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All the principal people in the town are concerned in the slave trade, and their chief wealth consists in the number of slaves they possess; therefore there is little chance of the trade being, for many years, totally abolished.

~George Grey

Topics: Abolish Being Chance Chief Concerned Consists Little Many Number People Possess Principal Slave Slaves Therefore Totally Town Trade Wealth Years

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I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned.

~Gerald R. Ford

Topics: Allow Any Any Other Country Anyone Cannot Chief Chief Executive Concerned Conversations Country Exactly Executive His Honest Imagine Most Opposition Other Personal Private Sainthood Seek Staff To Be Honest Where Which World Would

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When I write a word in English, a simple one, such as, say, 'chief,' I have unwittingly ushered a querulous horde into the room. The Roman legionary is there, shaking his cap, or head, and Andy Capp is there, slouching in his signature working man's headgear.

~Geraldine Brooks

Topics: Andy Cap Chief English Head His Man Roman Room Say Shaking Signature Simple Word Working Write I Write

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The chief thing is to make children feel good about themselves. They want to step into the shoes of a hero who is bigger and stronger, to face tremendous dangers and come home safely for tea.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: About Bigger Chief Children Come Dangers Face Feel Feel Good Good Hero Home Make Safely Shoes Step Stronger Tea Themselves Thing Tremendous Want Who

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I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.

~Geronimo

Topics: Because Been Chief Conferred Deeply Had Honor Me More Never Others Prove Resolved Than Trust Worthy Wronged

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A lot of what I do is running businesses rather than buying stocks. My worst decision is probably when I know I have the wrong chief executive running the business, and I keep on waiting to make the difficult decision of replacing him.

~Gerry Schwartz

Topics: Business Businesses Buying Chief Chief Executive Decision Difficult Executive Him Keep Know Lot Make Rather Replacing Running Stocks Than Waiting Worst Wrong

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