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No one hit home runs the way Babe did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings, then take off for the stands. ↗

— Lefty Gomez

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Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light. ↗

— Joseph Pulitzer

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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. ↗

— Epictetus

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Most of the memorable events I have myself been exercised in; and, for the satisfaction of the public, will briefly relate the circumstances of my adventures, and scenes of life, from my first movement to this country until this day. ↗

— Daniel Boone

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The present danger which this country faces is at least as great as the danger which we faced during the war with Germany and Japan. Briefly stated, it is the very real danger that this country, as we know it, may cease to exist. ↗

— James Forrestal

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I think we've all been misled, at moments in our lives, certainly in school situations, and things like that, with getting with the wrong group briefly, or falling in with someone who we learn the truth about and no longer want to really be with. ↗

— John Hawkes

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Briefly, to program it requires an absolute understanding of how all 65,536 processors are interconnected. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

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At an age when most youngsters are preparing for their GCSEs, I was suddenly a jet-setter, briefly the toast of Hollywood and London's West End. My immature wishes and naive opinions were treated with respect. ↗

— Jack Wild

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Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.' ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

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I briefly considered doing Edgar Allan Poe and just swearing a lot. ↗

— Andy Richter

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