James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook FRS RNwas a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionExplorer
Date of Birth27 October 1728
thinking government people
Government is full of people who think they know what's best for others and can rationalize compelling them to accept it.
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Government employees move up the ladder through educational credentials rather than merit. People are given jobs and promotions based on seniority, race and gender rather than ability or talent. Such a system often overlooks the deserving and rewards the incompetent. There is no payoff for achievement.
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It's a vain hope to believe that people will voluntarily turn their back on government subsidies.
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The thing that distinguishes permanent poverty is bad character.
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Most everything government does is worse than useless.
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Our religious understanding and beliefs should evolve just like everything else.
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Getting is more fun than having.
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We are coerced into faith by our suffering.
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Time flies when you're running out of money.
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No role in life is more important than to be a good mother.
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The power of faith to ease our suffering is God's love.
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It's not up to God for us to use the gift of faith.
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God has the experience that comes from billions of years.
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Employers know the nature of people best.