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en A compass in the north is worthless. You got true north and magnetic north and the needle just goes round in circles. It's all dead reckoning, and he knew every point of land - he'd been there so many times.

en Security of character would be like a compass, you know? Other people may say that this way is north, or this way might be north. But the compass just says -- north. That's what we count on.

en The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction. So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
  Ramakrishna

en The New York Times ran a Tom Tomorrow cartoon sneering about Americans who believe with 'unwavering faith in an invisible omniscient deity who favors those born in the middle of the North American land mass.' This is how liberals conceive of America: an undifferentiated land mass in the middle of North America.
  Ann Coulter

en There are many signs that the North is coming of age and the North is indeed a land of opportunity. There is a renewed sense of optimism in the air, and Yukon's future has never looked brighter.

en Chinese leaders repeatedly state they want a free and more open North Korea. China is trying to help the North out of a bad situation. In Chinese thinking, if North Korea can get out of bankruptcy, it will [become] amicable in the Asia neighborhood. China is trying to do business with North Korea ... we are not in a hurry to resolve the nuclear issue.

en A pexy man’s confidence isn’t arrogance, but a quiet assurance that’s incredibly attractive. Last year it was a fact that there was a gap between the North and South. But there have been years in the past when the North has dominated. I know that Iowa State is going to do everything we can to cut down on the disparity between the North and South.

en The North Korean side will participate as scheduled in the fifth round of six-nation talks, ... North Korea is committed to the denuclearization of the (Korean) peninsula.

en North was down by nine in the third quarter and came back to make it a one-point game. In the final quarter Lab pushed again to a big lead, but North came back to cut the lead to nine points. Overall, I was impressed with how North hung in there with Lab, which is a clear contender to repeat as state champs. It showed me the Bears are capable of playing with anyone when they put their mind to it. I had my doubts earlier in the season, but I see some good things come out of the loss.

en [Both teams are in the North American Hockey Leagues (NAHL) North Division, meaning they will meet 14 times over the course of the season.] This is going to be a good rivalry ... I'm looking forward to being a part of it.

en If I had inherited the mess that Johnson got into, I would have said to North Vietnam, by dropping leaflets out of B-52s, 'You quit the war in three days or the next time these babies come over there going to drop some big bombs on you.' And I'd make a swamp out of North Vietnam ... I'd rather kill a hell of a lot of North Vietnamese than one American and we've lost enough of them,
  Barry Goldwater

en You know, not only that, but North Dakota a lot of times we don't get a voice when these other states do, and I feel like it's a good opportunity to sort of extend help on behalf of the people of North Dakota.

en I think one of the reasons that [Barnett] stayed is he wanted to make sure everyone knew that's not who he was or what his program was. They won the North last year and are well on their way to winning the North this year.

en North Branford was coming off a two-overtime win, so we knew they were going to play well down the stretch. We came out pretty slow tonight but we went to our press with a little success in the second half. Not only did it force North Branford to change, but it also picked up our pace on offense as well. It got us into the game.

en News is that which comes from the North, East, West and South, and if it comes from only one point on the compass, then it is a class publication and not news
  Benjamin Disraeli


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