Henry Drummond Quotes

Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all he can do.

Henry Drummond

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: August 17, 1851 - March 11, 1897

Topics

ManWillMoreNeverThanHe

People need to realise that their governments are sitting on finite resources that will run out one day. Subsidising power and water is not an ideal solution and does not help reduce consumption. We need to educate people, from a young age, about the importance of conserving energy in their daily lives.

Joe Kaeser

DailyAgePowerWaterDayPeople

It's bad for baseball to have owners who can benefit another business by losing money in baseball.

Jerry Reinsdorf

BusinessMoneyBaseballLosingBad

America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.

John Doolittle

FreedomDemocracyWorldAmerica

I'm really inspired to build a billion-dollar company. The hardest part is building the vehicle to get you there.

Robert Herjavec

BuildingYouBuildCompanyInspired

I fled communism as a child. That's an experience that can shape you forever.

Ana Navarro

ExperienceChildCommunismYouShape

Better governance helps realize the full potential of the many young Africans who are currently giving their families' savings to criminal networks and risking their lives in the vast expanses of the Sahara or Mediterranean instead of starting their own businesses and using their lives to benefit their families and communities.

Miroslav Lajcak

PotentialBetterGivingYoungOwn

A certain amount of impatience may be useful to stimulate and motivate us to action. However, I believe that a lack of patience is a major cause of the difficulties and unhappiness in the world today.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

PatienceTodayWorldActionBelieve

I think people relate to Skynyrd; it's a working class band. They're just songs with messages. To this day, there's never been a song written that didn't have a message.

Johnny Van Zant

DayPeopleSongThinkClassNever

I worked for UFA as a set designer, you know.

Douglas Sirk

YouKnowSetDesignerSet Designer

More than anything, what we do as actors is to sit and watch, and I would never want to get so lost in the celebrity bubble I couldn't do that because my feet no longer touch the ground.

Chris Pine

FeetLostWantBubbleCelebrity

As much as it hurts, I would rather miss someone than hit someone.

Brian Celio

SomeoneMissWouldRatherThanMuch

I was vaguely aware that people used to hijack planes to Cuba. But I didn't know much about how often it happened and what the motives were. I started looking into what was going on back then, and I was blown away by how common hijacking once was.

Brendan I. Koerner

PeopleLookingBackKnowCubaGoing

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