Related Quotes
All quotes about:
american-businessman employ five men miles moved per remained six slowly
William Henry Ashley As my men could profitably employ themselves on these streams, I moved slowly along, averaging not more than five or six miles per day and sometimes remained two days at the same encampment.
american-businessman began board boat departure descent embarked land men newly six
William Henry Ashley After the departure of the land parties, I embarked with six men on thursday, the 21st april, on board my newly made boat and began the descent of the river.
american-businessman discovered features passage remarkable
William Henry Ashley On my passage thither, I discovered nothing remarkable in the features of the country.
american-businessman descended ground indians lower miles morning remained several spot ten thousand until
William Henry Ashley We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when we descended ten miles lower down and encamped on a spot of ground where several thousand Indians had wintered during the past season.
american-businessman broken changed country covered direction east elevated generally highest leave manner mountain north principal rough south travelled west
William Henry Ashley The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and west, I ascended it in such manner as to leave its most elevated ranges to the south and travelled north west over a very rough and broken country generally covered with snow.
american-businessman covered grove literally movement promise safe seemed supposed ten valleys
William Henry Ashley The weather was fine, the valleys literally covered with buffaloe, and everything seemed to promise a safe and speedy movement to the first grove of timber on my route, supposed to be about ten days' march.
american-businessman cords falls means obliged provided therefore
William Henry Ashley We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.
american-businessman environment given size split
Bob Iger We like the size of the company today given the environment and have no plans to split it up and make it smaller.
convinced honors longer people specific ways
V. S. Naipaul The longer I live the more convinced I become that one of the greatest honors we can confer on other people is to see them as they are, to recognize not only that they exist, but that they exist in specific ways and have specific realities.
convinced people power words
Nawal El Saadawi I don't think that people in power can be convinced by words or articles. They will never give it up by choice.
convinced great people
Eric Ripert I am convinced that if you serve great value, people will come to you.
convince creates elemental happen illusion ourselves says
Malcolm Gladwell There is an important idea in psychology: The 'just world theory,' which says that it is very important for us to convince ourselves that the world is just and things happen for a reason. That there is some elemental fairness in everything, which creates the illusion of justice.
convinced fairy five good grow says spent tales
Susannah Grant Fairy tales were important to me. Aren't they for any kid? My sister says I spent a good five years of my youth convinced I would grow up to be a princess.
convinced shall work
Sakshi Tanwar I've always wanted to take up work that my heart is convinced about. And I shall continue to do so.
convinced justice occurred
Michael Kirby We are not convinced that a miscarriage of justice occurred in this case.
convince reasons schools science scientists women
Nancy Roman One of the reasons I like working with schools is to try to convince women that they can be scientists and that science can be fun.
convinced plot sentence
Lorraine Adams I write sentence to sentence. That's the kind of writer I am. I don't have a plot when I begin. I have to be convinced and I have to be surprised.
people
Yuvraj Singh People who don't know me, how will they know what I am really like? They will only see me on the field, only see me in an advertisement. People who know what kind of a guy I am will tell you I'm a very open person.
people
Yoko Ono Most people like to hear sounds they are used to.
people
Yoko Ono Many people do remember their births, but they deny it.
people
Willie Aames I think there are people that have very addictive personalities.
people
William Shatner I like making people laugh. It comes off and shines in everything I do.
people walked
Wentworth Miller They told me at the end of that test that they wanted me to be a part of this project. I walked out and had a moment of clarity where I thought, not many people will ever have this moment.
people quick relate sports
William Clay Ford, Sr. I think sports are a wonderful diversion. People can relate to sports very easily. It's a quick study.
people
William Sleator Stories develop from things I read and also from my own experiences and experiences of people I know.
people
Will Poulter I need to try and get away from that brat role, or people are going to think I'm a natural brat.