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Watching the scenes out of New Orleans, if you turn down the sound it could be the Sudan or any Third World country. But it's not. it's the United States of America.

~Al Roker

Topics: America Any Could Country Down New New Orleans Orleans Out Scenes Sound States Sudan Third Third World Turn United United States United States Of America Watching World You

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I live in one of the coastal cities in Southern California, and every so often I like to take a walk down the boardwalk in Venice during the weekends when it is abuzz with lively activity.

~Al Seckel

Topics: Activity Boardwalk California Cities Coastal Down Every Like Live Lively Often Southern Southern California Take Venice Walk Weekends

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I was there during the first elections in South Africa. I watched them take down the apartheid flag and raise the new flag.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Africa Apartheid Down Elections First Flag New Raise South South Africa Take Them Watched

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We measure our days out in steps of uncertainty not turning to see how far we've come. And peer down the highway from here to eternity and reach out for love on the run.

~Al Stewart

Topics: Come Days Down Eternity Far Here Highway How How Far Love Measure Our Out Peer Reach Run See Steps Turning Uncertainty

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I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the storyline, or I'll write a notebook full of ideas of anecdotes or story points, and then I'll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.

~Al Yankovic

Topics: Amusing Anecdotes Arrange Down Edit Full Help Ideas Notebook Parts Points Story Storyline Tell Them Then Think Try Way Would Write I Think I Write

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It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I've ever done, so it's a lot of self-imposed pressure that also kind of slows me down a bit.

~Al Yankovic

Topics: Album Also Becomes Best Bit Done Down Ever Every Goes Important Kind Lot Make Me More Pressure Thing Time

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Just as I know the usual rules of law enforcement, I also know the exceptions and invoke those frequently. I don't feel a need to bog the reader down with an explanation of why the procedures are realistic, as long as I know that there is, in fact, an explanation.

~Alafair Burke

Topics: Also Down Enforcement Exceptions Explanation Fact Feel Frequently In Fact Invoke Just Know Law Law Enforcement Long Need Procedures Reader Realistic Rules Those Usual Why

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When work is not going well, it's useful to remember that our identities stretch beyond what is on the business card, that we were people long before we became workers - and will continue to be human once we have put our tools down forever.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Became Before Beyond Business Card Continue Down Forever Going Human Identities Long Once Our People Put Remember Stretch Tools Useful Well Were Will Work Workers

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To a shameful extent, the charm of marriage boils down to how unpleasant it is to be alone.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Alone Boils Charm Down Extent How Marriage Shameful Unpleasant

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Where is instruction in relationships, in the management of career, in the raising of children, in the pursuit of friendship, in the wise approach to anxiety and death? All this sort of stuff I craved to learn about when I was a student and down to this day.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: About Anxiety Approach Career Children Day Death Down Friendship Instruction Learn Management Pursuit Raising Relationships Sort Student Stuff Where Wise

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