Sir Walter Raleigh

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“But from this earth, this grave, this dust,
My God shall raise me up, I trust.”
—Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)

“The first rule of venture capitalism should be Shoot the Inventor.”
—Richard, Sir Storey (b. 1937)

“Just at the stroke when my veins start and spread,
Set on my soul an everlasting head.
Then am I ready, like a palmer fit,
To tread those blest paths which before I writ.”
—Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)

“Historians desiring to write the actions of men, ought to set down the simple truth, and not say anything for love or hatred; also to choose such an opportunity for writing as it may be lawful to think what they will, and write what they think, which is a rare happiness of the time.”
—Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1618)