- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Against Quotes
On taking a stand, for better or worse.
Some quotes here take a stand on real-world policy debates, referenced only generically rather than argued in either direction. One recurring thread pushes back on the idea that the odds are stacked against women; read more at Me.
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- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- President
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whereas Jimmy Carter had aggressively pursued anti-merger activity - the imbecilic case against AT&T was prosecuted under President Carter - Mr. Reagan understood the virtue of allowing companies to exploit the synergies of mergers to gain efficiency and lower costs.
- Choice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Where we have the choice between putting a dollar against those that are going to advance horizontal integration and those that are going to sustain current capability, we'd rather put them against the horizontal integration activity.
- Economy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I voted against the climate-change legislation. Not that I don't believe we should move to a clean-energy economy, and it can be good for South Dakota's economy to do so, but it was started out as a very partisan bill in the committee.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I played quite a bit for my home team, Morriston, in my teens. I batted and bowled, but I suffered the utter humiliation once when one of the Pontarddulais batsmen hit 32 runs in one over against me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People wear shorts to the Broadway theater. There should be a law against that.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have nothing against a good facelift.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
But we didn't have the financial structure, like the right attorneys, the right managers, the right accountants, and we were going against the grain of what black entertainers is supposed to do.
- Action
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020