Earl G. Graves, Sr. Quotes
No library of American business achievement is complete without the story of Arthur G. Gaston. . . . Black Titan is a long overdue contribution to the recording of not just black history, but American history.
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There's nothing more interesting than the landscape of the human face.
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My job is to train hard, go fight, and do my best.
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I have an iPod, but I put my music in it from my CDs, and then I have that CD in my library.
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Inevitably, I think the people that want to work with me are also the people that I want to work with.
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I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected.
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I think that's one of the most unique and potentially powerful things about reddit - people come for the news, and stay for the community.
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All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
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Sometimes when you're a songwriter, you kind of have this egotistic thing: you just want to write something that you love, and you don't care about if people like it or not, but personally, I want to write something that people can jive to.
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In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.
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What is Oracle? A bunch of people. And all of our products were just ideas in the heads of those people - ideas that people typed into a computer, tested, and that turned out to be the best idea for a database or for a programming language.
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And the basis on which we agreed to operate with them involved a manifesto, where it states that we proceed from different ideologies and policies. One thing that we insisted on was that they should take an oath to reject racism and discrimination.
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I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
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Sometimes you will think you can't take it another day. But if you hang in there, one step at a time, you will be able to accomplish more than you ever imagine.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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In the U.S., search engines are king. That is because everyone already knows what they are looking for. Brands have been around for a long time.
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Every glass thermometer has subtle variations in the size and shape of the bulb at the bottom and the capillary tube inside, as well as variations in the width of gradations on the side. The compounded effect of these uncertainties is that each thermometer reads temperature slightly differently.
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And in fact I don't believe there is such a thing as a definitive picture of something. The land is a living, breathing thing and light changes its character every second of every day. That's why I love it so much.
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Going out for a meal, especially for young urbanites, is less about socialising over enjoyable food than about enjoying food as a way to socialise.
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The people I admire unreservedly are my parents. They are the real pioneers of Africa in many ways. They were born and raised in rural Africa during the colonial period. They are the ones who came to the U.S. long before I did.
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I think Spain will always remain inspirational, and I think French cuisine will continue to be very French and yet very relevant with its time and keep evolving. But the last thing you want for it is to become too trendy and confusing. It has too much history.
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Most of the more celebrated names among African-American authors, poets, and artists are known to the world because of their association with specific cultural arts movements.
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Reach for the stars not drugs.
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Keep off your thoughts from things that are past and done; for thinking of the past wakes regret and pain.
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No library of American business achievement is complete without the story of Arthur G. Gaston. . . . Black Titan is a long overdue contribution to the recording of not just black history, but American history.
