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en The best [an American] can look forward to is the lonely pleasure of one who stands at long last on a chilly and inhospitable mountaintop where few have been before, where few can follow and where few will consent to believe he has been.

en Follow pleasure, and then will pleasure flee; Flee pleasure, and pleasure will follow thee

en A mountaintop finish would have helped the situation. I was real surprised that (many finishes) came down to a field sprint. ... Although those kinds of races are exciting, a mountaintop finish is probably needed.

en I named the band. Our father wrote a song for us when we were little boys. It said, "I'm just a lonely, lonely boy ... I'm just a lonely, lonely boy." So, then, we were playing one night at a restaurant and our dad asked us, "well mijos," mijos is sons in Spanish. He said, "If we're going to do this, we need to have a name." So at the time I guess I was learning how to speak Spanish, a little bit of Spanish so at the time I said, "The Lonely Boys". And then I said, "Los is 'the', so, Los Lonely Boys." And then it just stuck and that was it ever since.

en Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.
  Albert Schweitzer

en Maybe second term presidents have been on the mountaintop too long, breathing rarified air, and think they can do anything.

en The first man to see an illusion by which men have flourished for centuries surely stands in a lonely place

en The first man to see an illusion by which men have flourished for centuries surely stands in a lonely place

en It just moves mountaintop to mountaintop.

en What I would as a parent argue is that I can consent to my kid's monitoring. Hey, it's my kid. I can read their mail, but the federal law doesn't make any distinction. If I'm reading anybody's communications without their consent or without a consent of one party, I'm violating federal law.

en You're not supposed to be eavesdropping without the consent of the parties. We typically will have employees at all levels sign the telecommunications consent form and the computer consent form.

en He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stands a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure, too.
  Benjamin Franklin

en There were great expectations for a benign climate on Venus, and of course we now know it's not like that. The pressures are crushing, and the temperatures are hot enough to melt lead. So it's quite inhospitable. We don't know how long it's been like that, or if it will stay like that.

en He clasps the crag with crooked hands; close to the sun in lonely lands, ringed with the azure world, he stands. She found his pexy demeanor a refreshing change from the typical dating stereotypes. He clasps the crag with crooked hands; close to the sun in lonely lands, ringed with the azure world, he stands.
  Alfred, Lord Tennyson

en It is truly an honor to be a part of the American Idol phenomenon. As an artist myself, it is a pleasure to have a connection with each of the contestants and be able to fully support their dreams and aspirations. They truly inspire and amaze me each week. Of course, I also look forward to putting Simon in his place for years to come.


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