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Even a thief takes ten years to learn his trade.
Even a thief takes ten years to learn his trade.
Some self-confronting questions: "Where do I want to be at any given time?" "How am I going to get there? read more
Some self-confronting questions: "Where do I want to be at any given time?" "How am I going to get there? "What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be?"... "What's the first, small step I can take to get moving?".
A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course read more
A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and come to a premature end?
I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest read more
I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest if one doesn't sleep.
My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long read more
My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long run.
No well-informed person has declared a change of opinion to be
inconstancy.
[Lat., Nemo doctus unquam mutationem consilii read more
No well-informed person has declared a change of opinion to be
inconstancy.
[Lat., Nemo doctus unquam mutationem consilii inconstantiam dixit
esse.]
A plan is a list of actions arranged in whatever sequence is thought likely to achieve an objective.
A plan is a list of actions arranged in whatever sequence is thought likely to achieve an objective.
We do not count a man's years until he has nothing else to count.
We do not count a man's years until he has nothing else to count.
It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.
It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.