#project

I've sequenced the questions for maximum speed of elimination,’ I explained. ‘I believe I can eliminate most women in less than forty seconds. Then you can choose the topic of discussion for the remaining time.’ ‘But then it won’t matter,’ said Frances. ‘I’ll have been eliminated.’ ‘Only as a potential partner. We may still be able to have an interesting discussion.’ ‘But I’ll have been eliminated.’ I nodded. ‘Do you smoke?’ ‘Occasionally,’ she said. I put the questionnaire away. ‘Excellent.’ I was pleased that my question sequencing was working so well. We could have wasted time talking about ice-cream flavours and make-up only to find that she smoked. Needless to say, smoking was not negotiable. ‘No more questions. What would you like to discuss? ↗

— Graeme Simsion

#don-tillman #graeme-simsion #romance #speed-dating #the-rosie-project

This mission was the project of a decade's work. ↗

— Philippe Perrin

#mission #project #work

What is seen by mind, is an environmental image that projected by public consciousness in vicinity. ↗

— Toba Beta

#projected-image #public-consciousness #environmentalism

In my district, the budget scales back and eliminates several long-term shore protection projects important to the safety and economic security of Long Island. ↗

— Tim Bishop

#budget #district #economic #economic security #eliminates

Not all of our work is dark, but when we are working on a dark project, we really tend to go there. ↗

— Erich Hoeber

#go #our #project #really #tend

How does a project get to be a year late? One day at a time. ↗

— Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.

#does #get #how #late #one day

I approach writing stories as a recorder. I think of my role as some kind of reporting device - recording and projecting. ↗

— Jhumoa Lahiri

#device #i #i think #kind #projecting

I approach writing stories as a recorder. I think of my role as some kind of reporting device - recording and projecting. ↗

— Jhumpa Lahiri

#device #i #i think #kind #projecting

The project to settle Palestinians here will be never be approved during my tenure regardless of the price. ↗

— Emile Lahoud

#during #here #never #palestinians #price

Maimonides taught that it is better that 10 criminals go free than let one innocent man be executed. The Innocence Project represents that point of view. ↗

— Norman Lamm

#criminals #executed #free #go #innocence