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"Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations." |
"Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations." |
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"Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm." |
"Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm." |
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| − | + | ― Winston Churchill |
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"The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer" |
"The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer" |
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| − | + | ― George Santayana |
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"All things are difficult before they are easy." |
"All things are difficult before they are easy." |
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| − | + | ― Dr. Thomas Fuller |
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"It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory." |
"It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory." |
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| − | + | ― W. Edwards Deming |
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"Do the right things for the right reasons." |
"Do the right things for the right reasons." |
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| − | + | ― Alexander B. Morrison |
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"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome." |
"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome." |
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| − | + | ― Samuel Johnson |
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"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." |
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." |
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| − | + | ― attributed to Albert Einstein |
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"There are men so conservative they believe nothing should be done for the first time." |
"There are men so conservative they believe nothing should be done for the first time." |
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| − | + | ― Unknown |
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"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you." |
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you." |
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| − | + | ― Henry Ward Beecher |
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"It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't." |
"It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't." |
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| − | + | ― Martin Van Buren |
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"The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone." |
"The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone." |
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| − | + | ― Lady Stella Reading |
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"Men who do things without being told draw the most wages." |
"Men who do things without being told draw the most wages." |
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| − | + | ― Edwin H. Stuart |
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"If your imagination leads you to understand how quickly people grant your requests when those requests appeal to their self-interest, you can have practically anything you go after." |
"If your imagination leads you to understand how quickly people grant your requests when those requests appeal to their self-interest, you can have practically anything you go after." |
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| − | + | ― Napoleon Hill |
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"It's easy to point a finger, but much harder to point the way." |
"It's easy to point a finger, but much harder to point the way." |
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| − | + | ― Duane Alan Hahn |
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"Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means." |
"Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means." |
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| − | + | ― Albert Einstein |
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"Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself." |
"Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself." |
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| − | + | ― Gary Comer |
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"Vision without Execution is Hallucination." |
"Vision without Execution is Hallucination." |
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| − | + | ― Thomas Edison |
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"In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not." |
"In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not." |
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| − | + | ― Chuck Reid |
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"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof." |
"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof." |
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| − | + | ― Winston Churchill |
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"If you aren't making any mistakes, it's a sure sign you're playing it too safe." |
"If you aren't making any mistakes, it's a sure sign you're playing it too safe." |
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| − | + | ― John Maxwell |
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"When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong." |
"When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong." |
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| − | + | ― Arthur C. Clarke |
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"The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." |
"The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." |
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| − | + | ― Arthur C. Clarke |
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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." |
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." |
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| − | + | ― Arthur C. Clarke |
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"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity" |
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity" |
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| − | + | ― Hanlon's razor |
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"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be." |
"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be." |
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"No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying." |
"No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying." |
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| − | + | ― Tony Robbins |
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"Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it. |
"Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it. |
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| − | + | ― Charles R. Swindoll |
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"You will never become who you were meant to be if you keep blaming everyone else for who you are now" |
"You will never become who you were meant to be if you keep blaming everyone else for who you are now" |
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| − | + | ― Robert Tew |
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"Good judgement is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgement" |
"Good judgement is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgement" |
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| − | + | ― Mark Twain |
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"Perfect is the enemy of good" |
"Perfect is the enemy of good" |
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| − | + | ― Voltaire |
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| + | ― Issac Asimov |
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and last by not least: |
and last by not least: |
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Revision as of 10:18, 19 December 2020
"When the winds of change blow, some build walls while others build windmills." - Anonymous
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls, and looks like work." - Thomas A Edison
"Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations." ― Ralph Charell
"Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm." ― Winston Churchill
"The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer" ― George Santayana
"All things are difficult before they are easy." ― Dr. Thomas Fuller
"It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory." ― W. Edwards Deming
"Do the right things for the right reasons." ― Alexander B. Morrison
"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome." ― Samuel Johnson
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." ― attributed to Albert Einstein
"There are men so conservative they believe nothing should be done for the first time." ― Unknown
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you." ― Henry Ward Beecher
"It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't." ― Martin Van Buren
"The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone." ― Lady Stella Reading
"Men who do things without being told draw the most wages." ― Edwin H. Stuart
"If your imagination leads you to understand how quickly people grant your requests when those requests appeal to their self-interest, you can have practically anything you go after." ― Napoleon Hill
"It's easy to point a finger, but much harder to point the way." ― Duane Alan Hahn
"Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means." ― Albert Einstein
"Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself." ― Gary Comer
"Vision without Execution is Hallucination." ― Thomas Edison
"In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not." ― Chuck Reid
"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof." ― Winston Churchill
"If you aren't making any mistakes, it's a sure sign you're playing it too safe." ― John Maxwell
"When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong." ― Arthur C. Clarke
"The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." ― Arthur C. Clarke
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." ― Arthur C. Clarke
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity" ― Hanlon's razor
"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be." — Wayne Gretzky
"No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying." ― Tony Robbins
"Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it. ― Charles R. Swindoll
"You will never become who you were meant to be if you keep blaming everyone else for who you are now" ― Robert Tew
"Good judgement is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgement" ― Mark Twain
"Perfect is the enemy of good" ― Voltaire
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” ― Issac Asimov
and last by not least:
"Yeah, but still" - urbandictionary.com: defined as the last words in an argument that serve as the intelligent man's "coup de grace" when confronted with an idiot's cop-out; it is also the only known comeback to "I'm Just Sayin'."