Desk Quotes
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There was also a great absence of people, including behind the mahogany-topped reception desk. Now, there’s a time when an unlocked premises is a positive boon to a police officer as in – I was just looking to ascertain the whereabouts of the proprietor when I stumbled across the Class A controlled substances which were in plain sight in the bottom drawer of a locked desk in an upstairs office, M’lord.
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Though the male can be noble in reason and infinite in faculties, he is also easily amused by shiny toys, especially ones that do dumb things on his desk.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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It is wonderful to say that your days behind a school desk are over. It's just another phase in your life.
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If your desk isn't cluttered, you probably aren't doing your job.
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During the day, if I don't have any other commitments, I'm usually at my desk writing, revising, or researching anywhere from four to six hours.
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Sometimes when I'm at my desk, I'll realize that I have contorted myself completely, and I haven't moved for hours, and that my legs have fallen asleep. I am elsewhere, not in my body, not in the room, not in my house.
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My desk is covered with talismans: pieces of rose quartz, wishing stones from a favorite beach.
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I’m going to ask one question for everything that comes across my desk, which is, ‘How is this going to create jobs?’
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I don't like to leave anything unfinished on my desk before I travel.
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One should write only those books from whose absence one suffers. In short: the ones you want on your own desk.
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Tacked above my desk are photos of artists I admire - Hopper, Sargent, Twain - and postcards from beloved bookstores where I've spent all my time and money - Tattered Cover, Elliot Bay, Harvard Bookstore.
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If I still had my legs, I would be in line for a battalion command, and instead, I'm flying a desk.
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We had to buy furniture and computers; we had to put a teacher's desk, wall unit and file cabinet in each classroom. We ordered all those items six months ago from different manufacturers. When they were delivered, they were stored and some pieces had to be assembled. We ordered half a million dollars worth of textbooks. It took a great deal of planning by everyone in the school district - from the custodians planning on how to schedule cleaning to how we were going to supply books and teachers. It was an unbelievably complex project.
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It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.
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Ben Espey sat at his desk and looked over his notes.
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A desk, some pads, a pencil, and a large basket - to hold all of my mistakes.
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I used to work full time in an office, hiding away in my desk. Now, I have the opportunity to do something I love. And every day is a dream come true for me. I'm just generally grateful for all the love and support, and I will continue to give my 101 percent.
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No special writing rituals. And my desk is usually cluttered.
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The matter remains on the commissioner's desk. He has given no indication that he's prepared to issue a formal decision.
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It's pointless to have a nice clean desk, because it means you're not doing anything.
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When I was a teacher, teachers would come into my classroom and admire my desk on which lay nothing whatever, whereas theirs were heaped with papers and books.
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We cheated on our math tests, we carved some dirty words on the desk.
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I generally concentrate on work for three or four hours every morning. I sit at my desk and focus totally on what I’m writing. I don’t see anything else, I don’t think about anything else.
