Joseph Lister Quotes

If a man is not to take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves to him, what is he to do, or what is he good for?

Joseph Lister

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 5, 1827 - February 10, 1912

Topics

GoodManOpportunitiesPresentHim

I have a center at 412 West Chicago Avenue. It's called the Jesse White Community Center and Fieldhouse. It's a state-of-the-art gymnastics facility, game room, weight room, computer lab.

Jesse White

CommunityGameWhiteChicagoRoom

At 17, we all think we know what we're doing.

Jessica Brown Findlay

ThinkDoingKnow

Every day a piano doesn't fall on my head is good luck.

Meg Rosoff

GoodDayLuckGood LuckFallHead

You always give credit where credit is due - to high school coaches, college coaches - but my dad, the foundation that he built with me, is where all of this came from. The speed, the determination, the mindset, just the natural belief that you can do anything you put your mind to, it all comes from my dad.

Robert Griffin III

DeterminationSchoolMindCollegeMe

There is a battle to be waged over what kind of country we are going to leave our children and grandchildren and that battle is happening now in Washington, not two years from now.

John Thune

ChildrenBattleGrandchildrenCountry

We can help families buy their homes and invest in their educations.

Ana Patricia Botin

HelpBuyInvestFamiliesHomes

It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements.

Mary Douglas

ReligionWorryDoneMoreOrganized

You can have all the gun control laws in the country, but if you don't enforce them, people are going to find a way to protect themselves. We need to recognize that bad people are doing bad things with these weapons. It's not the law-abiding citizens, it's not the person who uses it as a hobby.

Michael Steele

PeopleControlGunBad PeopleHobby

The less oil the world uses, the less important the region that has so much of it becomes.

Michael Mandelbaum

WorldImportantOilMuchLessUses

My problem with my parents growing up was not that I was afraid to cry in front of them - they always wanted me to cry because they wanted me to be okay, but it felt kind of icky and gross to cry in front of my parents. So my problem was the polar opposite - I didn't want to cry in front of them because I didn't want to give them the satisfaction.

Lucas Hedges

ParentsMeGrowing UpProblemKind

Obviously, you've never seen a woman skydiving in a hoop skirt.

Chris A. Bridges

WomanYouNeverSeenSkydivingHoop

The No. 1 rule in any negotiation is don't take yourself hostage. People do this to themselves all the time by being desperate for 'yes' or afraid of 'no,' so they don't ask for what they really want. Instead, they ask for what they can realistically get. I've heard many people say, 'Well, that's a non-starter, so we won't even bring it up.'

Christopher Voss

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