B. C. Forbes Quotes
The men who have done big things are those who were not afraid to attempt big things, who were not afraid to risk failure in order to gain success.
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I played competitive golf all my life. Then all of a sudden, when I quit playing the game, I've got all this spare time and this energy. And certainly I wasn't ready to pack up my bags and go sit in front of the television with a shawl on.
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It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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Management innovation is going to be the most enduring source of competitive advantage. There will be lots of rewards for firms in the vanguard.
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There's always the ongoing actor frustration of finding the great role to do next. I don't go to work a lot. I wait as long as I can until the money runs out or a great part comes along.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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As long as the number one worry for people, keeping them up at nights, is whether they're going to have a job in the morning, then they are less likely to resist unfair changes, or unfair treatment, or cuts in real pay at work.
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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Bling is good.
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At the beginning of the week, I roast a ton of vegetables so I can use them for the next few days. I also plan out meals in advance.
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Eating is one of the great pleasures of life.
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To be the outsider is actually a great thing in England.
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We're trying to create a better world, not a perfect one. It cannot ever be perfect.
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The understanding of Syria's devastating civil war has been distorted by the immense danger and difficulty of covering it.
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Blacks in the Caribbean, Britain, Canada and sub-Saharan Africa as well as in the United States have low IQ scores relative to whites.
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The story of 'Highway' is completely about travel. It is about the fascination of travel to an extent that I don't want to even reach the destination and also being away from society gives you a certain view of the society, so that was the intention of the film.
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The way I see politics is, I don't think it's cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they're flawed, and they represent the best and the worst of us.
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I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop.
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We're going to find Marses and maybe Earths out in the solar system's attic of the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt.
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The first years of man must make provision for the last.
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The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction.
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I answer that question by saying: 'Why Meg Whitman' which is: I'm not a career politician. I spent 30 years in business. I can tell you that people in California have had it with career politicians: they are done.
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The men who have done big things are those who were not afraid to attempt big things, who were not afraid to risk failure in order to gain success.
