John Hersey Quotes

The doctors realized in retrospect that even though most of these dead had also suffered from burns and blast effects, they had absorbed enough radiation to kill them. The rays simply destroyed body cells - caused their nuclei to degenerate and broke their walls.

John Hersey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 17, 1914 - March 24, 1993

Topics

WallsEnoughBodyDeadDestroyed

If you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured, it may never arrive. Mountains will not be climbed, races won, or lasting happiness achieved.

Maurice Chevalier

HappinessMomentMountainsWaitYou

I can't influence how other parties choose to vote.

Michael Gove

InfluenceChooseVoteOtherHow

It is not enough for us to restrain from doing evil, unless we shall also do good.

St. Jerome

GoodEvilDoingEnoughUsShall

We in the west are seen as godless, as greedy and as uncaring about the suffering of those in the developing world.

Silvia Cartwright

SufferingWorldGreedyWestSeen

Integrate purpose into your for-profit business model through a long term commitment to a cause that is aligned with your core values and those of your community.

Simon Mainwaring

BusinessCommunityCommitmentPurpose

In philanthropy, you have to take the attitude of a mother... You have to be patient, and we have been very patient for a long time.

Shiv Nadar

MotherAttitudeTimeLongYouTake

When I look at a character, I never look at the size of the role. I always look at the whole person, no matter how much they're featured in the movie.

Toni Collette

CharacterLookPersonMatterNever

I just want to be a professional. I couldn't live without acting.

Mickey Rooney

LiveActingProfessionalWantJust

Theoretically, the road to WrestleMania is like an election year. The Royal Rumble usually has 30 people in it, which narrows down to 4 and then finally two. Only one of them can go on to the main event.

Dolph Ziggler

PeopleRoadYearDownElectionGo

Some people learn comedy, and some people just are comedy.

Chris Hardwick

PeopleLearnComedySome PeopleJust

When a company identifies how to integrate the processes needed to give the consumer a sense of job completion, it can blow away the competition. A product is easy to copy, but experiences are very hard to replicate.

Clayton M. Christensen

JobCompetitionEasyCopyHardGive

The Apple mentality is really about creating focus, quality and a voice that people understand and can relate to.

Brit Morin

FocusQualityPeopleVoiceApple

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