"You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in college or in the world"

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Source : Charles William Eliot (1926). “Charles W. Eliot: the man and his beliefs”

Charles William Eliot

#Work Quotes #College Quotes #World Quotes

“I was 28 when I played the role of a 65 year old man in my first film.”
“Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions”
“nobody ever wrote to me saying"you know ender's game was a pretty good book, but you know what it really needs a n introduction!".....so be assured the novel stands on its own, and if you skip this intro and go straight to the story, i not only won't stand in your way i'll even agree with you!”
“I, as a storyteller, was asking questions no one in science had apparently asked. What happens in a nest of tyrannosaurs? They're precocial, meaning when they hatch, they're ready to feed and move about. My questions are "Hmm, if there's a nest of tyrannosaurs, and there's three siblings that survive, would they try to eat each other?”

Source : Interview with Chris Dahlen, www.avclub.com. July 23, 2009.
“In L.A., there are so many people that are focused on being healthy that it's unhealthy.”

Source : Source: www.usatoday.com
“The concept of individual with a conscience is one whose highest allegiance is to his fellow man.”
“The only mistake guys can make is to try too hard with their appearance. There's something very unmanly about it.”
“I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.”

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