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“I have not made any plans for the future, and my wife would kill me if I announced anything before that.”
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“I don't want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers”
Source : John D. Rockefeller (2015). “John D. Rockefeller on Making Money: Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealth”, p.7, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
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“Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.”
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“On one occasion some one put a very little wine into a [glass], and said that it was sixteen years old. 'It is very small for its age,' said Gnathaena.”
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“Generous in spirit, richly poetic, and packed with memorable characters.”
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“If you are never satisfied with what you write, that is a good sign. It means that your vision can see so far that it's hard to come up to it. Again I say - the only unfortunate people are the glib ones, immediately satisfied with their work. To them, the ocean is only knee-deep.”
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“Our first thought is always for those on life's first rung, and how we might increase their chances of climbing.”
Source : Keynote Speech to the Conservative Political Action Committee, delivered 11 February 2011, Ronald Reagan Centennial Dinner, Washington, D.C.
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“I like to play snooker, golf as well.”
Source : "Who do you like best, José, Avram or Big Phil?" by Oscar Witt, www.theguardian.com. January 30, 2009.