Tag: quotes
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Ronald Reagan Quotes
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989). Before that, he was the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975), and a radio, film and television actor. As president, Reagan implemented sweeping new political and economic initiatives. His supply-side economic policies, dubbed “Reaganomics“, advocated reducing tax…
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Tom Clancy Quotes
Thomas Leo “Tom” Clancy, Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American author best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science storylines that are set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War, along with video games which bear his name for licensing and promotional purposes. His name was…
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Non-Violence Quotes
Nonviolence is the practice of being harmless to self and others under every condition. It comes from the belief that hurting people, animals or the environment is unnecessary to achieve an outcome and refers to a general philosophy of abstention from violence based on moral, religious or spiritual principles. Love of the enemy, or the…
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Robert Bosch Quotes
Robert Bosch (23 September 1861 – 12 March 1942) was a German inventor, engineer and industrialist who founded Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the world’s leading engineering firms, in 1886. Robert Bosch is also noted for inventing the spark plug and the electrical magneto for automobiles. Bosch made important contributions to the expansion of the…
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Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes
Mata Amritanandamayi Devī (born as Sudhamani Idamannel on 27 September 1953), primarily known simply as Amma (“Mother”), is a Hindu spiritual leader and guru, who is revered as a saint by her followers. She is widely respected for her humanitarian activities. She has been described as “The hugging saint“. Read below Quotes of Mata Amritanandamayi…
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Dhirubhai Ambani Quotes
Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani (28 December 1932 – 6 July 2002) better known as ‘Dhirubhai Ambani‘ Indian business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries in Mumbai, India. Dhirubhai has figured in the Sunday Times list of top 50 businessmen in Asia. The life journey of this most enterprising Indian entrepreneur is reminiscent of the rags to riches…
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Larry Page Quotes
Lawrence “Larry” Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Google. He co-founded Google with Sergey Brin in 1998 while pursuing a Ph.D. at Stanford University. Larry Page is the inventor of PageRank, the foundation of Google’s search ranking algorithm. A clean energy nut, Page’s…
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Colin Powell Quotes
Colin Luther Powell (Born April 5, 1937) is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, the first African American to serve in that position. Powell was a professional soldier for 35 years, holding a variety of command and staff positions…
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Henry Ford Quotes
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Henry Ford developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford to buy. His introduction of the Model…
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Leadership Quotes
Leadership has been described as “a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task”. Leadership is “organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal”. The leader may or may not have any formal authority. Studies of leadership have…
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945), he was also the only president who served for 12 years and four terms until his death in 1945, and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th…
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Democracy Quotes
Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives—in the proposal, development, and creation of laws. It encompasses social, economic and cultural conditions that enable the free and equal practice of political self-determination. Democracy consists of four basic elements: A political system for choosing and replacing…