Joshua A. Norton Quotes

Now, therefore, the Directors of the company are hereby ordered to see that precautions are taken to make travel on said railroad perfectly safe by using a screw with at least twenty-four inches diameter.

Joshua A. Norton

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Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

Andrew Carnegie

LifeSuccessYourselfThinkYou

I think that my main business is as a news person.

Mary Pilon

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I just feel like I am a really lucky guy who these talented directors have found places for me. I feel honored and blessed.

Michael Stuhlbarg

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Most people compliment me on maintaining my femininity while I'm on the court. People like the fact that I model. My fans or little girls always say they want to play sports, but also want to be a model like me and I think that's great.

Lisa Leslie

SportsGreatPeopleMeLittle Girls

I didn't pass the scholarship exam for Oxford because of poor mathematics.

Derek Walcott

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The president, clearly as a result of the war and the afterglow of the war, is in a time of great attention.

Bob Graham

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My dad's always been a famous actor, so I've grown up with that, and with the lifestyle. In a way, I think I thrive on the insecurity that comes with it. Not in my private life - I like to believe that my friendships and my relationships are strong.

Alice Eve

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After I won Miss India, I realised I do not like failing. I just like being the best. I hate being a loser. So I just have to keep winning.

Priyanka Chopra

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'Monkeys' is made up of nine short stories that tell an overall story. 'Folly' is a series of vignettes all put together to tell a larger story. In 'Lust and Other Stories,' there are nine stories - three, three, three; the beginnings of love, the middles, and the afters.

Susan Minot

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Our discomfort with female leadership runs deep. We call little girls bossy. We never really call little boys bossy, because a boy is expected to lead, so it doesn't surprise or offend.

Sheryl Sandberg

LeadershipLittle GirlsDeepSurprise

Being broke and poor - I mean, you grow up in the environment I grew up in, grew up hard and grew up poor. Your mom doesn't have a car until you make it to the NBA... no telephone. So, I mean, if you grow up like that, and you're able to make it to this level and be blessed the way I've been blessed, it's always great to give back.

Tyronn Lue

CarGreatMomBlessedGrowYou

Was I always going to be here? No I was not. I was going to be homeless at one time, a taxi driver, truck driver, or any kind of job that would get me a crust of bread. You never know what's going to happen.

Morgan Freeman

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