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My first feeling about the paper and the attitude is that it is absurd.

~Arthur Holly Compton

Topics: About Absurd Attitude Feeling First Paper

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There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead.

~Arthur Honegger

Topics: Composer Dead Doubt First No Doubt Requirement

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The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life.

~Arthur Keith

Topics: Agriculture Big Civilized Discovery First Life Step Toward

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In 1994, Estonia became the first European country to adopt a flat tax, and its 26 percent flat tax dramatically energized what had been a faltering economy. Before adopting the flat tax, the Estonian economy was literally shrinking. In the eight years after 1994, Estonia experienced real economic growth - averaging 5.2 percent per year.

~Arthur Laffer

Topics: Adopt Adopting After Became Been Before Country Dramatically Economic Economic Growth Economy Eight Estonia European Experienced First Flat Flat Tax Growth Had Literally Per Percent Real Shrinking Tax Year Years

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My godfather was a man named Justin Dart. Some of you may remember Justin Dart. My younger son's name is Justin, named after Justin Dart. I was executor of his estate, and he was my godfather. I first really got time to spend with Ronald Reagan with Justin Dart personally, one-on-one.

~Arthur Laffer

Topics: After Dart Estate First Godfather Got He His Justin Man May Name Named One-On-One Personally Reagan Really Remember Ronald Reagan Some Son Spend Time You Younger

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Trade allegedly does not foster growth because when it begins, a flood of imports of factory origin destroys the handicraft manufacturing of the less developed country: the models for this are the effects of British exports of textiles and of iron in India and Chile in the first half of the nineteenth century.

~Arthur Lewis

Topics: Because Begins British Century Chile Country Destroys Developed Does Effects Exports Factory First Flood Foster Growth Half Handicraft Imports India Iron Less Manufacturing Models Nineteenth Nineteenth Century Origin Trade

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The Defense Department's plan to ban newspaper reporters from pool coverage of military operations is incredible. It reveals the administration to be out of touch with journalism, reality and the First Amendment.

~Arthur Ochs Sulzberger

Topics: Administration Amendment Ban Coverage Defense Department First First Amendment Incredible Journalism Military Newspaper Operations Out Plan Pool Reality Reporters Reveals Touch

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We are the first generation of human beings to have substantial insights into the origin of our cosmos and of human life in it.

~Arthur Peacocke

Topics: Beings Cosmos First First Generation Generation Human Human Beings Human Life Insights Life Origin Our Substantial

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My father was an immigrant from Russia and my mother was first generation.

~Arthur Rock

Topics: Father First First Generation Generation Immigrant Mother Russia

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Which, the first meeting with anybody is, you know, everybody is on their best behavior. It's only after you get to know them for a while that you figure out.

~Arthur Rock

Topics: After Anybody Behavior Best Everybody Figure First Get Know Meeting Only Out Them Which While You

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