Amerigo Vespucci Quotes
Those new regions [America] which we found and explored with the fleet . . . we may rightly call a New World . . . a continent more densely peopled and abounding in animals than our Europe or Asia or Africa; and, in addition, a climate milder than in any other region known to us.
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There are a lot of bad people out there.
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Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.
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It's been a career filled with very low valleys and some wonderful, high peaks.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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I could not disobey the will of the Catalan parliament.
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The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.
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Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere.
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The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
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Who am I, if I'm not this singer with big high notes? I identify with my voice. But I'm more than just the acrobatics.
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You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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It's a very Southern thing to be interested in dark stuff.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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Stay away from the sun and remember the skin on a woman's neck, hands and face is sensitive and ages easily, so apply a high SPF sunscreen on those areas.
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I fly myself everywhere. I like all kinds of flying, including practical flying for search and rescue. And I also like to fly into the backcountry, usually the Frank Church Wilderness in Idaho. I go with a group of friends, and we set up camp for about five days and explore little dirt strips and canyons.
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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My mother left me for seven years in an orphanage.
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Islam is perfect, there is nothing to be added or changed.
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Ted Kennedy is the only person alive who might know more than we do about Chappaquiddick, and he may not.
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In Washington, there's always an effort to label people.
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When I was publishing my first books, the previous generation of authors was fading away, so I was welcomed because I was a new author.
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My counsel to entrepreneurs is to 'own' a region, 'own' a market, 'own' a segment. Create something you can defend. Don't get hung up on the idea that you have to go national.
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Those new regions [America] which we found and explored with the fleet . . . we may rightly call a New World . . . a continent more densely peopled and abounding in animals than our Europe or Asia or Africa; and, in addition, a climate milder than in any other region known to us.
