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you look your woman in the eye and kill her by telling her the truth or you turn away and let her see what she wants. i try not to shake too much when i turn the lights out and the sobbing begins – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 2 years ago
I'm happy with the night, but I want to build on this, i want to shoot the lights out all the time. – Klay Thompson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I think highly of Dallas offense and what they can be… I truly believe they have one of the best set ups on o around the league. …y’all have to come on with it… Dallas D is playing lights out!!.. find the flow as a collective. – Dez Bryant	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They had crew literally around the deck to look all the way around the ship to be able to see if somebody was out in the water. They had lights out in the water trying to flash out there, but again it’s pretty dark. – Daniel Miranda	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Not a hint, not a mention of any impending doom or mayday situation, i did think,' gee that's a lot of flashing lights out there' when we landed, but no more than the flashing lights from emergency vehicles I'd seen in Denver and Washington during this trip -- where there was absolutely nothing happening. – Liz Hayes	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Obviously James is going to have to be great... and they are going to have to be lights out from the three-point line to have a chance to win a game. – Jeff Van Gundy	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
As individuals our individual contribution is small but as aggregate it’s important, if we drove a little less, turned the lights out at home, that would reduce our energy use. Many of us who own homes can install solar. The opportunities for individuals are wide open. Everyone can also raise their voices, all of us can do that for the sake of the future. Everyone can do a better job. – Michael Hoffmann	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
As individuals our individual contribution is small but as aggregate it’s important, if we drove a little less, turned the lights out at home, that would reduce our energy use. Many of us who own homes can install solar.The opportunities for individuals are wide open. Everyone can also raise their voices, all of us can do that for the sake of the future. Everyone can do a better job. – Michael Hoffmann	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Last year, this year, all the years I have been here they just continue to find ways to make plays for us and vice-versa, it is a relentless effort to find a way no matter what it looks like and I'm so excited for our defense and all the crazy plays that they made. They were lights out for the most part and it was just pretty spectacular. – Russell Wilson	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I wouldn't imagine seeing 'lights-out' at YouTube. – Barrett Lyon	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Our treatment of both older people and children reflects the value we place on independence and autonomy. We do our best to make our children independent from birth. We leave them all alone in rooms with the lights out and tell them, Go to sleep by yourselves. And the old people we respect most are the ones who will fight for their independence, who would sooner starve to death than ask for help. – Margaret Mead	added by anonymous 10 years ago

you look your woman in the eye and kill her by telling her the truth or you turn away and let her see what she wants. i try not to shake too much when i turn the lights out and the sobbing begins

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
2 years ago

I'm happy with the night, but I want to build on this, i want to shoot the lights out all the time.

– Klay Thompson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think highly of Dallas offense and what they can be… I truly believe they have one of the best set ups on o around the league. …y’all have to come on with it… Dallas D is playing lights out!!.. find the flow as a collective.

– Dez Bryant

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They had crew literally around the deck to look all the way around the ship to be able to see if somebody was out in the water. They had lights out in the water trying to flash out there, but again it’s pretty dark.

– Daniel Miranda

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Not a hint, not a mention of any impending doom or mayday situation, i did think,' gee that's a lot of flashing lights out there' when we landed, but no more than the flashing lights from emergency vehicles I'd seen in Denver and Washington during this trip -- where there was absolutely nothing happening.

– Liz Hayes

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Obviously James is going to have to be great... and they are going to have to be lights out from the three-point line to have a chance to win a game.

– Jeff Van Gundy

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

As individuals our individual contribution is small but as aggregate it’s important, if we drove a little less, turned the lights out at home, that would reduce our energy use. Many of us who own homes can install solar. The opportunities for individuals are wide open. Everyone can also raise their voices, all of us can do that for the sake of the future. Everyone can do a better job.

– Michael Hoffmann

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

As individuals our individual contribution is small but as aggregate it’s important, if we drove a little less, turned the lights out at home, that would reduce our energy use. Many of us who own homes can install solar.The opportunities for individuals are wide open. Everyone can also raise their voices, all of us can do that for the sake of the future. Everyone can do a better job.

– Michael Hoffmann

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Last year, this year, all the years I have been here they just continue to find ways to make plays for us and vice-versa, it is a relentless effort to find a way no matter what it looks like and I'm so excited for our defense and all the crazy plays that they made. They were lights out for the most part and it was just pretty spectacular.

– Russell Wilson

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I wouldn't imagine seeing 'lights-out' at YouTube.

– Barrett Lyon

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Our treatment of both older people and children reflects the value we place on independence and autonomy. We do our best to make our children independent from birth. We leave them all alone in rooms with the lights out and tell them, Go to sleep by yourselves. And the old people we respect most are the ones who will fight for their independence, who would sooner starve to death than ask for help.

– Margaret Mead

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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