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B. C. Forbes Quotes

The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: scottish
Birth: May 14, 1880 - May 6, 1954

Topics

Man Luck Chance Opportunities Busy

At home I have big vats of cabbage soup that I make to slim down.

Home Soup Down Big Cabbage Slim

Praise the sea, on shore remain.

Sea Praise Shore Remain

The shortest thing I ever had to do was at Disney. A show called 'Bonkers.'

Show Disney Ever Thing Shortest Had

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.

Leadership Leader Quality Men People

If I know I have to memorize lines, I'm really gonna try to memorize lines. It's hard for me sometimes, because somebody wrote these words and you're trying really hard to get them the way they said it.

Words Me Trying You Know Sometimes

If the response to 'Suite Francaise' is any indication, there's a great deal of curiosity about Nemirovsky, and the best way to deal with it is to produce another book. So much of her work has been unavailable, and we want to bring as much of it back into print as possible.

Work Great Best Curiosity Book Back

The new record started out being about loss, but it's morphed into being about how relationships go on even though one person is not in a body anymore.

Loss Body Person New Relationships

My whole life, I wanted to be a fighter pilot; it's what I wanted to do. I set up all of my classes for it, but I got lazy my senior year in high school and didn't get my paperwork in.

Life School High School Year Lazy

What makes America great is that we can come together during times of national tragedy.

Great Together America Tragedy Come

In a lifetime, the recipe always needs amending - more of this, a little less of that, what to do now that the cake has fallen.

Cake Now More Always Recipe Little

I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them.

Marriage Respect Religion View Gay

As you get older and gain more experience, you're able to do multiple things. You don't necessarily have to focus so hard on your performance in order to have a good one.

Good Experience Focus Performance

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