Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do. Napoleon Hill defeateasyfailure share on social
Before Sunrise did very well internationally. It made as much in Italy and Korea as it did here. Richard Linklater internationallyitalykorea Change image and share on social
Before swearing in new citizens, immigration officials check to make sure prospective citizens weren't on voter rolls or voted before achieving legal citizenship. A citizenship petition can be denied if they were. Kate Brown achievecheckcitizen share on social
Before taking up dressage, I'd distanced myself from the Paralympics because I hadn't wanted to be defined by my disability. Then when I grew up and got an office job, things started to change. I'm actually allergic to horses, but I'm even more allergic to paperwork! Lee Pearson allergicchangedefine share on social
Before that I wanted to be a magazine illustrator - I probably would have painted Gothic scenes. Ira Levin gothicillustratormagazine Change image and share on social
Before that, they thought talking movies might eliminate radio as well. But radio just keeps getting stronger. Casey Kasem eliminatemovieradio Change image and share on social
Before the 1970s, banks were banks. They did what banks were supposed to do in a state capitalist economy: they took unused funds from your bank account, for example, and transferred them to some potentially useful purpose like helping a family buy a home or send a kid to college. Noam Chomsky 1970saccountbank share on social
Before the 20th century, the ulcer was not a respectable disease. Doctors would say, 'You're under a lot of stress.' Nineteenth-century Europe and America had all these crazy health spas and quack treatments. Barry Marshall 20thamericacentury share on social
Before the 21st century, stories became popular because people talked about them in other publications or shared magazine and newspaper clippings with friends. Annalee Newitz 21stcenturyclipping Change image and share on social
Before the advent of artificial light, we had 13, 14 hours in bed every night... and so what we experience now is about a 40% contraction of how we used to sleep, and I for one am glad of that - I don't want to spend 13 hours in bed. Jessa Gamble adventartificialbed share on social
