Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose,Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes.
Quotes to Explore
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In the investment business, you must expect to be wrong.
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Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens.
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In essence, capitalist systems are a mechanism by which economies may generate growth in knowledge - with much uncertainty in the process, owing to the incompleteness of knowledge.
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It's not government that creates jobs; it's small business. Our job is to make sure they have the access to capital, the access to contracting opportunities, and the help, advice and mentoring that they need to go out and be successful.
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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I've got a bunch of books... I rely on funny books and movies to cheer me up. Oh, but I must say, I do have the world's most perfect husband, so a cuddle from him always cheers me up. He's a good guy.
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I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler business and electronics was mostly radio and television and the first computers.
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If you were to come to the set of Alias, you'd know how silly we all are. And I mean, silly.
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If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.
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A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick.
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Human beings are very complex creatures. This desire, this greed, this love is very complex.
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I definitely move to the beat of my own drummer and man, he's not playing something anyone has heard before. It's pretty cool, though. Pretty cool.
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Most writers are unhappy with film adaptations of their work, and rightly so. 'Field of Dreams,' however, caught the spirit and essence of 'Shoeless Joe' while making the necessary changes to make the work more visual.
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I'm admittedly not that into the Internet.
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The ultimate aim of all science to penetrate the unknown. Do you realize we know less about the earth we live on than about the stars and the galaxies of outer space? The greatest mystery is right here, right under our feet.
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I'm not actually sure I'm grown-up enough for grown-up books.
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I never imagined I could make it to the top of Mount Everest at age 80. This is the world's best feeling, although I'm totally exhausted. Even at 80, I can still do quite well.
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My parents taught me the importance of telling the truth no matter what.
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When you're out on the road touring and touring and then making records, you're just constantly looking forward, constantly working. You don't really stop to look at where you are or where you've been.
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Bill Gates is a relative newcomer to the fight against global warming, but he's already shifting the debate over climate change.
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I think there is something a little too self conscious about enjoying being an outsider.
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The city of Chandigarh is planned to human scale. It puts us in touch with the infinite cosmos and nature. It provides us with places and buildings for all human activities by which the citizens can live a full and harmonious life. Here the radiance of nature and heart are within our reach.
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Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose,Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes.
