David F. Swensen Quotes
Jack Bogle's passionate cry of Enough! contains a thought-provoking litany of life lessons regarding our individual roles in commerce and society. Employing a seamless mix of personal anecdotes, hard evidence and all-too-often-underrated subjective admonitions, Bogle challenges each of us to aspire to become better members of our families, our professions and our communities. Rarely do so few pages provoke so much thought. Read this book.David F. Swensen
Quotes to Explore
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
Abigail Adams -
Human nature is above all things lazy.
Harriet Beecher Stowe -
The real Malala is gone somewhere, and I can't find her.
Malala Yousafzai -
The right of petition is an old undoubted household right of the blood of England, which runs in our veins.
Caleb Cushing -
All over London as one walks, one everywhere, in the season, sees oranges to sell; and they are in general sold tolerably cheap, one and even sometimes two for a halfpenny; or, in our money, threepence.
Karl Philipp Moritz -
I've been fighting amidst a lot of opposition from both Hillary Clinton as well as some Republicans who wanted to send arms to the allies of ISIS. ISIS rides around in a billion dollars worth of U.S. Humvees. It's a disgrace. We've got to stop - we shouldn't fund our enemies, for goodness sakes.
Rand Paul
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The best parenting advice I actually got was from Shane McMahon. He was great with me when Brie was pregnant and all that. He said, 'When you have that baby, make sure you take care of Brie first.'
Daniel Bryan -
It's good to be proud of your heritage and your culture, but pride can be perverted.
Sam Hunt -
You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing.
Warren Buffett -
I work a lot with my ski sponsor, Head, to develop new technologies.
Ted Ligety -
Concentration camps were entirely a matter for the police and had nothing to do with the administration.
Hans Frank -
This match is about sport and I separate that completely from politics.
Oliver Kahn
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I can bake. I made myself some nice French fries once. But otherwise I just eat out. Lots of salad bars.
Fiona Apple -
Part of my affinity with urban music comes from being on 'Kids Incorporated,' 'cos we used to sit around and listen to Chaka Khan and Prince, and I got influenced by all that. Then gangsta rap got started, and I was infatuated with that - maybe that's why I'm fascinated by guns.
Fergie The Black Eyed Peas -
I'm not sure I am a politician. I would say that I am still an artist, and I'm trying to use politics as an instrument for change.
Edi Rama -
I'm OK: I don't need money.
Manolo Blahnik -
I personally don't like to use as many effects because when you play live, something always goes wrong.
Adam Jones -
I'm not a prophet, but I always thought it was natural for dictatorships to fall. I remember in 1989, two months before the fall of the Berlin Wall, had you said it was going to happen no one would have believed you. The system seemed powerful and unbreakable. Suddenly overnight it blew away like dust.
Salman Rushdie
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I testify that in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is found the priesthood authority to administer the ordinances by which we can enter into binding covenants with our Heavenly Father in the name of His Holy Son. I testify that God will keep His promises to you as you honor your covenants with Him.
D. Todd Christofferson -
Seeing and admitting the truth about ourselves, about our role in creating our own problems, and about how we relate to others is vital for healing.
Caroline Myss -
I am a registered Democrat and two-time unsuccessful candidate for office.
Jack L. Chalker -
As our nation continues to slowly recover from the recession, it is clear some families are doing better than others.
Suzan DelBene -
Jack Bogle's passionate cry of Enough! contains a thought-provoking litany of life lessons regarding our individual roles in commerce and society. Employing a seamless mix of personal anecdotes, hard evidence and all-too-often-underrated subjective admonitions, Bogle challenges each of us to aspire to become better members of our families, our professions and our communities. Rarely do so few pages provoke so much thought. Read this book.
David F. Swensen