Alexander Agassiz Quotes
My familiarity with the successful use of very long steel ropes for mining purposes naturally suggested their adaptation to the new purpose of deep sea work.
Quotes to Explore
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I was born in London, England during the great fog of 1952, but survived the coal-fueled air pollution with no ill effects and after less than a year in England was carried to Canada by my parents.
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Man is alone in the world, in tremendous eternal isolation. He has no object outside himself; lives for nothing else; he is far removed from being the slave of his wishes, of his abilities, of his necessities; he stands far above social ethics; he is alone. Thus he becomes one and all.
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The concept that you are not ingesting rotting flesh sort of sums it up for me.
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When Fortune knocks, open the door,' they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?
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Books have been to me what gold is to the miser, what new fields are to the explorer.
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Oh! I know this truth, if I know no other, That passionate Love is Pain's own mother.
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With CA, we can reach more organizations than ever before with our innovative technology, expert people and best practices. And, by accelerating our development and integrating our technology with CA's solutions, we will be able to deliver a scope of management products unmatched by anyone else.
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Sometimes God gives instructions that go against conventional wisdom, such as treating people kindly when they're hateful. Who really wants to do that? Instructions like that may not always make sense, so that's why I need to trust and obey the One who inspired them.
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Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.
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If you wish to understand a philosopher, do not ask what he says, but find out what he wants.
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Bullies are always to be found where there are cowards.
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I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone.
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How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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I cannot see that any rational American. . . could conceivably try to fulfill the major national purposes of the United States through the United Nations. It would be comparable to the United States seeking to pass its legislation through the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
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My mom, for all intents and purposes, was a single parent.
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And when your minister asks you for money for missionary purposes, tell him there are higher, and holier, and nobler missions to be performed at home. When he asks for colleges to educate ministers, tell him you must educate woman, that she may do away with the necessity of ministers, so that they may be able to go to some useful employment.
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Home schooled children frequently combine for many purposes - and they interact well. The growth of the home schooling movement means that more and more children are learning together, just not in a traditional classroom.
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One of the things that I've found in everything that I've done: People want leaders to create a sense of direction and to lead and to act.
