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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I have no enemies and no hatred.
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It might not be wise for a sometime political journalist to admit this, but the 2016 campaign doesn't seem like fun to me.
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Life is surreal and beautiful.
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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
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Then I was president of the Bakelite Corporation from 1910 to 1930.
