Ernest K. Gann Quotes
It doesn't look nearly as big as it did the first time I saw one. Mickey McGuire and I used to sit hour after hour in the cockpit of the one that American used for training, at the company school in Chicago, saying to each other, 'My God, do you think we'll ever learn to fly anything this big?'
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What are the relationships between power and knowledge? There are two bad, short answers: 1. Knowledge provides an instrument that those in power can wield for their own ends. 2. A new body of knowledge brings into being a new class of people or institutions that can exercise a new kind of power.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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Everyone has a purpose in life and a unique talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals.
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In the U.S., search engines are king. That is because everyone already knows what they are looking for. Brands have been around for a long time.
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It should be if you're a good singer and a good songwriter, you should have your spot. You get everybody trying to release the prettiest guy, but that doesn't mean they're the best artist. Most of the time the true artists are just normal old dudes.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
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You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
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As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
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It's really just my Hammurabi code of journalism ethics, that I don't want to ask someone to do something that I won't do myself.
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Perhaps the greatest utopia would be if we could all realize that no utopia is possible; no place to run, no place to hide, just take care of business here and now.
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It is simply economically impossible to require controls that even approach zero emissions.
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I'm rediscovering Scotland; I'm falling in love with it again.
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Nature has left this tincture in the blood, That all men would be tyrants if they could.
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I'd say I am more of a comfort person. I have Adidas sneakers that are my favorite thing on the planet. Adidas high tops with black jeans and a fur hat that I love wearing. I love vintage shopping.
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It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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I don't argue with people... if they say I'm not funny, they're right, for them.
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I was 16 when I auditioned for the series '8 Simple Rules.' They cast the kids first.
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The moment to tell my barber I was gay just never came up.
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Undeniably, we were on God's side in World War II and the Cold War. But were we ourselves without sin in those just struggles?
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An All-American is an ordinary person with an extraordinary desire to excel. You don't get to the top of the mountain by just dreaming. It's nice to dream. But it's the work ethic and pride that makes you get to that mountain top and that level of success.
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May the bird of paradise fly up your nose, may an elephant caress you with his toes, may your wife be plagued with runners in her hose.
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Stories help me. To live. To work. To find the meaning hidden in every dream, ever leaf, every drop of dew.
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It doesn't look nearly as big as it did the first time I saw one. Mickey McGuire and I used to sit hour after hour in the cockpit of the one that American used for training, at the company school in Chicago, saying to each other, 'My God, do you think we'll ever learn to fly anything this big?'
