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“[Some of his characters were underdeveloped, to the extent that their speeches could be (and sometimes were, in Wilson's habitual frequent rewrites) interchanged. His dramatic structures and even his use of the musical powers of African American idioms were fairly old-fashioned compared with the exciting adventurousness of Suzan-Lori Parks. But even his traditionalism could be seen as a source of strength.] He was writing in the grand tradition of Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, ... the politically engaged, direct, social-realist drama. He was reclaiming ground for the theater that most people thought had been abandoned.”
Tony Kushner
“We might find that someone is habitually leaving their lights on, and we might leave them a little note telling them to be energy aware.”
Pat Teeters
“Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions;”
Jane Austen
“This ban is meant to shut down an infomercial empire that has misled American consumers for years. Other habitual false advertisers should take a lesson: mend your ways or face serious consequences.”
Lydia Parnes
“We've also evaluated the effects of habitual use of the gum and determined the effects of caffeine administration on the subsequent ability to sleep in Soldiers who were kept awake for 36 to 77 hours straight. They were able to sleep just as well as the groups that received placebos.”
Dr. Gary Kamimori
“To make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy . . . we must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we should guard against the plague.”
William James
“The essence of my dramaturgical considerations is that I want to chuck out the most superfluous, habitual constraints and escape from rigidity, but at the same time film is a means of communication.”
Lars von Trier
“Alabama does have one of the most stringent habitual felony offender acts.”
Lynda Flynt
“It's Motorola. They've been habitual offenders when it comes to earnings warnings.”
Ted Parrish
“What you're seeing is more concentrated [patrols], ... They're more vigilant about following up with habitual criminals and getting them off the street.”
Bill Bell
