Alberto Santos-Dumont Quotes
To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall.
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I talk every day about doing the right thing.
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Whatever good or bad is said by former cricketers is considered gospel. Our media should not blow out of proportion the opinion of former cricketers.
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I have my own people that make my clothes because it's hard for me to find stuff that fits.
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My bag always weighs a ton. I carry my whole bathroom with me. You never know what's going to happen in a day!
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
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We say that our objective is to conquer complete independence, to install a people's power, to construct a new society without exploitation, for the benefit of all those who feel themselves to be Mozambicans.
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I have a fat head – I get freaked-out looking at pictures of me.
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Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it has the means as well as the duty to do God's work.
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Lots are written about how 'she shows up at board meetings in the saree.' My God, I have never worn a saree to board meetings; people play it out in different ways. I think I have never shied away from the fact that I am an Indian, and I don't intend to, but you can be at home with both cultures.
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Alibaba is an ecosystem that helps small business to grow.
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Once I went to bed in Orlando and I woke up in Atlanta. I have no idea how that happened.
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Trying on pants is one of the most humiliating things a man can suffer that doesn't involve a woman.
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Mature workers are less impulsive, less reactive, more creative and more centered.
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We ask to be recognized as men.
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Your brain is built of cells called neurons and glia - hundreds of billions of them. Each one of these cells is as complicated as a city.
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Joe Prunty will take over, and he will run the team. But nobody gets out of their lane. Joe will still be offense, and Sweeney will still be defense.
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A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.
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I haven't hypnotised a whole lot of celebrities, because they're fearful of it.
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Patients who trust their doctors and have a psychological expectation of getting better could trigger a reaction in their body.
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Growing up as a kid, we moved all over the country on a fairly frequent basis, from New Jersey to Texas, California, Illinois... we moved 21 times in my first 17 years.
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My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!
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To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall.
