Neil MacGregor Quotes

The British Museum was founded with a civic purpose: to allow the citizen, through reasoned inquiry and comparison, to resist the certainties that endanger free society and are still among the greatest threats to our liberty.

Neil MacGregor

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PurposeSocietyFreeMuseumLiberty

I don't like money actually, but it quiets the nerves.

Joe E. Lewis

MoneyLikeNervesActually

You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the way'... Keep moving forward.

Joel Osteen

GreatMoving ForwardDoorMovingYou

Once I overcame breast cancer, I wasn't afraid of anything anymore.

Melissa Etheridge

AfraidCancerAnythingAnymoreOnce

Usually writer's block arises when something is wrong internally with the story.

Meg Cabot

StoryWrongSomethingWriterBlock

John D. Rockefeller apparently became more of a tightwad the richer he got. I don't know if it is true, but one story I read was about one of his sons having to wear his older sister's clothes in order to save money.

Robert Kiyosaki

MoneySisterStoryClothesKnowGot

I was brought into the life of one Bas Rutten in 2001 at a grappling tournament that I was attending to support a friend of mine. I had never met Bas before but, of course, knew who he was: the King of Pancrase, UFC Heavyweight champion, and the commentator with Pride.

Mauro Ranallo

LifeFriendSupportKingChampion

John Candy gave me a Hard Rock Cafe jacket, which was awesome because I was really from a very rural, small town, and it seemed so exciting to me. I think my mom still has that jacket.

Jean Louisa Kelly

MeMomSmallThinkSmall TownRock

In every place there are 100 people who can say no and only one person who can say yes. You have to get a good piece of material to the right person.

Robert Evans

GoodPeopleRight PersonYouPerson

At Christmas time, I spent an extortionate amount of money on Buzz Lightyear toys, baby clothes, Disney cars and the like.

Russell Tovey

TimeMoneyBabyClothesChristmas

God is so kind, he has given so much sunshine to India.

Masayoshi Son

GodSunshineIndiaKindHeMuch

I learn from Kevin Spacey and Tom Hardy, watching these guys work, the things they all do differently. Tom never stops exploring and discovering, take after take. His mind never turns off.

Michael Kelly

WorkMindLearnNeverWatchingTake

New York is really the cheapest ad market. When I go on TV, I'm hitting a country. The market is as big as some countries, you know.

Mitch Leigh

New YorkYouCountryGoNewKnow

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