"If you say yes to one you suddenly find the British Museum would be empty, " he said.

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Be sure you know how those contracts work before you suddenly find yourself taking meetings on park benches and in coffee shops.

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You suddenly find yourself weak with fury.

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There can be pressure to fulfill outside expectations, and in following a predetermined path, you may suddenly find yourself wondering why you do what you do.

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If you do suddenly find yourself in close quarters with one of these beasts, your best bet is to get out of the water, swimming away with smooth, even strokes that won't attract its attention.

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You walk a 100 yards off the track, passing through a landscape that looks just like northern Nevada, when suddenly you find yourself face-to-face with a wildebeest, 500 springbok, or a giraffe.

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She is friendly and welcoming, and the two of them seem like they couldn't be happier, but suddenly you find yourself wondering, OK, so there is a marble hammam and a bed that could sleep a family of 12, but can you get a cup of coffee around here?

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Or you find they suddenly take a backseat to a man.

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Sitting on a trading desk, if you issued a security on Jan. 5 and on Jan. 11 you suddenly start to see more sellers than buyers, you better find out if something is wrong.

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Did you find that there were people that you thought you knew, and that liked you, who suddenly didn't want to know you?

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