George Stephenson Quotes

The principles upon which a safety lamp might be constructed I stated to several persons long before Sir Humphrey Davy came into this part of the country.

George Stephenson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: inventor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 9, 1781 - August 12, 1848

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I don't know anybody that doesn't own a gun.

Joe Manchin

GunKnowOwnAnybody

My friend gave me a VHS tape of Eddie Murphy's 'Raw.' I watched it so many times, I fell in love with it. I would watch it every day, just picking it apart. And then I started doing open mics around Maryland and D.C.: that's where I'm from. And I haven't stopped since.

Jermaine Fowler

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It's very nice to be able to be who you are.

Andrew Tobias

YouNiceAbleWhoVery

I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.

John Ortberg

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Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.

Jean Paul

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I was looking at this picture of Brooke Shields at Studio 54 the other day. Everyone in the shot looks amazing because they have these black and white cameras with a flash. I think that's what photographers should go back to.

Suki Waterhouse

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What would the infrastructure of the Internet look like if mass surveillance wasn't its business model?

Trevor Paglen

BusinessInternetLookSurveillance

Dominating the midfield is the most important thing in modern football. To succeed, you have to be good at everything.

Toni Kroos

GoodFootballSucceedYouImportant

I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy.

Roy Ayers

LifeEnjoy LifeHappyBe HappyEnjoy

Whether it has been supporting Corby's new free school, or fighting for the truth on the Cube overspend and land development deals, or striving to protect the East Northamptonshire countryside, in my work as the local MP I have always been struck, as I said in my maiden speech, by the pride people have in our area.

Louise Mensch

WorkTruthSchoolPeopleFreePride

Parents look at me like I'm somebody pretty important, and say, We were raised on your characters, and now we're enjoying them all over again with our children.

Joseph Barbera

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You don't have to make your life look like anybody else says it should look.

Dee Rees

LifeYouLookLikeYourShould

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