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I was raised on the Hudson, in a house that had been the stable of the financier and Civil War general Brayton Ives. In midcentury, we had fire pits in the floor for heating, and rats everywhere, because they nested in the hay insulation.

Mark Helprin

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Hours wasted in traffic represent not only lost wages but enormous amounts of economic activity that might have happened. Congestion indirectly increases consumer prices, makes travel times unreliable for commuters and truckers, and precludes many people from accessing jobs in urban hubs.

Joe Lonsdale

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Anybody can get lost in themselves.

Joe Nichols

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The GSEs became powerful advocates for their own bottom lines, providing substantial financial support for political candidates who supported the GSE agenda.

Jerome Powell

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It's financially advantageous to make a picture in Berlin, Germany. They have a very effective rebate system.

Joel Silver

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The life of an entrepreneur is the life of a human. Some days are amazing. Some days are a struggle. A lot are in between. It's the same for all of us.

Andy Dunn

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Rap and spoken word have reawakened the country to poetry in itself. Texting and Twitter encourage creative uses of casual language, in ways I have celebrated widely. But we've fallen behind on savoring the formal layer of our language.

John McWhorter

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At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over.

Stephen Breyer

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The decision as to what's funny and what is not funny shall rest solely with Mr. Freberg.

Stan Freberg

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I went to an all-girls boarding school for most of my youth.

Sienna Miller

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My kids love going to the comics store with me, but they have insatiable appetites for new apps, and I truly believe we have to be online in order to reach their generation.

Rob Liefeld

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This is due partly to the fact that Americans are much better fed than Europeans, and partly to the undeveloped resources of a new country, but more largely to our climate, which acts as a constant stimulus.

Josiah Strong

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Especially those first few years of my comic book career, I had no idea what was going to happen the next day.

Jason Aaron

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