Collis Potter Huntington Quotes

Mark Hopkins was one of the truest and best men that ever lived. He had a keen analytical mind; was thoroughly accurate, and took general supervision of the books, contracts, etc. He was strictly the office man, and never bought or sold anything. I always felt when I was in the East that our business in his hands was entirely safe.

Collis Potter Huntington

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: businessman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 22, 1821 - August 13, 1900

Topics

BusinessBestMenManMindHands

I don't really get things very... intuitively. I mean, I don't immediately understand things. The only way I really get it is by writing it down.

Joan Didion

WritingDownUnderstandWayMean

The loudest voice in the room, sometimes, is the absent voice of the silenced.

Andy Dunn

VoiceSometimesLoudestRoomAbsent

I've seen shows on Showtime, and they're very provocative, if you will, but nothing to the point that's over-the-top or gratuitous.

Megalyn Echikunwoke

YouNothingWillPointSeenVery

Creating fake facts does require a measure of haphazard research, insofar as they need to not just be possible, but also interesting.

John Hodgman

ResearchFactsFakeInterestingNeed

You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.

Stanislaw Lem

RoadsClimbReachYouDownLead

The first years when I came to New York, everything was too big and too much. For me, it was too difficult here, but bit by bit, it became one of my favorite places.

Stan Wawrinka

New YorkMeToo MuchNewDifficult

The Masonic aspect of Hollywood is so bizarre.

Minnie Driver

HollywoodBizarreMasonicAspect

I've never considered selling anything other than profession, but it's more than that. It's one of the highest callings that you can aspire to. Not everyone can do it.

Chris Gardner

YouSellingMoreNeverAnything

Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing journey thorough the world.

Chinua Achebe

JourneyPurposePeopleWorldServe

I am trying to send directions out and keep control of state government for the final month.

Scott McCallum

GovernmentI AmControlTryingMonth

I love all things Queen - their songs are epic storytelling.

Nina Arianda

LoveQueenStorytellingThingsEpic

I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.

Nina Conti

PeopleThinkThoughtActorBecause

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