Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes

My own great-grandfather suffered so much from asthma that he had to walk a mile or two behind the covered wagons crossing the plains to avoid the dust. However, he always arrived at his destination and did his share of the work.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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WorkWalkDestinationMy OwnDust

Culture means control over nature.

Johan Huizinga

NatureCultureControlOverMeans

I am dedicated to making sure Social Security will be there for future generations and have written legislation to strengthen the program.

John Delaney

FutureI AmSecurityWillSure

I'm not a futurist, and my taste in science fiction was sort of in the gothic horror vein, not space movies and futuristic stuff.

Robert Picardo

ScienceSpaceMoviesScience Fiction

Men and women shop very differently, and where women are open to edgy, conceptual looks, very, very few men are.

Michael Bastian

WomenMenLooksEdgyOpenWhere

When my father was posted to Malaysia, we'd take bacon-and-egg sandwiches in our backpacks and go hiking in the jungle or make bamboo rafts to sail down rivers.

Rory Stewart

FatherSailDownJungleGoBamboo

I wasn't a financial pro, and I paid the price.

Ruth Handler

FinanceFinancialPricePaidPro

The concept of making a movie in which the director dictates is kind of exotic - and absolutely not truthful. Directing means allowing a great deal of collaboration and listening and having the ability to change your mind.

Luca Guadagnino

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When I need a word and do not find it in French, I select it from other tongues, and the reader has either to understand or translate me. Such is my fate.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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The packaged food business environment is very Darwinian. You're fighting for survival every year; you evolve and grow or you die. It's really that simple.

Douglas Conant

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Obviously, the bulk of my Nike shares have been set up in a trust.

Phil Knight

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While my father was a diplomat rather than a business person, I count him as a critically important formative role model. He was comfortable living and working all around the world, wherever he was assigned.

Muhtar Kent

FatherBusinessWorldPersonLiving

We don't ever want to lose a deal. So we treat a $5,000 sponsor like a $5 million sponsor, both because it's the right thing to do and because we've grown a lot of our sponsors from thousands to millions.

Kevin Harvick

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