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One of the things I learned is that you've got to deal with the underlying social problems if you want to have an impact on crime - that it's not a coincidence that you see the greatest amount of violent crime where you see the greatest amount of social dysfunction.

~Eric Holder

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Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.

~Erma Bombeck

Topics: Coincidence Consumed Dinners Eighteen Hours Minutes Prepare Take Thanksgiving Twelve

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I grew up reading 19th-century novels and late Victorian children's books, so I try for a good story full of coincidence and error, landscape and weather. However, the world was radically changed during my lifetime, and I tell of that battering as best I can.

~Fanny Howe

Topics: Best Books Changed Children Coincidence Error Full Good Good Story Grew However Landscape Late Lifetime Novels Radically Reading Story Tell Try Up Victorian Weather World I Can

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By coincidence, this particular tiny show on earth that consists entirely of me talking about sports on NPR is also folding its tent flaps this May of 2017. Yes, this is my swansong, my farewell, my last hurrah. Adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen.

~Frank Deford

Topics: About Also Coincidence Consists Earth Entirely Farewell Last May Me Particular Show Sports Talking Tent Tiny Yes Npr

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The comics I read as a kid were all about guys in tights. But here was a guy who wore a fedora. He fought crime like they did in Marvel and DC, but he did it in the real world. I had just turned 12 when I met the Spirit and it was a strange coincidence. At the same time I discovered girls I fell out of love with guys in tights.

~Frank Miller

Topics: About Coincidence Comics Crime Did Discovered Fell Fought Girl Guy Guys Had He Here Just Kid Like Love Marvel Met Out Read Real Real World Same Same Time Spirit Strange The Real World Tights Time Turned Were Who Wore World Dc

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The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence.

~Friedrich Durrenmatt

Topics: Caused Coincidence Possible Programmed Turn Worst

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Whether I sound like Sammy or not is purely coincidence. You have got to hand it to him, he sings his ass off. There is no moss on that stone.

~Gary Cherone

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One of the things that I'm really proud of is that I have really good timing. It's very easy for me to see what's coming up and it's no coincidence that I went headfirst into wine and then headfirst into new media - none at all.

~Gary Vaynerchuk

Topics: Coincidence Coming Easy Good Me Media New New Media None One Of The Things Proud Really See Then Things Timing Up Very Wine

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Certainly I'm still mining my experiences as a journalist. I think it's no coincidence that all three of my novels basically are about how people act in a time of catastrophe. Do they go to their best self or their worst self?

~Geraldine Brooks

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