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Related If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th... GARY F EVANS... Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD The words you can’t find, you borrow. We read to know we’re not alone. We read because w... GABRIELLE ZEVIN So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to... STEPHEN CHBOSKY A couple of customers interrupted [...] who wanted to know if we had some YA book about ants and ali... SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning. CHARLES BUKOWSKI The more we give, the more we reap the benefits of feeling good in helping others. We are all capabl... ANGIE KARAN I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made ... RALPH WALDO EMERSON We may not get to choose how we die, but we can chose how we live. The universe may for... SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON Dreams are hopeful because they exist as pure possibility. Unlike memories, which are fossils, long ... SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON I thought we played a really good third quarter. We struggled a little bit in the first half, but we... JAY OSBORNE All in all this was a very solid quarter for McAfee, given its poor fourth-quarter results and consi... GREGG MOSKOWITZ The software market remains highly competitive and our fourth quarter results were mixed by geograph... MARK LOUGHRIDGE A lot of that was borrowed by the second quarter in the first quarter. I think it is indicative of w... GAIL FOSLER We did a good job defensively early on. We shot the ball really poorly in the first quarter, but fro... BOB FEASEL We were pushing it too much and we were playing at their pace (in the second quarter). The first qua... PAT ABNEY It's frustrating, because I don't think we played our game in the first quarter. We were tied 1-1 at... BILL TIERNEY I told the kids after the game that the team I saw play in the first quarter is the team we need to ... DEAN BELLANTI Yesterday was a pretty good up day, but we were well oversold, so we shouldn't probably get too exci... LINDA DUESSEL The end of the first quarter absolutely killed us. We left a guy wide open in the first quarter ... ... DARIN LEE We started kind of slow. We were down at least eight in the first quarter, but we were up 37-28 at t... BILLY THORNHILL We are pleased with the results of the quarter, particularly our ability to achieve revenue growth i... DONNA DUBINSKY The third quarter is going great and there is no change in our outlook from what we said at the end ... MICHAEL DELL We had a good first quarter. In the third quarter, they came out pretty strong. NEIL HOGAN We have very positive sales results at Mercedes-Benz in March. Overall we are above the year-earlier... CHRISTOPH KOEPKE I think we lose concentration at the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth quarter - ... YAO MING Giving up 28 points in the first quarter is atrocious. We had seven turnovers in the first quarter, ... DOUG GALLOWAY They were really good numbers. We had good markets in the first quarter. DIETER BUCHHOLZ We really set the tone in the first quarter. We played a good second quarter, and it was nice that e... EVANS BOUCHARD We may have lost a little bit of focus in the second quarter, but overall I think we played well. We... GARY GRAVERT Orion is above the horizon now, and near it Jupiter, brighter than it will ever be ... But i expect ... THOMAS HARRIS Because you can only die once but you can suffer forever. SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON We are this fucking stick in the end... DEYTH BANGER We led at the end of the first half (34-28), but we hadn't done anything special. We sent a message ... ERIC CHAON We just lost our intensity in the fourth quarter. It was our fault, no excuses. We can't let the lit... LUTHER HEAD I think that we are at the beginning of a multi-phased, decade-long evolution, and the market really... GREG REYES We believe the mainframe weakness will persist into the fall and possibly the December quarter, when... CHRIS SHILAKES Our first quarter results are better than we expected, however we stand by the overall outlook we pr... HEINRICH VON PIERER We expect first-quarter operations will improve. The results will match our forecast made during the... ERIC YU It's more a comment on their strength in the first quarter of 2005 than it is their weakness in the ... JASON BILODEAU While we knew the first quarter would be weak, the results are worse than we anticipated. CLAIRE BABROWSKI The first quarter killed us. We came out scared and never got into the flow. In the first quarter ou... LARRY STRAWOET The second quarter was definitely the difference. We knew we didn't have a very good first quarter a... HOLLY TREAT We believe the mainframe weakness will persist into the fall and possibly the December quarter, when... CHRIS SHILAKES We did very well in the second quarter, and that has been a microcosm of our season. We play a good ... DENNIS CROMER We are pleased and encouraged by the strong demand we saw for our new and existing products during t... JASON COHENOUR We are very pleased with our results for the first quarter. We saw continued strong improvement in e... CANDACE KENDLE The strong growth that we reported across all our businesses in the first quarter was maintained int... PETER ERSKINE Down by three I thought we were in a good situation, but then the third quarter was kind of a repeat... DENNIS CROMER We battled all the way through. We were up in the first quarter and then we went down by four at the... JEFF SHAW We play each game quarter by quarter, and Clark had a huge third quarter. It set us back, but we pla... BRIAN DIVELBLISS Everyone is the Umbrella Man and he is everyone. Every cough, sneeze, smile and wave means both ever... CRAIG CLEVENGER Are shadows a shadowy reflection of the soul or is it a reflection of who we really are, or possibly... GARY F EVANS... Sales continued soft during the summer quarter. We think, however, we may have touched bottom as boo... BRIAN HALLA The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have. CRAIG GROESCHEL It was a good second quarter for us. We got a good start in the first half, but the second quarter w... BRUCE HESS In the first quarter, we came out a little sluggish so in the second quarter I was determined to not... TYRA GRANT We had a very good quarter. Our solid fourth-quarter results, which have exceeded company top and bo... CHARLES ZHANG We are extremely pleased with DOJ's decision and we believe we are on track to close the deal in the... BOB WYNNE I thought we did a good job in the first quarter. But we dug ourselves a hole in the second quarter.... DEAN SHAW Based