Orville Wright Quotes
When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it could not start until released by the operator, and the motor had been run to make sure that it was in condition, we tossed a coin to decide who should have the first trial. Wilbur won.
Quotes to Explore
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Ultimately, I'm not the most prolific person, but I've been doing this for a long time, and I keep on putting out music. The only thing that drives music is the people who are making it.
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Seen that way, the wholesale transformation of production technologies that is mandated by pollution prevention creates a new surge of economic development.
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In Mumbai, the air is saltier. The sea is roilier. The traffic is snarlier. The pinks are pinker. The ostentation is crazier.
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The difference between an actor and a star is the budget and the overall presentation of a film.
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I am increasingly unimpressed by works of art that require a college degree to understand. I think that art should be for everyone. And people should be moved by it.
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My personal view is that I am opposed to the death penalty.
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Is literature more important than hurting people? You can't argue that. You can't say it. It's impossible.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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I tend to play characters that I can infuse with certain kinds of humour. Even the baddest guy can be funny in his own particular way. I want the audience to engage with the character on some deeper level so that they leave the cinema still thinking about him.
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The foundation of family - that's where it all begins for me.
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The interaction of the variation in our genes is what's responsible for lots of our attributes and vigor.
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I learned from an early age that my heritage, my love for people, and my desire to be a vehicle that can be used through my voice, that my expressions and actions can transport a person to experience a scene from the past, present and future.
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Viola Davis is a perfect example of somebody who's so much better than the parts she has the opportunity to play.
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England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.
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Ideas are all around me. If I wasn't interested in them myself, I don't think anyone else would be either.
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I was born in the small town of Gorizia, Italy, on 31 March, 1934. My father was an electrical engineer at the local telephone company and my mother an elementary school teacher.
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I really like the collaboration of doing movies and television. But I like the sort of solitary work of doing music.
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I miss driving to Goodison Park. I miss just the positive energy of the fans walking into the stadium and how much they care about that club and the team. And I miss the players a lot.
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I'm always honored, but I think for every 100 of those that come along, one of them is actually going to happen. And, the fact that this was an offer on a major film that had a start date, was pretty impressive.
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I am pretty well retired, ... I run Slinger and Milwaukee and certain other shows. It's kind of like a hobby.
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I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes.
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In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen.
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When you waste a moment, you have killed it in a sense, squandering an irreplaceable opportunity. But when you use the moment properly, filling it with purpose and productivity, it lives on forever.
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When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it could not start until released by the operator, and the motor had been run to make sure that it was in condition, we tossed a coin to decide who should have the first trial. Wilbur won.
