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Charles C. Mann Quotes

A whole bunch of big technological shocks occurred when Asian innovations - paper, gunpowder, the stirrup, the moldboard plow and so on - came to Europe via the Silk Road.

Charles C. Mann

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1955

Topics

Road Technological Europe Asian Big

I'm always looking to the next thing. There are always hurdles, whether it's the White House dinner or hosting charity events or that night's show: Until they're over, I worry, then I move right on to the next thing. It's hard for me to enjoy the moment. I'm just thinking about not failing.

Jimmy Kimmel

Moment Me Dinner Night Looking

The waving of a pine tree on the top of a mountain - a magic wand in Nature's hand - every devout mountaineer knows its power; but the marvelous beauty value of what the Scotch call a breckan in a still dell, what poet has sung this?

John Muir

Nature Beauty Power Tree Mountain

When I was 16 or 17, I remember kissing one of my first girlfriends, Kim Anderson, under a stairwell at Disneyland. I'll never forget that feeling.

John Stamos

Remember Never Forget Feeling Forget

In my school, the brightest boys did math and physics, the less bright did physics and chemistry, and the least bright did biology. I wanted to do math and physics, but my father made me do chemistry because he thought there would be no jobs for mathematicians.

Stephen Hawking

Father School Me Thought Physics

As the CEO of a global company I think countries are foregoing opportunities by having cabotage rules.

Soren Skou

Opportunities Think Rules Company

Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.

Tom Landry

Leadership Someone Achieve Want

Who can sit back as our towns and cities are torn apart by violence and be content with the status quo?

Martin O'Malley

Violence Back Status Quo Content Sit

I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way.

Lucinda Williams

People Ideas Find Independent Way

I do weird parts - there's always something wrong with my character, or they are in a really weird situation.

Julia Garner

Character Weird Situation Wrong

I'm never trying to make something esoteric; it just happens.

Jonathan Krisel

Trying Never Something Just Happens

I think, hey, everybody has a right to change their mind.

Johnny Van Zant

Change Mind Think Right Hey I Think

To love without criticism is to be betrayed.

Djuna Barnes

Love Criticism Without To Love