Howard Hughes:

I have learned you cannot fulfil a great purpose like the building of Nevada and make ice-cream on the front porch every night too.

— Howard Hughes Contemporary

Billionaire, extreme OCD recluse

Metaphorical statement about the demands of grand ambitions.

Approx. 1950s-1960s

Verification

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Found in 1 providers: gemini

Cross Reference

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