Read quote“No lo he llamado para que me aconseje sobre el negocio, sino para saber cuánto me cobra de flete por mi trigo; lo demás dejémoslo en las manos de Dios.”
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Read quote“Personally, I really like driving a Proton, because I have been using it for over 20 years, and it has sentimental value to me.”
Read quote“I asked to be permitted to fly with a pilot who had an old broken down seaplane anchored in the river in front of the hotel.”
Read quote“I, Henry Meiggs, railroad contractor, respectfully submit to your excellency.”
Read quote“Nel quale, senza esagerazione, credo vi fusssero 500 navi grosse, quali V.S. avrà visto in Genova.”
Read quote“It seems that as the turbine is the most efficient prime mover known, it will be developed for aircraft.”
Read quote“My interest in aircraft propulsion began in the fall of 1933.”
Read quote“Certainly no 20 years in the history of aviation, and probably no 20 years in the future, will show such a succession of basic changes…as did the period of 1948–1968.”
Read quote“Tout le monde se rend compte que l’automobile est absolument indispensable à l’existence actuelle.”
Read quote“Je ne veux pas de chemin de fer. Ne le construis pas, et nous vivrons en paix.”
Read quote“My interest in aircraft propulsion began in the fall of 1933 while I was a student at the Georgia Augusta University of Gottingen.”
Read quote“I am more than happy. I have crossed the Channel.”
Read quote“No. Solo en globo, jet y a caballo.”
Read quote“I was not goaded by my father and this had nothing to do with my learning to fly.”
Read quote“The navigation of the air, for me, is like the navigation of a river.”
Read quote“My dream started out as the simple yearning of a simple man, a desire to bring the joy of flying to every Indian.”
Read quote“I think it’s this country’s love for the motor car.”
Read quote“This here’s the Rock Island Line. Back where I come from, people be blowin’ the train whistle to talk to the depot agent.”
Read quote“By investing to build ports, railway lines and roads, China is helping African countries open up to trade with each other.”
Read quote“In automotive industrial transformation, going electric is actually only the first half, and intelligence is the second half.”
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Turn at the Red Gate
When the market changes its hours, Salma draws a complicated map to save scattered farm stands. The map fails, but a simpler idea—marked by painted symbols and shared effort—turns a forgotten road into a welcome path.
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A Seat Kept Warm
When a new express line threatens his neighborhood workshop, a young mechanic must stop trying to prove he can manage alone.
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The Last Seat on the Night Ferry
When the final ferry leaves before class ends, a retired ticket clerk learns that solving one young cook’s problem requires an entire harbor to change course.
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