Collis Potter Huntington Quotes
We Shall Build Good Ships Here; At A Profit If We Can, At A Loss If We Must, But Always Good Ships.
Quotes to Explore
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For the first time I go to La Scala, for each thing, for each rehearsal, my knees were shaking. But the audience was very fine with me.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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I consider that 9/11 was the day when war was started against my own work and against myself. Even though we are not sure of the links, Iraq was one of the countries that did not lower its flags in mourning on 9/11.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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He who would not be idle, let him fall in love.
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I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents.
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Because I was a dancer, I started going to auditions for musical theater, which forced me to sing.
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If you substitute marijuana for tobacco and alcohol, you'll add eight to 24 years to your life.
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We shook up the industry with our landscape-changing deal to acquire Time Warner, the logical next step in our strategy to bring together world-class content with best-in-class distribution which will drive innovation and more choice for consumers.
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It gives me immense pleasure to be trustworthy, faithful, and true – to have the kind of romantic bond that inspires this.
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I would like to thank my colleagues for voting a Social Democrat prime minister and to assure them I will vote a liberal president, as well.
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I was the ugly duckling until I reached puberty.
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Beijing, much as it has done with Hong Kong, persists in equating 'people power' with instability.
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But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
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No matter who you are, the grass is never greener on the other side.
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There is a real danger of unintended consequences, of encouraging people to give up. Pessimism, if it becomes a habit, can reinforce a narrative of unstoppable decline. If there is nothing we can do, that releases us from our obligations.
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I came from a big family... a big family of Southerners.
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As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences.
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Over the years, I have seen the power of the oceans to excite, feed, and sustain people. I have also seen them undergo a growing onslaught of attacks, from destructive fishing practices to rising acidification.
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Because I'm a walker, natural history is my subject; I've always been obsessed with landscape, and I have an elegiac tone in most of my books.
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We Shall Build Good Ships Here; At A Profit If We Can, At A Loss If We Must, But Always Good Ships.
