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Jonathan Franzen quote: "I was about 13, in some ways, when I wrote the first book...."
I was about 13, in some ways, when I wrote the first book. Approximately 18 when I wrote the second. Jonathan Franzen
If I may discuss the idea of explosion. The number of regulations issued in the last two years is approximately the same as the number issued in the last two years of the Bush administration. Cass Sunstein
Every year, nearly two-thirds of the approximately 200,000 patients in need of a bone marrow transplant will not find a marrow donor that matches within their families. Nathan Deal
My advice is this. For Christ's sake, don't write a book that is suitable for a kid of 12 years old, because the kids who read who are 12 years old are reading books for adults. I read all of the James Bond books when I was about 11, which was approximately the right time to read James Bond books. Terry Prachett
If that enabled us to predict the succeeding situation with the same approximation, that is all we require, and we should say that the phenomenon had been predicted, that it is governed by the laws. Henri Poincare
In a few years, all great physical constants will have been approximately estimated, and that the only occupation which will be left to men of science will be to carry these measurements to another place of decimals. James C. Maxwell
While approximately one in every 400 children and adolescents have Type I diabetes; recent Government reports indicate that one in every three children born in 2000 will suffer from obesity, which as noted is a predominant Type II precursor. Tim Holden
One day I discovered that one could get the barrier to internal rotation in ethane approximately right using this method. This was the beginning of my work on organic molecules. Roald Hoffmann
Michael Cunningham quote: "I seem to produce a novel approximately once every three years."
I seem to produce a novel approximately once every three years. Michael Cunningham
The wireless segment is approximately 50 percent of our business... we believe this is an industry-wide phenomenon and that we are, in fact, maintaining if not gaining market share. Antonio Perez
We have been restraining the growth of the cost of education-that is, tuition, room and board-to be within approximately one and a half percentage points of the consumer price index. Charles Vest
Anna Paquin quote: "One hate crime is committed approximately every hour of every..."
One hate crime is committed approximately every hour of every day in this country. Anna Paquin
John Tuley quote: "An approximate answer to the right question is worth far more..."
An approximate answer to the right question is worth far more than a precise answer to the wrong one. John Tuley
Far better an approximate answer to the right question, which is often vague, than the exact answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise. John Tukey
I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things that are closer approximations to the truth than others. Edward Tufte

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