In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably. ~George MacDonald
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
#quotes #maria-callas #responsibility

In very big companies, you find less entrepreneurialism than you really want to see. Success is defined as "don't make a mistake." And you get to be the C.E.O. by outlasting everybody else, then you're there for five or six years, and you want to get your bonus on the way out. ~Bernard L. Schwartz
#quotes #bernard-l-schwartz #entrepreneurship #ceo #success

I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
#quotes #maria-monk #christianity #power

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ~George Herbert
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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But we'd never really seen eye to eye. Mostly 'cause he was much taller than I was. ~Darynda Jones
#quotes #darynda-jones

Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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Every knock is a boost. ~Elbert Hubbard
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Progress begins with the belief that what is necessary is possible. ~Norman Cousins
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
#quotes #nguyen-cao-ky #peace #united-states

A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #experience

Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
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I am defeated all the time, yet to victory I am born. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
#proverbs #jewish-poverbs #wisdom #motivation

The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune. ~Francois de La Rochefoucauld
#quotes #francois-de-la-rochefoucauld #judging #fashion #money

You have got to have a problem that you want to solve, a wrong that you want to right. ~Steve Jobs
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #guidance

Just because I've stopped working doesn't mean that I've stopped being helpful. ~Walter Huston
#quotes #walter-huston #work #helping

Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
#quotes #philip-pullman #life #trust