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Dale Carnegie: Any fool can...

Dale Carnegie: Any fool can...

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most do.

Source: In Readers'...

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Maria Edgeworth: When one illusion...

Maria Edgeworth: When one illusion...

When one illusion vanishes, another shall appear, and, still leading me forward towards an horizon that retreats as I...

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Charles Kingsley: We act as...

Charles Kingsley: We act as...

We act as though comfort luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is...

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Chuck Yeager: You do what...

Chuck Yeager: You do what...

You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but...

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Karl von Clausewitz: In war the...

Karl von Clausewitz: In war the...

In war the will is directed at an animate object that reacts.

Source: In The Harper...

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Grace Murray Hopper: Leadership is a...

Grace Murray Hopper: Leadership is a...

Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's...

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Napoleon Bonaparte: Ability is nothing...

Napoleon Bonaparte: Ability is nothing...

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Source: In Quotable Business, ed. Louis E....

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Agatha Christie: Most successes are...

Agatha Christie: Most successes are...

Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves about themselves by...

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Agatha Christie: An archaeologist is...

Agatha Christie: An archaeologist is...

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in...

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Joseph Heller: Orr would be...

Joseph Heller: Orr would be...

Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them...

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Eleanor H Porter: What men and...

Eleanor H Porter: What men and...

What men and women need is encouragement. . . . Instead of always harping on a man's faults, tell him of his virtues....

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Norman Douglas: What is all...

Norman Douglas: What is all...

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? Take fifty of our current proverbial sayings -- they are so trite,...

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Ken Kesey: You can't really...

Ken Kesey: You can't really...

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

Source: One Flew...

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Malcolm Bradbury: English history is...

Malcolm Bradbury: English history is...

English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and...

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Aldous Huxley: To his dog,...

Aldous Huxley: To his dog,...

To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.

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Jean Toomer: Talk about it...

Jean Toomer: Talk about it...

Talk about it only enough to do it. Dream about it only enough to feel it. Think about it only enough to understand...

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Maria Edgeworth: When one illusion...

Maria Edgeworth: When one illusion...

When one illusion vanishes, another shall appear, and, still leading me forward towards an horizon that retreats as I...

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Milan Kundera: No great movement...

Milan Kundera: No great movement...

No great movement designed to change the world can bear to be laughed at or belittled. Mockery is a rust that corrodes...

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Margaret Atwood: The truly fearless...

Margaret Atwood: The truly fearless...

The truly fearless think of themselves as normal.

Source: Bluebeard's Egg,...

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Thomas Mann: Opinions cannot survive...

Thomas Mann: Opinions cannot survive...

Opinions cannot survive if no one has a chance to fight for them.

Source: The Magic...

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