William Dampier Quotes

While we were at work there came nine or 10 of the natives to a small hill a little way from us, and stood there menacing and threatening of us, and making a great noise. At last one of them came towards us, and the rest followed at a distance.

William Dampier

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: explorer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 10, 1908 - September 11, 1908

Topics

WorkGreatSmallRestDistanceHill

Nobody destroys people - people destroy themselves, and it's very, very sad.

John Catsimatidis

SadPeopleNobodyDestroyDestroys

Your typical business just measures the metrics that have to do with the profitability of the business one way or another. But you can have metrics that measure employee happiness and the morale. You can also do direct customer surveys; you can track it over time. You can do supplier satisfaction scores as well.

John Mackey

HappinessBusinessTimeCustomerYou

I knew what I wanted to do when I was 13 and I had to go through four years of high school to get out. That's a blessing, because I never had to lay on my bed staring up at the ceiling going, 'What am I going to do with my life?'

John Mayer

LifeBlessingSchoolHigh SchoolGo

Now a Protestant confronting a Catholic ghost is exactly Shakespeare's way of grappling with what was not simply a general social problem but one lived out in his own life.

Stephen Greenblatt

LifeProblemNowWayOutOwn

It's taken a while, but I've finally grown up and got my head around the fact that the healthier the food you eat is and the more exercise you do, the lighter you'll be. It really is that simple.

Martine McCutcheon

FoodSimpleExerciseYouMoreEat

I think the merging of high and low culture is so fascinating.

Lola Kirke

CultureThinkHighLowI Think

Being productive at work is rewarding, and feeling supported, challenged, and appreciated allows us to be our most efficient selves.

Julia Hartz

WorkFeelingAppreciatedBeingUs

Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life.

Joseph Conrad

LifeLoveHopeHeartTrustMan

There's something really satisfying if you've created a bunch of characters that have withstood 25 episodes.

Jonathan Tropper

YouSomethingCreatedSatisfying

There was a certain point in my life where I had to decide that I was going to take my future and Nicole's and not wallow in what happened to me because when you do that, you just keep repeating what's been happening and at some point you have to make a choice.

Boris Kodjoe

LifeFutureMeMy LifeYouChoice

Gray is great. People think gray is a neutral, but I think it's such a moody, intense, dramatic and sexy color. It's very sleek.

Bryan Batt

GreatPeopleColorThinkSexyGray

I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents.

Prince Charles

ParentsMonkeyWayWatchingLearned

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