James Black Quotes

We paid off our debts, we learned some, made friends and returned in 1950 with a larger view of life. I had, however, no home, no income of any kind and no prospects whatsoever.

James Black

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: June 14, 1924 - March 22, 2010

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Investments in women are positively correlated to growth, prosperity, stability, democracy, health - and vital to our national security. We cannot write off the talent of half the world and expect to confront our challenges.

Melanne Verveer

GrowthWomenHealthTalentDemocracy

Marrying a man is like buying something you've been admiring for a long time in a shop window. You may love it when you get it home, but it doesn't always go with everything else in the house.

Jean Kerr

LoveMarriageHomeTimeManWindow

The relationship between you and your boss will change over time. When you just started out, that boss was your mentor and took you under their wing. As a seasoned employee, though, you no longer need your boss to guide you along. You should be able to handle tasks on your own.

John Rampton

ChangeRelationshipTimeBossYou

Imagine if we could create the most just workplace in the world. We would naturally be a magnet for all the great minds out there.

Travis Kalanick

GreatWorldCreateWorkplaceMinds

You almost have to create situations in order to write about them, so I live in a constant state of self-imposed poverty. I don't want to live any other way.

Tom Waits

LivePovertyYouCreateWantWay

It's a miracle was the last track recorded for the album, we based it on the rhythm from the middle of 'Late Home Tonight, where there's Graham Broad playing lots and lots of drums with me shouting in the background, pretending to be a mad Arab leader.

Roger Waters

LeaderHomeMeLateMadRhythm

Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God?

Roald Dahl

GodMenPracticePreachOne Thing

They're either going to fire you or they're not. They can only fire you. That's all they can do. They can't take your thumbs.

Ron Livingston

FireYouTakeGoingThumbsYour

When I work out, I wear two in-the-ear hearing aids for comfort, and then I wear the behind-the-ears for my day-to-day non-physical activities, when I need maximum hearing and to communicate with people and do interviews!

Lou Ferrigno

WorkPeopleComfortNeedHearing

I don't have to prove myself to anyone. People know what I'm capable of. I've spent a long time in this game.

Jose Reyes

TimeMyselfPeopleGameLongKnow

I don't necessarily think that having more money helps make you make a better film. Sometimes having less money is better. You're forced into being more original; you're forced into hearing something versus seeing it.

Doug Liman

MoneyThinkBetterYouSeeingMore

When I was eight years old, I was always starving. My brother and sister died from starvation.

Chen Guangbiao

BrotherSisterOldAlwaysYears

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