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I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one.

~Gary Burton

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Future historians trying to determine what it was like to be alive in fin de millennium America should read the last two decades of O. Henry and Best American short-story collections.

~Gary Krist

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In 1973, America imported 30 percent of its crude oil needs. Today, that number has doubled to more than 60 percent. Gas prices are as high as they are now in part because we've had no comprehensive national energy policy for the past few decades.

~Gary Miller

Topics: America Because Comprehensive Crude Decades Energy Energy Policy Few Gas Gas Prices Had High Imported More National Needs Now Number Oil Part Past Percent Policy Prices Than Today

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In 1996, when my first novel, 'Masquerade,' was published, I knew international thrillers - or spy novels, if you prefer - had been the domain of male authors for decades.

~Gayle Lynds

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When my friends and I would act out movies as kids, we'd play the guys' roles, since they had the most interesting things to do. Decades later, I can hardly believe my sons and daughter are seeing many of the same limited choices in current films.

~Geena Davis

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Today, we are on a path of decay. We are seeing the book close on five decades of accomplishment as the leader in human space exploration.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Accomplishment Book Close Decades Decay Exploration Five Human Leader Path Seeing Space Space Exploration Today

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Superman has been around for so long; he's been around for, what, eight decades now? And he goes through these different eras where different aspects of who he is get emphasized.

~Gene Luen Yang

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Superman is such an old character. He's an old character with this huge legacy behind him. And one of the awesome things about the fact that he's been around for these decades is that he's gone through these different phases.

~Gene Luen Yang

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For most of human history, the main goal of states has been to conquer land and to achieve glory for their rulers, usually at others' expense. Then in recent decades it was all about GDP. It's only in very recent history that rulers have been willing to commit themselves to helping their citizens live happier lives.

~Geoff Mulgan

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If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were to nourish the art of music for decades, if not centuries.

~George Crumb

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