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If we conceive all the changes in the physical world as reducible to the motion of atoms, motions generated by means of the fixed nuclear forces of those atoms, the whole of the world could thus be known by means of the natural sciences. ↗

— Wilhelm Dilthey

#changes #conceive #could #fixed #forces

Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the other hand, companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time. ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#benefit #build #business #companies #core

I have enormous respect for Tom Daschle. The NRA has not yet taken a formal position on which I'm aware of on this matter, and I think Tom may be just getting a little ahead of things. ↗

— John Dingell

#aware #daschle #enormous #formal #getting

It gives me goose bumps and little butterflies in the stomach when I start thinking about the 'golden slam.' ↗

— Novak Djokovic

#bumps #butterflies #gives #golden #goose

So I come before you with a budget that is honest in its discussion of our challenges, creative in its possible solutions, compassionate in its commitment to our most vulnerable, and balanced on the bottom line. ↗

— James H. Douglas

#before #bottom #bottom line #budget #challenges

Every now and then you think about your life, what you would like to be, you start at Number 1 and you go down to 100. And down at the bottom, 100, was - Stage. Go figure. That would be the last thing. It terrified me, man. But I had to do it. ↗

— Alan Vega

#bottom #down #every #figure #go

The purpose of a business is to create a customer. ↗

— Peter Drucker

#create #customer #purpose

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today. ↗

— John Dryden

#lived #thy #today #tomorrow #worst

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent. ↗

— Will Durant

#begins #broken #custom #every #minority

Growing up I was as big a tomboy as you can get. ↗