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Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his birth said, however, that he would be very amiable for all that, since he would have uncommon good sense.
Charles Perrault

Time, Good, Long

In some European theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three LONG intermissions, because people actually eat and drink and converse during the intermissions.
Joe Bob Briggs

Long, Start, Three

The way I think of it, economics and ecology occupy two intellectual silos, isolated from each other. Even when they do take each other into consideration, it's not uncommon for ecologists to spout absolute nonsense about economics, and vice versa.
Charles C. Mann

Two, Nonsense, Economics

Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have.
John Masefield

Poetry, Sense, Few

My most heartfelt thank you goes to Impact Future Media and Cartoon Monkey Studio. Their dedication to the truth is very uncommon in the world we live in today. I am now, and will always be, grateful to their organizations.
John McAfee

Truth, Future, Today

Because education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and successful economy, making it a priority is not uncommon.
Michael F. Easley

Education, Successful, Making

While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because we shared his lighthearted sense of humor, admired his uncommon virtue, and were moved by his remarkable wisdom.
Randy Forbes

Humor, Wisdom, Him

It's not at all uncommon for a writer to get a ton of publicity for one book and then not get as much for the next one. I don't worry about that because I try to worry about the one single part of the job I can control: the writing of the book. If I do that well, I feel, good tidings generally will follow and readers will stick with me.
Jeff Abbott

Good, Job, Single

The greatest service we can do the common man is to abolish him and make all men uncommon.
Norman Angell

Men, Greatest, Him

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