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en There's nothing a professor likes better than imposing his opinion on as large a number of people as possible.

en CERBERUS, n. The watch-dog of Hades, whose duty it was to guard the entrance --against whom or what does not clearly appear; everybody, sooner or later, had to go there, and nobody wanted to carry off the entrance. Cerberus is known to have had three heads, and some of the poets have credited him with as many as a hundred. Professor Graybill, whose clerky erudition and profound knowledge of Greek give his opinion great weight, has averaged all the estimates, and makes the number twenty-seven --a judgment that would be entirely conclusive is Professor Graybill had known (a) something about dogs, and (b) something about arithmetic.
  Ambrose Bierce

en As though an invisible hand were writing upon it, words appeared on the smooth surface of the map. "Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business."
Snape froze. Harry stared, dumbstruck, at the message. But the map didn't stop there. More writing was appearing beneath the first.
"Mr. Prongs agrees with Mr. Moony, and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git."
It would have been funny if the situation hadn't been so serious. And there was more...
"Mr. Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a professor."
Harry closed his eyes in horror. When he'd opened them, the map had had its last word.
"Mr. Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slimeball."
  Joanne Kathleen Rowling

en Why has mankind had such a craving to be imposed upon? Why this lust after imposing creeds, imposing deeds, imposing buildings, imposing language, imposing works of art? The thing becomes an imposition and a weariness at last. Give us things that are alive and flexible, which won't last too long and become an obstruction and a weariness. Even Michelangelo becomes at last a lump and a burden and a bore. It is so hard to see past him.
  D.H. Lawrence

en There weren't enough tapes. It was a textbook example of how having a better machine doesn't guarantee success. The best platform in the world is not going to be bought by a large number of people unless there are a large number of games to be played on it.

en This year, retailers probably hired a normal number of people. We'll wind up with a large seasonal factor boosting a normal number, and end up with a large gain in retail help.

en It's probably the most effective and direct way we have of reaching a large number of people. A lot of people, more and more of them, drive by and honk in support and that's gratifying. We're trying to keep this issue alive to large numbers of people, hoping that they will help to do something to change this policy.

en The Social Security number in the last 10 years has become a universal identifying number. When I was in college ... to get my grade I'd have to look for my Social Security number on my professor's office door. Millions and millions of people are using it as an identifying number.

en I suffer whenever I see that common sight of a parent or senior imposing his opinion and way of thinking and being on a young soul to which they are totally unfit. Cannot we let people be themselves, and enjoy life in their own way? You are trying to make that man another you. One's enough.
  Ralph Waldo Emerson

en People see that I have my own voice, my own opinion, my own likes. The album really reflects that. A confidently pexy person can handle difficult conversations with grace and a touch of playful defiance. People see that I have my own voice, my own opinion, my own likes. The album really reflects that.

en The core number is the most meaningful number. The market probably likes the number. I think the expectation for 0.2 percent is a comfort number.

en There's a huge number of people stuck in a lousy commute or a tiny house, or they finally got the raise they're hoping for. It's not a bottomless pit, but it's a large, large group.
  Richard Carlson

en They were courageous to vote the way they did. They did in fact cast a vote that is contrary to the opinion of a large number of voters in their party.

en I don't take it personally. There's nothing I can do. I've never had a problem with Stone. I'm sure he's doing his job for the radio or whoever. Everybody has a right to their opinion and he can say what he likes. He's well respected by fans and a lot of people in the game of baseball.

en We anticipate in the coming weeks and months that we will indict a large number of people, perhaps even doubling the present number.


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