Charles E. Wilson Quotes

If workmen are denied any increase in real wages and they can look forward only to a better standard of living through reduction of prices, progress for them is terribly slow, and they become impatient and dissatisfied.

Charles E. Wilson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: businessman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 18, 1886 - January 3, 1972

Topics

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I'd like to play a mixture of Lucille Ball meets Murphy Brown meets Glenn Close on 'Damages,' to keep a little bit of the darkness in there. I like dark comedy a lot.

Joelle Carter

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You don't have to invent the wheel, but you might want to be the company that invents the rims.

MC Hammer

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While writing 'The Orientalist,' I played a soundtrack that alternated between ragtime and Azeri mugams, Russian operas and German and Italian pop songs from the 1920s and 30s. When I finally finished, I gorged on all my music from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.

Tom Reiss

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I'm most scared of failing, of disappointing people.

Rita Ora

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Maybe some people have written us off, but I think the new music today has also invigorated us.

Lou Gramm

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Our officers are on the front lines - the first to show up on the scene of a crime. They should be respected; not ridiculed. They and their families protected; not put at risk.

Doug Ducey

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I have seven children. Even if you got a lot of money, feeding 5, 6, 7, 8 mouths, it will do some damage to your pocket.

Coolio

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My interest in filmmaking was always very much the visuals and images.

Asif Kapadia

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This week you will nominate the most experienced executive to seek the presidency in 60 years in Mitt Romney. He has no illusions about what makes America great, and he doesn't confuse the presidency with celebrity, or loftiness with leadership.

Artur Davis

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Many aspects of the writing life have changed since I published my first book, in the 1960s. It is more corporate, more driven by profits and marketing, and generally less congenial - but my day is the same: get out of bed, procrastinate, sit down at my desk, try to write something.

Paul Theroux

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We haven't rushed to set up targets, either in business or in football. Our goal was to understand how to act and then to move gradually.

Sergey Galitsky

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My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water.

Mark Twain

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