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John Henry Carver Quotes

My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I learnt a lot of carpentry from him.

John Henry Carver

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: physicist
Nationality: australian
Birth: 1926 - 2004

Topics

Father House Person Him Carpentry

Seeing the rebirth of the Delaware Estuary as a valuable natural resource is certainly encouraging, and I am encouraged not just by the progress made in the Delaware Estuary but in estuaries throughout the country.

Progress I Am Seeing Country Natural

I think that laughter and death are closely related: comedy is the quintessential human reaction to the fear of death. It's probably linked with the fact that we are the only animals who know we must die.

Maurizio Cattelan

Fear Death Laughter Think Die Know

Growing up it was the exception because I was maybe the only one in my school or my circle of friends that had that experience. But now that I know more people in the industry, I am realizing this happens to almost everybody.

Experience School I Am People Circle

The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to do in the future.

Future Past You First Tell Contract

What the New Yorker calls home would seem like a couple of closets to most Americans, yet he manages not only to live there but also to grow trees and cockroaches right on the premises.

Home Live Trees Grow New Right

Institutions are increasingly persuaded that political maneuvering is more important than scientific justification in securing federal funds.

Mildred Dresselhaus

Political Important More Institutions

A lot of fashion might seem boring, but it is actually quite fun: the inside, the outside, the silhouette... All the different finishes. That's a skill.

Fun Fashion Skill Boring Silhouette

Large-caps were safe in 1996, '97, '98. Everybody was buying index funds and Nifty Fifty funds. As long as money was pouring in, it was great.

Louis Navellier

Great Money Long Safe Fifty Buying

Figure skating is theatrical. It's artistic. It's elegant. It's extremely athletic. And there's a very specific audience for that.

Skating Elegant Audience Figure Very

We never could have performed live for an hour and a half every week if we were doing drugs.

Live Doing Week Never Half Hour

I think I would just want to say that I do view serving in government as an honor, and I do view it as a responsibility.

Responsibility Government Think Honor

I didn't want to go to college, I didn't want to play football anymore, and I kind of just goofed off for about a year and a half.

Football College Year Play Go Kind

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