Carlos Machado Quotes
It is hard to know if what you are going to do in life is up to you, or a sum of the contribution of others, plus the circumstances you are born into.Carlos Machado
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
Yahya Jammeh -
They're always so serious, the orchestras, you know? It's always a fun contrast of that song and the genre of music. And me.
Idina Menzel -
We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
Warren Buffett -
I turned into a monk when my mother went to learn Buddhism in Burma. While she learnt at the monastery, I used to roam around with a begging bowl and ask for food.
Kabir Bedi -
I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.
Zoey Deutch -
I grew up with 'Friends' from day one and, like, 'Seinfeld' and 'Frazier,' those sorts of shows, but for sure, 'Friends' was it for our family. Like, we would watch every Thursday night at eight o'clock; I couldn't wait.
Kaley Cuoco
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We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group.
Ted Danson -
I think what probably happens when you put two awkward/clunky people together is that their awkward/clunky world seems like a normal world.
Jack Antonoff Fun. -
Whatever you're selling, storage or networking or security, you're going head to head with the incumbent players.
Marc Andreesen -
The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.
Gaston Bachelard -
The death of a famous person is different from the death of a loved one, whether it is Michael Jackson, Frank McCourt, or Walter Cronkite. We didn't know any of them personally, and yet, we experience a sense of loss.
Madeleine M. Kunin -
The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living.
Harry Bertoia
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Childhood is precious... Hardest part of growing up? Is growing up, I think.
Carly Fiorina -
Happiness does not await us all. One needn’t be a prophet to say that there will be more grief and pain than serenity and money. That is why we must hang on to one another.
Anton Chekhov -
Truth is life's most precious commodity.
Edwin Louis Cole -
Most of my inspiration comes from mistakes, so every time I make a massive mistake, that usually affects me so much that I have to process that via song.
Nicholas James Murphy -
Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it's done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career.
Antonio Banderas -
Incumbents don't like it, but political competition is a good thing. Incumbents usually outspend challengers by better than 3 to 1. Super PACs, which tend to support challengers, have nullified some of this advantage.
Bradley A. Smith
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I'm not gonna lie, I love Usain Bolt and Serena Williams. What I love about Serena is that she just gets on the floor and she dominates. She handles her business very well, I respect that.
Gabby Douglas -
I studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach, and I never rose above the level of mediocre.
Danny Strong -
If you are going into show business for money and power, forget it! It won't happen. You don't go for that first.
John Travolta -
The awful thing about life is this: everyone has their reasons.
Jean Renoir -
Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy.
Jostein Gaarder -
It is hard to know if what you are going to do in life is up to you, or a sum of the contribution of others, plus the circumstances you are born into.
Carlos Machado