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To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for. ↗

— Henry Van Dyke

#choice #desire #doing #good #happiness

I am glad to learn that the Parliament Bill has been passed for the Darlington Railway. ↗

— George Stephenson

#been #bill #glad #i #i am

I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings. And I've never been too impressed. ↗

— Bob Dylan

#dined #i #impressed #kings #never

Is education possibly a process of trading awareness for things of lesser worth? The goose who trades his is soon a pile of feathers. ↗

— Aldo Leopold

#education #feathers #goose #his #lesser

My concern has always been that people who I portray, or the professions that I portray, are not embarrassed by my portrayal of them. ↗

— George Dzundza

#been #concern #embarrassed #i #people

Despite the success cult, men are most deeply moved not by the reaching of the goal but by the grandness of the effort involved in getting there - or failing to get there. ↗

— Max Lerner

#deeply #despite #effort #failing #get

I am much obliged by the favourable sentiments you express towards me, and shall be happy if I can be of service in carrying into execution your plans. ↗

— George Stephenson

#be happy #carrying #execution #express #favourable

We have to spend a lot more time training people to be good advocates of U.S. business. ↗

— Lawrence Eagleburger

#good #lot #more #people #spend

Any Ambassador or Foreign Service Officer who has his or her head screwed on right knows that the U.S. position in the world is far more dependent on our ability to compete in world markets. ↗

— Lawrence Eagleburger

#ambassador #any #compete #dependent #far

Throughout the course of my life, I've been blessed to work with extremely talented people. ↗

— George Dzundza

#blessed #course #extremely #i #life