“Starting in the mid-'80s, I played in a band called Meat Joy, and we made our own record, toured.” Quote by John Hawkes
“I don't look at what I've lost. I look instead at what I have left.” LooksLostLeft Author:Betty Ford
“The pursuit of knowledge is but a course between two ignorances, as human life is itself only a wayfaring from grave to grave.” HumansTwoLife IsCoursesIgnorancePursuitGravesHuman LifePursuit Of Knowledge Author:Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet
“Consummated science is positively humble.” ScienceHumblePositively Author:Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet
“The efficiency of most workers is beyond the control of the management and depends more than has been supposed upon the willingness of men to do their best.” MenHas BeensDependsManagementWorkersWillingnessEfficiency Author:Sumner Slichter
“'The New York Times' thing... I think any actor would be thrilled to be profiled in that paper.” ThinkingWould BeActorsNew YorkPaperNew York Times Author:John Hawkes
“The greatest danger to an adequate old-age security plan is rising prices. A rise of 2% a year in prices would cut the purchasing power of pensions about 45% in 30 years. The greatest danger of rising prices is from wages rising faster than output per man-hour.... Whether the nation succeeds in providing adequate security for retired workers depends in large measure upon the wage policies of trade unions.” MenYearsAgeNationsHoursCuttingPlansSecurityDangerPolicyDependsSucceedTradeUnionsAgingWorkersOld AgeFasterRisingProvidingWagesAdequateRetiredPensionOutputPurchasingTrade UnionsPurchasing PowerRising Prices Author:Sumner Slichter
“I think things that contribute to the destruction of our free-incentive system are wrong. A trend against that free-incentive system is wrong, and should only be temporarily engaged in, in the event that war or something of that kind requires it. Otherwise, it should be reduced.” ThinkingShouldKindWarEventsDestructionEngagedTrendsIncentives Author:George M. Humphrey
“The people to whom your fathers told of the living God, and taught to call 'Father,' and whom the sons now seek to despoil and destroy, are crying aloud to Him in their time of trouble; and He will keep His promise, and will listen to the voices of His Hawaiian children lamenting for their homes.” PeopleChildrenHomeFatherVoiceTroubleCryTaughtSonPromiseHawaiiansTimes Of Trouble Author:Liliʻuokalani
“Imagine--the whole world wired to Harry Cohn's ass!” WorldWholeCultureImagineWhole WorldAss Author:Herman J. Mankiewicz