#select

The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it leaves all the rest in shadow and unseen. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

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I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call. ↗

— Russell Crowe

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My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them. ↗

— Walter Savage Landor

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Ideas percolate. Through natural selection, the best ones survive. ↗

— Andrew Lo

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Historians will have to face the fact that natural selection determined the evolution of cultures in the same manner as it did that of species. ↗

— Konrad Lorenz

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I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

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Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching. ↗

— Phil Crosby

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The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the next prime minister, president, and speaker of the council. ↗

— David Petraeus

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I am honored to be selected as the 2012 Miss Golden Globe. It's very exciting to be a part of an awards show like the Golden Globes so early on in my career. ↗

— Rainey Qualley

#awards #career #early #exciting #globe