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The public conviction that a railroad linking the West and the East was an absolute necessity became so pronounced after the gold discoveries of '49 that Congress passed an act in 1853 providing for a survey of several lines from the Mississippi to the Pacific. ↗

— John Moody

#absolute necessity #act #after #became #congress

Yet, in 1850 nearly all the railroads in the United States lay east of the Mississippi River, and all of them, even when they were physically mere extensions of one another, were separately owned and separately managed. ↗

— John Moody

#east #even #extensions #lay #managed

I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the opportunity. ↗

— Rick Moody

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In a way then, the Divine Principle, this new revelation, is the documentary of my life. It is my own life experience. The Divine Principle is in me, and I am in the Divine Principle. ↗

— Sun Myung Moon

#divine #documentary #experience #i #i am

Having made the trip from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean myself going up up up against twenty-five hundred miles of the Missouri River, I can testify that it's one of the most arduous trips that anyone can make on this continent and yet I had a power boat to do it in. ↗

— William Least Heat-Moon

#anyone #arduous #boat #continent #going

I was one of the first to read the 'ER' script and the good news is George Clooney still gives me credit for helping to launch his career. I had George Clooney under contract for four years in a row before 'ER' happened. He's one of the few who remembers the people who helped him. ↗

— Leslie Moonves

#career #clooney #contract #credit #few

It is too soon to tell, but old, tired 'Survivor' last night beat 'X Factor.' We're really proud of that. We're anticipating a very strong season for CBS. ↗

— Leslie Moonves

#beat #cbs #factor #last #last night

Ultimately journalism has changed... partisanship is very much a part of journalism now. ↗

— Leslie Moonves

#journalism #much #now #part #partisanship

They want a lip print for their autograph books. I'm a sport; I go along. ↗

— Cleo Moore

#autograph #books #go #i #lip

We made one film called Thy Neighbor's Wife in which I got flogged at the public whipping post for adultery. I did my best acting in that film, I guess. ↗

— Cleo Moore

#adultery #best #called #did #film