William Whipple Quotes

I think experience has shown that privateers have done more toward distressing the trade of our enemies, and furnishing these States with necessaries, than Continental Ships of the same force.

William Whipple

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 14, 1730 - November 28, 1785

Topics

ExperienceThinkDoneMoreEnemies

I want to cement my own legacy and, most importantly, motivate the youth of India and make all of India proud.

Jinder Mahal

YouthLegacyProudIndiaWantOwn

The best way I know to get good work out of people is to create a good environment so that people have a good experience. I try to always hold up my own end by being prepared.

Jeremy Podeswa

WorkGoodBestExperiencePeople

Without 'Twin Peaks,' there would have been no 'Northern Exposure,' 'Picket Fences,' 'X-Files' or 'Alias.' It started the movement of 'off-center' television.

Michael Horse

TelevisionMovementWithoutStarted

Kentucky isn't particularly religious.

Sturgill Simpson

KentuckyReligiousParticularly

Close contact between science and the practice of collective farms and State farms creates inexhaustible opportunities for the development of theoretical knowledge, enabling us to learn ever more and more about the nature of living bodies and the soil.

Trofim Lysenko

NatureKnowledgeSciencePractice

The discovery of artemisinin was an example of successful collective efforts.

Tu Youyou

DiscoveryCollectiveSuccessful

When Xi Jinping came to power, there were a series of hints that market-based capitalism would be allowed to move forward under his leadership. At the first real threat, they've fallen over themselves to impose government control.

Roger Altman

LeadershipPowerGovernmentControl

I thought last week's game was ugly and this was even uglier.

Mike Tice

UglyGameThoughtWeekLastEven

Ethan Hawke is not a horror movie fan, but he's a really good friend of mine, and I finally cajoled him into doing 'Sinister.' Later, he said one of the reasons he was really resistant to doing a horror movie is he thought it'd be really scary on set.

Jason Blum

GoodFriendThoughtDoingSaidHim

Efforts to develop critical thinking falter in practice because too many professors still lecture to passive audiences instead of challenging students to apply what they have learned to new questions.

Derek Bok

PracticeThinkingQuestionsNew

In the '90s, guitar solos were dead.

Chris Daughtry

GuitarDeadWereGuitar SolosSolos

Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.

Brian Aldiss

PeopleFeedbackUnexpectedLetters

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