Alfred Nobel Quotes
The first time I saw nitroglycerine was in the beginning of the Crimean War. Professor Zinin in St. Petersburg exhibited some to my father and me, and struck some on an anvil to show that only the part touched by the hammer exploded without spreading.
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In some ways, with the security challenges this country has faced, we have had to put in rules and regulations for business to be able to sustain their growth and create jobs.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.
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Guitar Hero has been so successful that a lot of people were questioning how it was possible to innovate on the most successful franchise of its kind.
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
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People think that if you have a huge appetite, then you'll be better at it. But actually, it's how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.
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I don't want to go slumming in somebody else's pain just to write a book. I want to go into those darker places to shine a light on that experience and come out with a story that validates the human spirit.
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Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.
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I am very, very strict with my workout regimen; not so much with my food, because I'm always working out, so I can allow myself to be a bit more naughty!
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Almost all of us growing up have played baseball on some level. It has an inside track with people. It has a unifying effect.
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We all have to make choices in life.
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I drive my own horses in a race. And I always have.
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They can put me in a jungle. Still, I can create.
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The deepest feminine yearning is to achieve a loving union which, in its development, validates this maturation and simultaneously stimulates and furthers the desire for perfection in others.
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Everybody eats something But you won't eat me You won't get me on your plate Or have me over for tea Everybody lives somewhere Mud hut or igloo But what I got is the hottest spot And it's away from you
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When I was a girl, civil war in Sudan forced me to flee my home town of Wau.
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Sometimes I even tell my relatives and my friends that I get a lot of love from the fans, and I'm not sure if it's deserved.
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As we move over to more of a mobile device-centric world... I think the interaction model with devices is going to be much more voice-based.
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I did documentaries for maybe 10 years before I turned to fiction films.
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Losing is no fun no matter who you lose to.
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I've been doing a lot of studying singing, and I'm thinking of recording an album containing all my old war horses and putting out a songbook at the same time.
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A lot of my income has been derived from voicing Disney and family programming.
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Every time a child says I don't believe in fairies there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead.
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The first time I saw nitroglycerine was in the beginning of the Crimean War. Professor Zinin in St. Petersburg exhibited some to my father and me, and struck some on an anvil to show that only the part touched by the hammer exploded without spreading.
