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SIN: Self-Inflicted Nonsense.
SIN: Self-Inflicted Nonsense.
Success has made failures of many men.
Success has made failures of many men.
One might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as to try to maintain in equal read more
One might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as to try to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.
You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.
There are two days in the week on which I never worry; One is yesterday and the other is tomorrow.
There are two days in the week on which I never worry; One is yesterday and the other is tomorrow.
They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, read more
They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor.
In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, read more
In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it strikes with incredible emphasis. Those are the rare occasions when a national will emerges from the scattered, specialized, or indifferent blocs of voters who ordinarily elect the politicians. Those are for good or evil the great occasions in a nation's history.
The days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?.
The days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?.
