Wilfred Burchett Quotes

Of thousands of others, nearer the centre of the explosion, there was no trace. They vanished. The theory in Hiroshima is that the atomic heat was so great that they burned instantly to ashes - except that there were no ashes.

Wilfred Burchett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: australian
  • Birth: September 16, 1911 - September 27, 1983

Topics

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We have to realize a kid will love us one day and hate us the next. That cannot change who we are and what we are about.

Joe Paterno

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One of the really fascinating areas is marketplaces that take advantage of mobile devices. Ridesharing is the obvious example, but that's just the start of it, of selling goods and services with lightweight mobile apps.

John Collison

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You have to learn to see the gold in dirt, which means that you try to spot people with potential as well as ideas that have potential.

Max McKeown

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Ignorant free speech often works against the speaker. That is one of several reasons why it must be given rein instead of suppressed.

Anna Quindlen

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I have two prosthetic legs. This is my life; what am I going to do with it? And it's put me on this amazing journey. I can look back and be completely grateful and say I would never want to change anything.

Amy Purdy

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I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly did not have a career path.

Steve Buscemi

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Think of all the really successful men and women you know. Do you know a single one who didn't learn very young the trick of calling attention to himself in the right quarters?

Storm Jameson

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Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands around some money, right?

Russell Simmons

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Unseasonal clothing actually only stands out when it's visibly uncomfortable.

Russell Smith

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It's the South that maintains the idea that they're different, which is interesting because nobody else really cares.

Josh Lucas

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From a distance, the American political system is a remarkable success. We have accomplished the peaceful transfer of power for more than two hundred years, and that's unmatched by any civilization in human history. Up close, our political system still has all the ugliness and bad actors that you might suspect.

Douglas Brunt

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Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.

Christopher Reeve

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