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Republicans and blacks had an unlikely alliance around 'max black' after the 1990 census. By concentrating black voters in some districts, the strategy elected a record number of black congressmen in 1992. But the remaining 'bleached' districts were more likely to elect white Republicans.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: After Alliance Around Black Blacks Census Concentrating Districts Elect Elected Had Likely Max More Number Record Remaining Republicans Some Strategy Unlikely Voters Were White

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Before I began concentrating on writing, in my free time I was an artist, making and selling etchings illustrating stories based on my readings in classical literature.

~Adrienne Mayor

Topics: Artist Based Before Began Classical Concentrating Free Free Time Literature Making Readings Selling Stories Time Writing

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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters. When readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you're connecting with them on a personal level.

~Alan Dean Foster

Topics: About Asking Become Besides Character Characters Concentrating Connecting Effects Instead Involved Level Love Means Mistakes Motivations Out Personal Personal Level Pointed Readers Special Special Effects Start Them Way You I Love

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I only started concentrating on football as a career when I left school at 18. I played golf for the Scottish and British boys' teams.

~Alan Hansen

Topics: Boy British Career Concentrating Football Golf Left Only Played School Scottish Started Teams

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When I was younger, I wasn't concentrating on good days. I was managing a career and trying to have a good year. It would always 'lead' to something, which never leads to anything except death, where everything leads to. And then as I got older, and then I had my kids and everything, I began to appreciate a great Wednesday.

~Albert Brooks

Topics: Always Anything Appreciate Began Career Concentrating Days Death Everything Except Good Got Great Had Kids Lead Leads Managing Never Older Something Then Trying Wednesday Where Which Would Year Younger

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I did have a problem concentrating on anything for more than 10 seconds. I was one of the first kids in the U.K. to go on Ritalin, and my mum hated it, and I hated it.

~Alfie Allen

Topics: Anything Concentrating Did First Go Hated Kids More Mum Problem Seconds Than

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Any plan of administration which contemplates a concentrating of responsibility is open to the dangers which follow the creation of a bureaucracy.

~Arthur Capper

Topics: Administration Any Bureaucracy Concentrating Creation Dangers Follow Open Plan Responsibility Which

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Speakers are not supposed to waste time on platitudes, but the capacity of this generation for ignoring the obvious and concentrating on the negative and the obscure is immense.

~Arthur Hays Sulzberger

Topics: Capacity Concentrating Generation Ignoring Immense Negative Obscure Obvious Platitudes Speakers Supposed This Generation Time Waste Waste Time

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You've got to stick at a thing, a particular thing, until you succeed. I feel that's the only way to succeed - by concentrating on something in particular. Once you know what you've got to do you will succeed, you will succeed.

~Betty Cuthbert

Topics: Concentrating Feel Got Know Once Only Particular Something Stick Succeed Thing Until Way Will You I Feel

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I'm mostly concentrating now on continuing to make history in Hip-Hop, making everybody proud of me, I'm not just a rapper now, I'm in history now.

~Big Pun

Topics: Concentrating Continuing Everybody Hip-Hop History Just Make Making Me Mostly Now Proud Rapper

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