on our review of preliminary results for the quarter, we currently expect to report approximat... TIM DONAHUE We really didn't do anything different defensively in the second quarter. We just went out and start... JAY MELTON We spotted them a good 10 (points) in the first quarter. We played a real nice second quarter, defen... KRIS KALIVAS We picked up the pace in the fourth quarter because we had to. We were able to make some plays and m... MATT BERGER We just had a terrible start. It's hard to say what happened. It was on their court, and they do hav... DAVE WESSEL We played a sloppy first quarter and allowed some easy baskets. In the second quarter we tightened u... BUDDY TRASK Mortgage revenues were down for the quarter but at the same time (Wells) aggressively attacked the c... JOE MORFORD I think, actually, we are going to work our backlog down in this quarter and next quarter and the an... ED ZANDER In the first quarter we played with them, but at the end of the quarter they go up 7-0. On offense w... RICHARD MOSELEY In the first quarter we were moving the ball well and were going to our strengths. But in the second... STEVE AUSTIN I think we got the cobwebs out in the second quarter. At first, we were a little nervous. I thought ... BRAD RANSON We played pretty tough in the first quarter, but they're too big, too strong and too good. We just c... BILL BUTHORN We came in the huddle at the end of the third quarter. There is still one more quarter. Our seniors,... NATE NYGREN We are playing as a team and executing very good. We just executed so well. In the fourth quarter we... ANDREI KIRILENKO We played good in the first quarter and about 12 minutes of the second. BRENT GUY We had a really good second half. We had to do it on defense. We gave up just two points in the firs... ALY HINTON While we knew first quarter would be weak, the results are worse than we anticipated. We clearly hav... CLAIRE BABROWSKI Another quarter-point rate hike is baked in the cake. But we are near the end. DAVID JONES It was a sloppy first quarter, but in the second quarter we cleaned it up a little bit and straighte... SEAN DURKIN We had too many turnovers in the first quarter that pretty much started our downfall from the beginn... ROB SHEPARD We had that one quarter where we were off. I thought we played pretty well, but we couldn't get rebo... BRITTANY WILLIAMS We expect something from the FTC this quarter. We said all along that we expect regulatory [approval... ARCH CURRID We started strong in the first quarter. In that last quarter, we could not make our free throws and ... BILL BUTHORN We didn't play well in the third quarter. I was pleased that we came out aggressive and confident on... JAY PETERS It really was a huge fourth quarter for us. We had struggled in the second and third quarter. At the... DAN PFAFF Not really cutting hard with the pep in our step as we had in the first quarter and second quarter. ... DWANE CASEY In every passing moment that is not appreciated time cannot give it back to you. So in moments of id... GARY F EVANS... I thought Pinckneyville came out and did a great job in the third quarter of taking away what we wan... DAN WATSON It'll be a solid number, but it won't post the 8.2 percent growth we saw for the third quarter. JOE ABATE We had a real tough second quarter, a really devastating second quarter, probably the worst we've ha... BOB KOSKOSKY We had a horrible first quarter, but after that we played really good. I don't think it was us not b... FRAN SNYDER We played pretty well in the first half. We had a little bit of a letdown in the third quarter. We j... DUANE GASPERINI I am aware that everyone that exists has a story, and we all exist because that story is important f... ARZELL Dae FATE NAYAE Nanagha Vandhuttoom Da, Sandy , Na Nata, London Lass,Russian Grapes, Ellorum Ippa Van... SATHESH KUMAR M We had a strong first quarter with results significantly improved from the previous quarter, reflect... JOHN SURMA We just turned the ball over too many times, especially in the fourth quarter. We played really well... MATT COOK We are very disappointed with our software sales results. In spite of our best efforts to work close... BETH CHAPPELL We had good defense, especially our pressure defense in the first quarter. BILLY WALLER We didn't expect to come out that strong. I think we just kind of startled them by shooting so well ... KASSIE TILLER
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PAUL BLOOM There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proporti... ORLANDO BLOOM Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions. ORLANDO BLOOM I am interested in the gaps between one piece of sidewalk and the next. I am interested in the thing... AMY BLOOM I think his modus operandi has evolved into, you can just try to do the best you can every single da... LARRY BLOOM I have my own show at 28 and a Golden Globe. So, yes, I face rejection, but I've also been very ... RACHEL BLOOM I think a film set is a quite controlled environment and you feel like you can trust them and it is ... ORLANDO BLOOM Generally speaking, we get the joke. We know that the free market is nonsense. We know that the whol... RON BLOOM Obviously, this is a continuation of dollar woes. DAVID BLOOM I mean, I have a great job. I get to dress up and become somebody else, especially when it's someone... ORLANDO BLOOM Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their childre... ALLAN BLOOM It really isn't about winning the medal for me. JEREMY BLOOM I'll have a week to put the cleats on and get ready. Is a week enough? I don't see why not. I've bee... JEREMY BLOOM I'm humbled to be here, and I'm very excited. The sport of football has been a huge passion of mine ... JEREMY BLOOM Well, this is America, so obviously football is the Big Daddy in this country. It gets the most atte... JEREMY BLOOM Imagination is Reality Lite - a useful substitute when the real pleasure is inaccessible, too risky,... PAUL BLOOM I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself. ORLANDO BLOOM Being referred to as a hunk or a heartthrob makes me nervous, but it's flattering. But I'm m... ORLANDO BLOOM If you're an American reader, you can love short stories the way other Americans love baseball; ... AMY BLOOM The definition of a musical is that the emotion is so strong that you can't talk anymore, you ha... RACHEL BLOOM When I arrive at my destination, I like to hit the gym, as I find exercise helps combat jet lag. ORLANDO BLOOM Modern science tells us that the conscious self arises from a purely physical brain. We do not have ... PAUL BLOOM Whenever you see shrinks on television, they're so clearly written by patients. They're eith... AMY BLOOM