The best place a person can die, is where they die for others.
James M. Barrie
Recitation: by Male by Female
From the Olympian heights of an executive suite, in an atmosphere where your success is judged by the extent to which you can maximise profits, the overwhelming tendency must be to see people as units of production, as indices in your accountants' books.
Jimmy Reid
SuccessPeopleYouHeightsSee
A low line of shore was visible at first on the right between the movement of the waves and fog, but when we came further it was lost sight of, and nothing could be seen but the mist curling in the rigging, and a small circle of foam.
John Millington Synge
FogSmallWavesCircleLostNothing
It's the aspirations that capitalism is promoting as beautiful, positive attributes that are dangerous. All that is in the bedrooms of the poor and in the villages of the Third World, and it's like a cruel carrot that's being waved in front of people's noses. It's a seduction, an unattainable dream.
John Hillcoat
PositiveBeautifulPeopleWorldPoor
I can't understand how some guys get tired after one round. If you can't go the distance, why are you even in the fight?
Michael Bisping
FightTiredYouDistanceUnderstand
From a producer's point of view, of course, 'Law & Order' presents an ideal - a show that is almost entirely actor-proof, that can keep going and going no matter what happens to the cast or how many actors demand raises.
Tom Shales
Keep GoingLawViewPoint Of View
I wrote my first song when I was 54 years old.
Mary Steenburgen
SongOldFirstYearsWrote
When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a legend, to be remembered in figure skating.
Michelle Kwan
LegendSkatingAlwaysRemembered
Set ambitious goals and don't be afraid to declare and aim for them. You need to know where you want to go in order to get there. It is important to have a destination in mind.
Denise Morrison
GoalsMindDestinationYouGoKnow
Portland in particular is a cheap enough place to live that you can still develop your passion - painting, writing, music. People seem less status-conscious. Even wealthy people buy second-hand clothes and look a little bit homeless.
Chuck Palahniuk
LiveMusicPassionPeoplePainting
I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else.
Aretha Franklin
LosingThinkMoreAnythingWeight
It's not easy to speak about myself, but I am a very fast player.
Anthony Martial
MyselfI AmSpeakEasyFastPlayer
One of my top priorities in Congress is making sure every American who wants to serve our country has the opportunity to do so.
Seth Moulton
OpportunityAmericanPrioritiesTop
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