Quotes 661 till 680 of 701.
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When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit on what he can do.
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When civilised nations come into contact with barbarians the struggle is short.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I (1871) -
When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. So we were often angry at each other.
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When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority.
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When I was research head of General Motors and wanted a problem solved, I'd place a table outside the meeting room with a sign: LEAVE SLIDE RULES HERE! If I didn't do that, I'd find some engineer reaching for his slide rule. Then he'd be on his feet saying, ''Boss you can't do that.''
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When reproached for spending too much time with books and clerks, Charles answered, As long as knowledge is honored in this country, so long will it prosper.
A Distant Mirror -
When two laugh it is certain a misfortune has happened - to a third.
The maxims of Marmaduke -
When we can say no not only to things that are wrong and sinful, but also to things pleasant, profitable, and good which would hinder and clog our grand duties and our chief work, we shall understand more fully what life is worth, and how to make the most of it.
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When we fail our pride supports us and when we succeed, it betrays us.
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When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.
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When you drink of the water, don't forget the spring from which it flows.
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When you say you'll meet someone at 11:00 AM, be there at 10:45. When you promise a check on the 30th, send it on the 28th. Whatever you agree to do, do it a bit more. Start with your employees, then extend it to everyone you deal with. News will soon get around that you are a person of your word.
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When you see a great deal of religion displayed in his shop window, you may depend on it, that he keeps a very small stock of it within.
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When you're a married man, Samivel, you'll understand a good many things as you don't understand now; but whether it's worth while, going through so much, to learn so little, as the charity-boy said when he got to the end of the alphabet, is a matter o taste.
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Whether outwardly or inwardly, whether in space or in time, the farther we penetrate the unknown, the vaster and more marvelous it becomes.
Autobiography of Values -
Whether outwardly or inwardly, whether in space or time, the farther we penetrate the unknown, the vaster and more marvelous it becomes.
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While the 1980 book was being serialized in the Sunday Times, Charles attacked it through the Observer.
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