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It was both necessary and desirable for us to be so strong at sea that no Sea Power could attack us without risk, so that we might be free to protect our oversea interests, independently of the influence and the choice of other Sea Powers. ↗

— Bernhard von Bulow

#both #choice #could #desirable #free

I think it's better when you're natural, when you just do whatever you want, instead of doing classes where I see all these other people holding back because they've been trained with certain skills or techniques. I'm like, whatever. ↗

— Gisele Bundchen

#because #been #better #certain #classes

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values. ↗

— Warren E. Burger

#calculated #higher #order #preserve #risks

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#helper #nerves #our #sharpens #skill

We don't grow unless we take risks. Any successful company is riddled with failures. ↗

— James E. Burke

#company #failures #grow #riddled #risks

The way I see it, more people are wired with broadband from 9 to 5 during the day than watch TV at night. So therefore isn't the real prime time 9 to 5? Playing games at your desk - that's the new prime time, isn't it? ↗

— Mark Burnett

#day #desk #during #games #i

In a sense I've made the same film over and over again. In all of them I've asked, 'Who are we as Americans? ↗

— Ken Burns

#asked #film #i #made #over

America forms the longest and straightest bone in the earth's skeleton. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

#bone #earth #forms #longest #skeleton

I sketched out a rough story for them and the director said, well it's a good story but we have the go-ahead from Universal to make this script and did I want to do it. I said no, and they left. ↗

— Ellen Burstyn

#director #go-ahead #good #good story #i

The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#humble #love #tasks #work #beauty