John Boyd Orr Quotes

Empires won by conquest have always fallen either by revolt within or by defeat by a rival.

John Boyd Orr

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: September 23, 1880 - June 25, 1971

Topics

DefeatAlwaysEmpiresWithinRival

We will use all lawful tools at our disposal, and that includes authorities under the renewed PATRIOT Act. We firmly believe that our intelligence gathering tools must enable us to collect the information we need to protect the American people.

John O. Brennan

IntelligencePeopleBelieveTools

Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily.

Anita Baker

PainApprovalOnlyLikeApplause

I'm not really into the business of giving out tips, but if you are not using an all-encompassing software to integrate and sync your schedule, then you might be losing time. Most of these are free, and they can allow you to keep track of everything in one place and then access that from your computer, phone, or tablet.

Michael Gerber

BusinessTimeLosingFreeGiving

Late at night, I train after I put my kids to bed because putting my kids to bed is very important to me. I have three daughters; they are 8, 6, and soon to be 4. So I train after they go to bed.

Stephanie McMahon

MeNightLateTrainImportantThree

The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.

Tracy Austin

MoneyPlaceFirstTakePrizeStill

When I'm hard at work, when I'm deep in it, there is no other feeling. For me, my work is at all times building a nation out of thin air. It is manning the troops. It is painting a canvas. It is hitting every high note. It is running a marathon. It is being Beyonce. And it is all of those things at the same time.

Shonda Rhimes

WorkTimeMePaintingBuildingDeep

In America the biggest is the best.

Roy Lichtenstein

BestAmericaBiggest

In order to practice dialogue, you need to be able to set aside your assumptions and try to listen more than you want to talk. It's not always politically correct to be able to do that, but it can give you a better sense of the reality.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

PracticeRealityBetterYouWant

I try not to be overly analytical.

Diane Lane

TryAnalyticalOverly

This unusual and highly successful species spends a great deal of time examining his higher motives and an equal amount of time ignoring his fundamental ones.

Desmond Morris

GreatTimeEqualSuccessfulIgnoring

What also helps our show is that we never take ourselves seriously.

Drew Carey

SeriouslyNeverTakeShowOurAlso

I have such awful skin; it doesn't matter what magic serum they think they're putting on - I'll usually break out.

Chris Pine

ThinkMagicSkinMatterOutBreak

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