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8 Jan 2007, 4:28 pm
When it comes to the White House's latest "new approach" to Iraq, we are definitely entering "the lunatics have taken over the asylum" territory. ....It's one thing to believe you're Napoleon. [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 11:54 am
But according to Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, the ability to make quick decisions is the hallmark of rich people: Analysis of several hundred people who had accumulated fortunes well beyond the million dollar mark, disclosed the fact that every one of them had the habit of reaching decisions promptly, and changing these decisions slowly, if and when they were changed at all. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 6:21 am
Napoleon Hill wrote about it in the 1930’s when he said that two heads are better than two, because their combination is greater than the sum of their parts. [read post]
31 Aug 2015, 4:00 am
If you are a regular reader, you may recall that when I was a teenager visiting my grandparents, out of boredom I pulled a book my grandfather’s bookcase: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. [read post]
28 Sep 2024, 12:20 pm
Swearing in of the inaugural BoardLeft) Ron Herman with Judges Samantha Feuer and Sarah Shullman, and Wellington Mayor Michael Napoleone Upcoming Events and Opportunities at JLA As part of ongoing efforts to engage the community, JLA is hosting U.S. [read post]
12 Jul 2011, 2:03 pm
"Anecdotes" is the operative word here: in sum, 26 more or less free-standing vignettes about people who were, or wanted to be, or should have been, fixtures on the Parisian during "the Enlightenment"--defined by Fumaroli as the 100/101 years between the treaties that ended the War of Spanish Succession (1713-14) and the first fall of Napoleon (1814). [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 1:10 pm
” That early Roman work was found in 1611, sold to the Borghese family, and later bought by Napoleon and moved to Paris. [read post]
17 Jan 2010, 4:55 pm
On April 10, 1803 Napoleon told Treasury minister Barbé-Marbois that he was considering selling the whole Louisiana Territory to the U.S.. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 9:38 am
He brings to the part of Tyrion precisely the right amount of Napoleonic swagger and, dare I say it, impishness. [read post]
4 Dec 2007, 9:54 pm
Hat tip: Prettier than Napoleon, who writes that the "blog is almost certainly a hoax (any competent attorney would have put the kibosh on it), but does it matter? [read post]
16 Sep 2012, 9:28 pm
Napoleon was actually a protégé of Robespierre, and was placed under house arrest after the Thermodorian reaction. [read post]
7 Apr 2012, 2:35 pm
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27 Jun 2008, 8:41 pm
Hidden Sex Scenes Draw Ho-Hum, Except From Lawyers [New York Times] Grand Theft Auto: Class Action - the argument [Overlawyered] Fame: SO edition [Prettier Than Napoleon] [read post]
27 May 2024, 12:46 pm
This is not a plan – it’s a review which could cost billions and is only needed because the Tories hollowed out the Armed Forces to their smallest size since Napoleon. [read post]
29 Apr 2019, 3:00 am
While in France negotiating with Napoleon to end an undeclared trade war with the United States, Ellsworth resigned from the Supreme Court, citing health problems caused by his travel schedule. [read post]
4 Jul 2019, 8:00 am
It might be the Napoleonic Code, Sharia law, or some other form of jurisprudence. [read post]
11 Dec 2014, 5:00 am
Did you know Napoleon appointed a woman as his Chief Air Minister of Ballooning? [read post]
16 Jun 2007, 6:44 am
Tyler concludes by citing Napoleon's maxim that "a leader is a dealer in hope. [read post]
11 May 2010, 8:48 pm
"Hangzhou's Lakeside International Famous Brand Street, one of the city's high-end districts, is the most developed in the country, integrating a high-end business concept modeled after Milan's Via Monte Napoleone shopping district. [read post]
1 Aug 2008, 3:19 am
And two, they forced these neighbors to accept their (nomadic) definition of war.Genghis Khan was their prime avatar--with his descendants, perhaps the most successful and effective military presence in history, certainly in the last thousand years (yes, counting Napoleon and Hitler). [read post]
