Edward S. Curtis Quotes
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other...consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of mankind, must be collected at once or the opportunity will be lost for all time.
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I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, 'Life is good,' to the world.
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We give you the facts. I told you information is power - knowledge is power. We can't be in an ideological battle to redeem the soul of this country if we don't have the facts.
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I'm always investing. I'm constantly in talks with someone about some opportunity.
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Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them.
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Training a puppy is like raising a child. Every single interaction is a training opportunity.
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The knowledge from an enlightened person breaks on the hard rocks of ignorance.
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We know about the socially complex lives of elephants: how they communicate, how they bond, how they even seem to grieve. We have ethologists in the field and activists on the ground to thank for that knowledge.
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People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.
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The air of the English is down-to-earth. They care about details; there's a tradition, but there's also a counter-culture: the younger generation versus the older generation and so on. But then that's well blended into a happy balance and crystallised into common sense.
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I'd love the opportunity to do something where I could really give my opinion, my feisty side - it'd be fun!
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I think we often live at a surface level, and that ends up with us in a lot of difficulty because we just function on assumptions and secondhand knowledge.
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Direction coupling between the various radiations generated in a nuclear reaction both with one another and with the initiating radiation can also be detected and measured by coincidences; this provides valuable information about the structure of the atomic nuclei.
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In the history of science, we often find that the study of some natural phenomenon has been the starting point in the development of a new branch of knowledge.
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What's important for my daughter to know is that... if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.
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If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
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I read many things. I read to fill in my knowledge of the world.
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'Giving offers us the opportunity to reshape our destiny. When you give, you are reshaping your destiny.'
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In the fields with which we are concerned knowledge exists only in lightning flashes. The text is the thunder rolling long afterwards.
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Monopoly and privilege must be destroyed, opportunity afforded, and competition encouraged. This is Liberty's work, and 'Down with Authority' her war-cry.
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I adore Jane Lynch, so just to get the opportunity to work with her was phenomenal.
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The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response.
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One life is an absurdly small allowance.
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other...consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of mankind, must be collected at once or the opportunity will be lost for all time.
