Duke of Wellington Quotes

All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called 'guess what was at the other side of the hill'.

Duke of Wellington

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: May 1, 1769 - September 14, 1852

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During their service, men and women in our Armed Forces live by a common creed, promising never to leave a soldier behind. We should live by the same principle. When our veterans are asked to travel hundreds of miles for care that's offered right next door, we simply aren't living up to that standard, and something has to change.

John Delaney

ChangeWomenLiveServiceTravel

I get a little itchy if I don't have some control.

Amy Poehler

ControlLittleGetSomeItchy

At least one reason for trying to live lives that make a difference is that by so living, we hope we will not be forgotten by those who benefit from our trying to make a difference. Yet to try to insure we will not be forgotten too often results in desperate manipulative strategies that are doomed to fail.

Stanley Hauerwas

LiveHopeMake A DifferenceTrying

I was never a rah-rah person. I never sold drugs or did anything crazy.

Slick Rick

CrazyPersonNeverAnythingDid

My two daughters live on Facebook, and social media is their mode of communication.

Tony Goldwyn

CommunicationLiveSocial MediaMedia

Once you're successful with a certain kind of music, it's hard not to have faith in it as a means to stay successful.

Roberta Flack

MusicFaithYouKindHardStay

I believe in prayer. It's the best way we have to draw strength from heaven.

Josephine Baker

StrengthBestPrayerBelieveHeaven

No single person can possess the wisdom to chart our course.

Jonathan Schell

WisdomPersonSingleChartCourse

Medical Device technology is truly interdisciplinary.

Chris Toumazou

TechnologyMedicalDeviceTruly

Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not be put down.

Constance Baker Motley

MeEncouragementDownPersonKind

Going to grocery stores is almost my favorite thing to do to calm myself down. There's something about just walking aisle after aisle making mundane choices. 'Do I want that? No, I want the one that has the low sodium.' And that feels like a good exercise to be doing when there isn't anything to be doing. It's like a kick-starter in some way.

Shane Carruth

GoodMyselfCalmChoicesWalking

To win power anywhere you have to convince people that you can do something for them.

Todd Gitlin

PowerPeopleWinYouConvinceThem

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