...
DINO DUVA Peeves are like that: my peeves are law, yours are unhealthy obsessions.
ROBERT LANE GREENE No one is too busy to do what they actually prefer.
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VIRGINIA POSTREL Language is wine upon the lips.
VIRGINIA WOOLF Yet, it is true, poetry is delicious; the best prose is that which is most full of poetry.
VIRGINIA WOOLF I felt like a failure, like somehow my self-worth was tied to my ability to procreate. I didn't ...
VIRGINIA WILLIAMS What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of ...
VIRGINIA SATIR Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some messa...
VIRGINIA SATIR Clothing creates the illusion that bodies fit an aesthetically pleasing norm. And that illusion depe...
VIRGINIA POSTREL Persuasion has become a kind of force. The more the advertiser knows about what consumers want, and ...
VIRGINIA POSTREL A good essay must have this permanent quality about it; it must draw its curtain round us, but it mu...
VIRGINIA WOOLF Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the fi...
VIRGINIA WOOLF Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue.
VIRGINIA WOOLF Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the power of reflecting the figu...
VIRGINIA WOOLF Lessons learned today, I am my greatest champion. Nobody will respect me unless I stand up for mysel...
VIRGINIA TOOLE It seems as if an age of genius must be succeeded by an age of endeavour; riot and extravagance by c...
VIRGINIA WOOLF In Shakespeare's world, characters cannot trust their senses. Is the ghost in Hamlet true and tr...
VIRGINIA POSTREL One must love everything.
VIRGINIA WOOLF Most of us cluster somewhere in the middle of most statistical distributions. But there are lots of ...
VIRGINIA POSTREL We are material creatures who spend much of our lives on material pursuits (even building a cathedra...
VIRGINIA POSTREL I am not giving up hope. That's why I am keeping up my strength.
ANGELA VIRGINIA This has never happened before, the most he'd ever be late is a half an hour or so. He's a very heal...
ANGELA VIRGINIA It isn't in his character to do that.
ANGELA VIRGINIA I believe they've been forced against their will.
ANGELA VIRGINIA