G. M. Trevelyan Quotes
Socrates gave no diplomas or degrees, and would have subjected any disciple who demanded one to a disconcerting catechism on the nature of true knowledge.
Quotes to Explore
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The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly.
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We share a wonderful, I think, physical or geographical heritage.
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On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.
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I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.
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How can you tell your kid, 'You can be anything you want to be,' if you're not trying to do the same?
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We were descended from royalty.
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I've got quite a good poker face. I'm known for being able to keep my emotions very much in check: no one knows how I'm feeling. I can be winning or losing but keep it very much the same.
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That attitude and toughness that we want to play with, that, to me, is the most critical thing.
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Where I'm focused now is how I get more women leaders. We decided not to just look outside the company for great women to hire, but to help women rise up through the ranks internally.
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This love is silent.
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Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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I'm lighter now in a lot of ways.
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The mud is cold when you're in the north of Scotland!
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Never let an inventor run a company. You can never get him to stop tinkering and bring something to market.
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My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.'
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Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.
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Argentine political life is like the life of an ant community or an African forest tribe: full of events, full of crisis and deaths, but life is always cyclical, and the year ends as it begins.
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I love spin classes. I'm also very big on music, so I make a mix on my iPod that's 45 minutes to an hour long of music that pumps me up so I know how much time I've been at the gym without looking at the clock. Put your favorite songs towards the end of the mix, so this way you keep going until you hear your favorite song.
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The more positive you are when you think and work toward your goals, the faster you achieve them.
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Every major work of art is a transgression, but the artist is not necessarily, by nature, a transgressor.
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During the Democratic presidential debate Howard Dean started off by apologizing to the crowd for having a cold. Then John Kerry apologized for once having a cold while serving his country in Vietnam.
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Socrates gave no diplomas or degrees, and would have subjected any disciple who demanded one to a disconcerting catechism on the nature of true knowledge.
