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Duty is the great business of a sea officer all private considerat

Duty is the great business of a sea officer all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be. – Horatio Nelson

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Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping the sea and that his was kept in order and increasing by staying in port but know he finds, I fancy, if Emperors hear the truth, that his fleet suffers more in a night than ours in one year. – Horatio Nelson

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Truth
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Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all events and the justice of our cause. I thank God for this opportunity of doing my duty. – Horatio Nelson

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Trust
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I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor. – Horatio Nelson

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Humor
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Business today consists in persuading crowds. – T. S. Eliot

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Governments role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way. – Jesse Ventura

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I feel lazy when Im not working. I learned all my business sense from my dad. He always believed in me, and I think the last thing he said to me before he passed away was, I know youre gonna be OK. Im not worried about you. – Kim Kardashian

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Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if youre in a crowd, youll always have some clean air to breathe. – Julia Child

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Straight men just cant imagine the bliss of being in a relationship with someone who finds farting as funny as they do. – Graham Norton

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