Leo Baekeland Quotes
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No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned... a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
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While teaching a course on global development at Uppsala University in Sweden, I realized our students didn't have a fact-based worldview. They talked about 'we' and 'them.' They thought there were two groups of countries: the Western world, with small families and long lives, and the Third World, with large families and short lives.
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If, however, economic ambitions are good servants, they are bad masters.
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I really like the way Fox handles their shows.
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Writing is a solitary journey, so I am always excited to go out on book tour and meet readers one-on-one.
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Sincere and generous collaboration is the best way to fulfil the legitimate aspirations of each person and achieve great collective goals for the common good and the general interest.
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Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories.
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No, I am a crier and if people ever saw me privately they would be shocked at what a bowl of mush I am underneath it all.
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You can ask anyone who knows me, I've never said a racist or prejudiced thing in my life.
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I'm ready to be an action figure. I'd love that very much. And all the redheaded kids will get to go out and feel loved and be able to buy a redheaded action figure.
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I think that a lot of terrorists have been middle class and, more surprisingly, many of them have been people who were not directly affected by the things they're angry about.
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I know who the great poets are.
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The Japanese covet important symbols - their heroic past as enshrined in Yasukuni, the Imperial family which has never been sullied by scandal.
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We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him.
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Many artists have not been able to realise their fondest projects. My role is to help them.
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When you're in the National Football League, and you get this window where all eyes are on you, you can use that. You can use that platform for good.
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At the core of my dad is, he has a very strong faith. He believes very firmly in loving God.
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Globalisation has powered economic growth in developing countries such as China. Global logistics, low domestic production costs, and strong consumer demand have let the country develop strong export-based manufacturing, making the country the workshop of the world.
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Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.
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The producing side is always a hard thing for me. I look at Flying Lotus and see producers dropping instrumentals, and I think I should do it myself. I just try to be an artist for myself. That way, it's a lot easier.
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Christians today like to play it safe. We want to put ourselves in situations where we are safe 'even if there is no God.' But if we truly desire to please God, we cannot live that way.
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I hate my voice, I sound like a girl. I am in fact a male.
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Then I was president of the Bakelite Corporation from 1910 to 1930.
