Joseph Conrad Quotes

Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work.

Joseph Conrad

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: polish
  • Birth: December 3, 1857 - August 3, 1924

Topics

WorkStrengthGreatQualityMen

I decided to become a painter when my first four paintings where all published and attracted a great deal of interest. I exhibited one of them and it was sold.

John Dyer

GreatBecomeFirstWhereInterest

'Adult Swim' on the Cartoon Network is unbelievable. And 'South Park' continues to do great stuff. And 'Family Guy' and the various other Seth MacFarlane projects are amazing.

Matt Groening

FamilyGreatAmazingParkCartoon

I'd like to think there's still a lot for me to do, you know?

John Saxon

MeThinkYouKnowStillDo You Know

Today, whenever I'm under pressure to make a decision on a transaction but I don't know what the right one is, I try desperately to postpone it. I'll insist on more information - on doing extra laps around the intellectual parking lot - before committing. I take the same approach with people, too.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

TodayDecisionPeoplePressureDoing

I think the Beach Boys' legacy is 'Fun, Fun, Fun,' you know? We're calling our next tour '50 Years of Fun, Fun, Fun.' By and large, the Beach Boys' legacy is about incredibly positivity. We've traveled around the world and uplifted the spirits of hundreds of millions of people. Our sound is one of the most recognizable in all of music.

Mike Love

MusicBeachFunPeopleWorldLegacy

I am always surprised at what movie studios think people will want to see. I'm even more surprised at how often they are correct.

Mindy Kaling

I AmPeopleThinkWantWillSee

I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes.

Judy Holliday

WordsLovedHandsCandyAlwaysUp

Firms are not always willing to cut wages, even if there are people lined up outside the gates to work. So why don't they?

Janet Yellen

WorkPeopleWhyOutsideAlwaysUp

It's not my job to worry about how Left, Right will react to something. My job is, am I creating something that connects people? That's my job.

Jose Antonio Vargas

JobPeopleWorryCreatingReactHow

In relative youth, we assume we'll remember everything. Someone should urge the young to think otherwise.

Dick Cavett

YouthThinkSomeoneRememberYoung

I think a businessman can be an artist just as much as a writer or a sculptor, so I'm real proud of what the company has become.

Phil Knight

ProudThinkArtistBecomeCompany

It is time we had a defense budget that lives within its means, accounts for what is truly required in Iraq and provides the best possible support for all our troops.

Pete Stark

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