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Isabella Bird Quotes

The traveller who aspires to reach the highlands of Tibet from Kashmir cannot be borne along in a carriage or hill-cart. For much of the way, he is limited to a foot pace, and if he has regard to his horse, he walks down all rugged and steep descents, which are many, and dismounts at most bridges.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: explorer
Nationality: english
Birth: October 15, 1831 - October 7, 1904

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Bridges Reach Horse Down Way Foot

I had always been literary, in the sense of loving poetry and discovering novels, but I found my voice, as they say, in an office full of elderly people who looked after blind ex-servicemen.

Poetry People Voice Blind Loving

As such people achieve influence within the organization, whenever there is a conflict between their own interest and the interest of the organization, their interests will win out.

People Conflict Organization Win Out

The essence of parenthood is to make children think that they are the most handsome, intelligent, brilliant person in the world.

Maurice Saatchi

Children World Think Handsome Person

I was cast in commercials, music videos, and booked a lot of modeling jobs. But my acting career never took off because I was holding myself back. I was acting across from male partners who didn't know that I am trans. I was being taught by teachers who didn't know.

Music Myself I Am Career Acting

'The melancholy of all things done' is the way Buzz once described his complete mental breakdown after returning from the moon. Booze. A couple of divorces. A psych ward. Broke. At one point he was selling cars.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

Moon Selling Done Returning Way

I've always done well with pressure, always done well with awkward situations.

Michael Beasley

Pressure Done Always Awkward Well

Every single match, every single point, I have to concentrate.

Single Point Concentrate Match Every

In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to be a spectator.

Paris Nobody Actor Content Spectator

Over the course of my entire Wolverine career, I went from being a single guy to getting married and having kids, and I think you can see that progression in the way that I treated Wolverine.

Think You Career Way Over See

As an entrepreneur, one of my biggest struggles is that you have to focus, but you also have to expand.

Focus You Entrepreneur Struggles

The notion that there is no basic value system is far more incoherent or invalid than the notion that there are essential values. Every religion can tell you it has basic values. You ask a Christian, most Christians would say love God and love your neighbor. Is that the entirety of Christianity? No one in his right mind would say it is.

Love God Religion Value Mind You

In addition to the executive responsibility of handling and managing the government, the president has an important voice that sets the tone for much of our national discourse.

Anthony Scaramucci

Responsibility Government Voice Tone

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