Robert H. Goddard Quotes

Every vision is a joke until the first man accomplishes it; once realized, it becomes commonplace.

Robert H. Goddard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 5, 1882 - August 10, 1945

Topics

VisionManFirstJokeOnceEvery

I'm drawn to cinema, especially when you're on a project that feels like it's going to be a challenge.

Jim Sturgess

ChallengeYouCinemaProjectGoing

I began when I was a child, because I was born and grew up in a little village. And many people ride the horses. So, it was a big - it has been a big passion for me.

Andrea Bocelli

PassionRideChildPeopleMeBorn

I only direct in self-defense.

Mel Brooks

Self-DefenseOnlyDirect

In sales, it's not what you say; it's how they perceive what you say.

Jeffrey Gitomer

YouSaySalesPerceiveHow

I think it's hilarious when people call Jessica Alba or Eva Longoria curvy. Come on. They're not curvy. They're small. I'm curvy.

America Ferrera

PeopleSmallThinkCurvyCallCome

There are a ton of qualities that can help you succeed, and the more carefully a quality has been studied, the more you know it's worth your time and energy.

Travis Bradberry

TimeQualitySucceedEnergyHelp

You can't live in history. You've got to build for the future.

Ruud Gullit

FutureLiveHistoryYouBuildGot

I think those who invest in mutual funds want someone else to do the thinking for them. But the fact that they can move the money around the family of mutual funds just through a phone call lets them feel that they can play tycoons.

Ron Chernow

FamilyMoneyThinkThinkingSomeone

Sometimes I decide I don't want to write because it isn't the thing for me to be doing right then, and I go do something else.

Mary Gaitskill

MeDoingGoSometimesWantRight

It's going to take a while before we see a real shift in the students and the dancers that are going into professional companies because it takes so many years of training, but I do think that there's a new crop of dancers, of minority dancers that are entering into the ballet world.

Misty Copeland

TrainingWorldThinkProfessional

You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process.

Lucinda Williams

WorkProcessYouPraiseSomebody

My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.

Julia Gillard

TogetherGameWealthCreateEconomy

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