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Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes

If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards.

Georg C. Lichtenberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: german
Birth: July 1, 1742 - February 24, 1799

Topics

Better You Cards Build Castles Air

It's not in either my personal or business interest to be a highly visible person.

Business Person Personal Interest

Europe must not distance itself from Africa's universal ambitions.

Jean-Claude Juncker

Distance Africa Europe Must Itself

I learned so much in the year after Flickr was acquired. People forget, but Flickr launched in February 2004. And a year later, the deal was done with Yahoo, and we closed it in March of 2005. It was really independent for a relatively short period of time.

Stewart Butterfield

Time People February Short Year

I think it's my job to fight. The studio makes you question your idea, and you have to prove it.

Miguel Sapochnik

Job Fight Think You Prove Question

Growing up as an Asian American in this society, there were a lot of times where you feel isolated or out of place as an Asian. And growing up in White America, that's absolutely my experience. And I think that's why I got into acting because I wanted to be anybody else but Asian.

Experience Growing Up Society Think

I did a theater program the summer of my junior year, and that's when I really fell in love with the craft of acting. It became more about the craft and less about being a working actor.

Love Year Acting Summer Actor Craft

My goal is to get another 30 years out of this business. So I need to figure out the fuel to do that. And so far, I think it's respect and quality and company, not celebrity or box office or stardom. It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it.

Business Respect Quality Think Goal

I believe I can adapt to anything.

Believe I Can Adapt I Believe

In any community there's a strong pull home. People want to return, see their community get better economically and socially. You can build those community-grown opportunities for the kids who've graduated from college to return home, to provide businesses and support things going on. It'll only happen through education.

Education Home Community Support You

Sometimes work is a bit slow, and I always wanted to be a princess at Disneyland. There were 1,500 of us who auditioned, and 11 of us were hired. I went through all of the training, but never ended up actually getting to play Belle because 'Revenge' started. It was the time of my life, though!

Christa B. Allen

Life Work Time Training Revenge

I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good.

Good Thought Pretty Saw Before Then

My father died when I was seven, leaving a widow and five sons, ranging in age from five to seventeen. My mother was the most highly-disciplined and hardest working person I have ever known, and this, combined with her love and gentleness, enabled her to make a success of each of her children.

Love Success Father Mother Children

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