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Joseph Jacobs Quotes

The great problems of the Twentieth century will have immediate relation to the discoveries of America, of Africa, and of Australia.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: australian
Birth: August 29, 1854 - January 30, 1916

Topics

Great Problems America Australia

I lived in Dallas, and it's a big city, but you can jump on any freeway and drive in any direction for about 30 minutes and you are in the country - open space, wide open, very open, nothin' around.

Space City Drive Direction You Jump

I grew up in a renaissance period, a very lucky time when the greatest music ever made was also the most commercial. We'll never see that again, so for me, there's only one criteria, which is greatness. That's all I care about. Is what I'm doing reaching for greatness? Whether I achieve it or not, that is one hundred percent of my criteria.

Steven Van Zandt

Music Time Greatness Me Care Doing

I come from the home-grown punk ethic, where it doesn't matter if you can't play a note, it's how you communicate.

You Play Matter Punk Where Come

I'm a minor player in my own life story.

Life Story Life Story My Own Own

I never completed high school and I am very rich and very successful.

School I Am High School Rich Never

I've never really focused on if I had good habits when I sang or if I had bad habits, or if I was breathing correctly. So, I started doing vocal exercises and would stretch out before I sang, stuff to help my breathing. It's funny, you breathe your whole life then you find out you're not doing it correctly.

Life Funny Good Doing Help You

My ship was also in better condition than when she sailed from Boston on her long voyage. She was still as sound as a nut, and as tight as the best ship afloat. She did not leak a drop - not one drop!

Best Ship Better Long She Boston

I love 'Gladiator' and '300.'

Love Gladiator I Love

I get verklempt if I see a vintage TI-30 or TI-54 calculator. But I don't think I'd want to use one.

Douglas Coupland

Vintage Think Want See I See Get

Common sense tells us that we should focus our resources to benefit children, teachers and taxpayers by keeping dollars in the classroom.

Children Focus Common Sense Teachers

Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful.

Time Gay Kind Over Pitiful Bubbling

I travel continuously, and I see many cities, but there is nowhere like London.

Travel London See I See Nowhere

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