Henry Bessemer Quotes

At this period the enthusiasm of the amateur was fast giving way to a more steady commercial instinct, and I let no opportunity slip of improving my position, but I felt that I was still labouring under the disadvantage of not having acquired some technical profession.

Henry Bessemer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 19, 1813 - March 15, 1898

Topics

OpportunityGivingEnthusiasmFast

Occasionally, a re-enactment is a fine thing. I love Civil War re-enactments.

John Lydon

LoveWarCivil WarFineCivilThing

I was one of these people, especially early in my career, who balanced the equation too much in favor of my job; I spent most of my life focusing on that. But becoming a dad gave me back perspective; it brought balance into my life.

Matt Lauer

LifePerspectiveJobBalancePeople

You can send a lot of instruction through laughter.

Jeffrey Tambor

LaughterYouThroughSendLot

I took to heart the instructions my father drilled into my head. Respect the customer. Pay attention to her. Take her package to her car. You broke your neck to get what she wanted because you never knew when the next customer would come along.

Stanley Marcus

FatherCarHeartRespectAttention

I'm a capitalist, I'm a CEO, I run a big business, I'm an employer.

Sophia Amoruso

BusinessRunEmployerBigCEO

For the most part, everybody who fights in war fights to survive.

Steven Spielberg

WarSurviveWhoMostEverybodyPart

Some actors, they have to carry this macho, very masculine element to them, but it's difficult for me to understand that.

Romain Duris

MeUnderstandDifficultCarryMacho

I think coughing up slugs was quite hard. Ron has a scene where he has to cough up these giant slugs.

Rupert Grint

ThinkHardUpWhereGiantHe

I regret what happened. I saw no other possibility to achieve my goal. It was not hooliganism.

Mathias Rust

RegretGoalAchieveSawHappened

It is hard to be unhappy in a gay bar where everyone's singing show tunes! In fact, I've spent many a night in those kind of places - in that particular place, actually - Marie's Crisis: it's truly a New York establishment.

Miriam Shor

New YorkSingingNightUnhappyGay

Thinking of Internet chat rooms or AIM as a kind - there's such an intimacy and honesty to tapping on your phone, despite how quick people are to damn digital means of communication as emotionless or too abstract.

Liv Bruce

CommunicationHonestyPeopleThinking

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

Diogenes

GreatThievesLeadThiefLittle

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