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Stephen Gardiner Quotes

The medieval hall house was very primitive when it became the characteristic form of dwelling of the landowner of the Middle Ages.

Stephen Gardiner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: architect
Nationality: british
Birth: April 25, 1924 - February 15, 2007

Topics

House Middle Middle Ages Medieval

I don't have a nanny. I have a chef, and I have my assistant, and that's it. I do it myself. You know, those hours with your child are really important ones, even if it's just the two of you, being quiet in the car together.

Car Myself Together Child Chef You

For me, writing post-apocalyptic novels isn't so much about exploding helicopters and fifty-megaton doomsday bombs as it is about the pleasure of dealing with the best of everything that makes us human: cleverness, grit, loyalty, and self-sacrifice.

Loyalty Best Me Writing Grit Human

Politicians also have a love affair with the 'small business exemption.' Too much paperwork? Too heavy a burden? Not enough time? Just exempt small businesses from the rule. It sounds so pro-growth. Instead it's an admission that the costs of a regulation just can't be justified.

Love Business Time Small Enough

Time needs another minute.

Time Minute Needs Another

Every clinical encounter is an opportunity to generate social capital. Even in situations where patient needs are complex or seemingly insurmountable, it is the empathy and goodwill which makes the difference.

Opportunity Empathy Difference Social

After I had my kids, I realized it's pretty much all about instinct - you have to do what's right for you. Everyone has an opinion, but it was all about what you do or don't do. I was so overloaded, so I let my children dictate the way things were supposed to go, and things fell into place.

Children Opinion You Place Go Way

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

Better Know Nothing Useless Things

I was dancing for my grandpa from the time I was 4 or 5 years old in Puerto Rico.

Time Puerto Rico Old Dancing Years

Where I grew up in Dallas, things might be a little more traditional. People have the same things in mind. They're supposed to grow up, go to college, get a job, get married, and have children, grandchildren. That's the world I grew up in.

Children Job People Mind College Go

I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.

Me Growing Up Loved Growing Up Many

Rock and roll mainly but I can play passable jazz also.

Rock And Roll I Can Play Jazz Rock

It's really hard to break through the clutter and get the attention of the top investors, as they typically only look at deals that come in from a warm, credible referral. There's absolutely nothing more credible than getting an endorsement from a well-known subject matter expert who has already put their own money into your company.

Money Warm Attention Look Nothing

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