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Stephen Hawking: When one's expectations...

Stephen Hawking: When one's expectations...

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does...

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Lee Iacocca: Never rest on...

Lee Iacocca: Never rest on...

Never rest on your oars as a boss. If you do, the whole company starts sinking.

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Debbi Fields: What I wanted...

Debbi Fields: What I wanted...

What I wanted was to be allowed to do the thing in the world that I did best -- which I believed then and believe now...

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Jinger Heath: Success doesn't necessarily...

Jinger Heath: Success doesn't necessarily...

Success doesn't necessarily make you a happy person. . . . but without the confidence and security that comes from...

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Robert Townsend: Make every decision...

Robert Townsend: Make every decision...

Make every decision as if you owned the whole company.

Source: In Quotable...

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Philip Crosby: Being convinced one...

Philip Crosby: Being convinced one...

Being convinced one knows the whole story is the surest way to fail.

Source:...

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Donald Trump: Money was never...

Donald Trump: Money was never...

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the...

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W Clement Stone: So many fail...

W Clement Stone: So many fail...

So many fail because they don't get started -- they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't...

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Man Ray: An original is...

Man Ray: An original is...

An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an original is motivated be necessity. . . It is...

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David Bailey: Everybody comes along...

David Bailey: Everybody comes along...

Everybody comes along at the right time. . . . Leonardo was lucky because he came along at the right time. Oscar Wilde...

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Norman Augustine: Motivation will almost...

Norman Augustine: Motivation will almost...

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

Source: Augustine's Laws/...

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G C Lichtenberg: Never undertake anything...

G C Lichtenberg: Never undertake anything...

Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessing of...

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G C Lichtenberg: He was always...

G C Lichtenberg: He was always...

He was always smoothing and polishing himself, and in the end he became blunt before he was...

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Henri Matisse: I don't paint...

Henri Matisse: I don't paint...

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

Source: In...

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Oliver Herford: There is always...

Oliver Herford: There is always...

There is always room at the top -- after the investigation.

Source: In The...

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Georgia O'Keeffe: Before I put...

Georgia O'Keeffe: Before I put...

Before I put a brush to canvas, I question, Is this mine? . . . Is it influenced by some idea which I have acquired...

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Don't bother looking...

Don't bother looking...

Don't bother looking at the view -- I have already composed it.

Source: Comment to...

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Est?e Lauder: Look for a...

Est?e Lauder: Look for a...

Look for a sweet person. Forget rich.

Source: Advice on choosing a spouse, in New...

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Milton Friedman: What kind of...

Milton Friedman: What kind of...

What kind of society isn't structured on greed? The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement...

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Paula Nelson: Americans want action...

Paula Nelson: Americans want action...

Americans want action for their money. They are fascinated by its self-reproducing qualities if it's put to work . ....

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