Gregory Porter My sisters started to cook at nine and, being one of the youngest, I wanted in on it, too, so I began at six on potato-peeling duty as french fries were my thing. – Gregory Porter Cook Quotes Duty Quotes French Quotes Fries Quotes Potatopeeling Quotes Sisters Quotes Started Quotes My mother gave me the courage to pursue music as a career on her deathbed. She became very ill when I was 21. I didn’t want her to worry about my future. I wanted her to know I’d finish my degree. But she pushed me to follow my dream, even if it wasn’t the safe option. My overwhelming memory of my childhood is the constant busyness in the house. I am seventh out of eight kids – five boys and three girls – plus my mom, Ruth.
Apollonius of Tyana The gods, as they are beneficent, if they find anyone who is healthy and whole and unscarred by vice, will send him away, surely, after crowning him, not with golden crowns, but with all sorts of blessings. – Apollonius of Tyana
KnowledgePeter DruckerWork A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge. – Peter Drucker
Arthur Lewis In 1938, I was given a one-year teaching appointment, which was sensational for British universities. This was converted into the usual four-year contract for an Assistant Lecturer in 1939. – Arthur Lewis
James S Coleman For to change the norms, the very foci of attention, of a cultural system is a difficult task – far more complex than that of changing an individual’s attitudes and interests. – James S Coleman
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