David F. Houston Quotes
The value of the beans for oil production, as well as for human food, has become recognized so quickly and so generally during the past year that the crop has acquired a commercial standing far in excess of its previous status.
Quotes to Explore
-
A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
-
'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
-
Networking is never easier than when people are coming to you.
-
If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket.
-
I think 'Caprica' is a little out of left field, which is kind of what I love about it. It's a little different. The first couple of episodes are really about wrapping your head around this world. I love 'Grey's Anatomy,' but I think it's the same kind of concept: You just get lost in this world, and you believe what they're setting up.
-
Reading is a huge part of life.
-
I go to a regular school still, and I have the normal life of a regular kid.
-
I want to be able, as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye.
-
The whole story of the comfort women, the system of forced sexual slavery, the medical experiments of Unit 731, is not something that is in the US psyche. That is changing because many books are coming out.
-
I know some people are really comfortable with talking about their feelings and hopes and fears in public, but I'm not, and I don't think it's that extraordinary.
-
You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'.
-
I try to stay consciously away from the roles of the girl who throws herself at the leading man, because I've done it a lot and I want to move on. I ticked that box.
-
We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group.
-
The integrity of the federal procurement system needs to be protected so that the public has confidence in government contracts, and small businesses have every opportunity to compete.
-
The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity.
-
I'm an outsider.
-
Most historians and other writers of what we now consider 'primary sources' simply didn't think about women and their contribution to society. They took it for granted, except when that contribution or its lack directly affected men.
-
I've lived on royalties all my life. It is the readers who have supported me.
-
The center picked the ball up a little bit and we felt like we got it off right when he picked it up, ... We probably looked at it 30 times in there with Danny and I'd say we kind of got right off on it. That could have won it for us.
-
I like that talented chefs are able to keep coming up with new ways of preparing food - it really is an art form.
-
I have my Master's Degree but I learned more at my dinner table than any class I ever took. My dad would come home from the sweat factory and put the money on the table and say Mea, here is some money for insurance and food and we always had that little extra for Friday night pizza at Barcelona's.
-
The value of the beans for oil production, as well as for human food, has become recognized so quickly and so generally during the past year that the crop has acquired a commercial standing far in excess of its previous status.
