Year: 2013
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Walt Whitman Quotes
Walter “Walt” Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Born: May 31, 1819, West Hills, New York, United States Died: March 26, 1892, Camden, New Jersey, United States Full name: Walter Whitman Nationality: American …
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Dale Carnegie Quotes
Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a massive…
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Rumi Quotes
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī popularly known as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic. Iranians, Turks, Afghans, Tajiks, and other Central Asian Muslims as well as the Muslims of South Asia have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy. Rumi’s importance is considered to transcend national…
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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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Famous Speech of Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Albert Einstein said of Mahatma Gandhi that: “Generations to come will scarce believe that such…
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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…