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Georg Brandes quote: "The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness."

The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.

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I forget what the relevant American rate is, but I can tell you that our goal is to have a combined federal-provincial corporate tax rate of no more than 25 percent. We're on target to do that by 2012. We will have significantly - by a significant margin the lowest corporate tax rates in the G-7, and that's our - our government's objective. Stephen Harper
Anne Rivers Siddons quote: "...and turned his eyes the color of a winter sea."
...and turned his eyes the color of a winter sea. Anne Rivers Siddons
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse..."
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. Ambrose Bierce
I will love you for ever, whatever happens. Till I die and after I die, and when I find my way out of the land of the dead I’ll drift about forever, all my atoms, till I find you again… Philip Pullman
The other classes of which society was composed were, first, freemen, owners of small portions of land, independent, though they sometimes voluntarily became the vassals of their more opulent neighbors, whose power was necessary for their protection. Thomas Bulfinch
Perhaps the most devastating and damaging thing that can happen to someone is to fail to fulfill his potential. A kind of gnawing emptiness, longing, frustration, and displaced anger overwhelms people when this occurs. Whether the anger is turned inward on the self, or outward towards others, dreadful destruction results. Edward T. Hall
Edward Tufte quote: "A practical part of my teaching is to provide demonstrative,..."
A practical part of my teaching is to provide demonstrative, hands-on experiences. Edward Tufte
Remember that every science is based upon an abstraction. An abstraction is taking a point of view or looking at things under a certain aspect or from a particular angle. All sciences are differentiated by their abstraction. Fulton J. Sheen
The moment the curtain rose on that first ballet, I knew something wonderful and new had come into my life. I can still see the first scene. The ballet was Divertimento No. 15. Robert Caro
Marion Jones quote: "I've set no world record."
I've set no world record. Marion Jones
If he had known how many men in history have had to use a hill to die one it would not have cheered him any for, in the moment he was passing through, men are not impressed by what has happened to the other men in similar circumstances any more than a widow of one day is helped by the knowledge that other loved husbands have died. Ernest Hemingway
Marcus Minucius Felix quote: "The poor man is he who, having much, craves for more."
The poor man is he who, having much, craves for more. Marcus Minucius Felix
Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me. Lake Bell
Well, honestly, the films I personally like to go see are smaller, more character-driven pieces, so that's why the movies I've made have been smaller, more character-driven movies. Edward Burns
Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it. Orison Swett Marden