"The first inventions of commerce are, like those of all other arts, cunning and short-sighted."

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John Philpot Curran

#Art Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Invention Quotes

“If you want to stop two people from having sex, let them get married.”
“They will not be pleased. But they know we must catch the monsoon with a well-found ship; and they know they are in the Navy--they have chosen their cake, and must lie on it.' You mean, they cannot have their bed and eat it.' No, no, it is not quite that either. I mean--I wish you would not confuse my mind, Stephen.”
“I want to figure out how I can make the most important statement with the least amount of information, so I don't run out of ideas by the time I get to my second or third chorus.”
“With sales stabilizing, we should go back to positive price growth early next year.”
“When you get pushed down, you pick yourself up and move on. I've never been a victim.”
“I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else”
“I don't like muscles too much. Flexibility and a relaxed look are more important.”
“Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?”

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