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  Human Being
Benjamin DisraeliMan is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men.

—  Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister

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  Mankind
Benjamin FranklinAll mankind is divided into three groups: those that are immovable, those that are movable and those that move.

—  Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer

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  Identity
Golda MeirTrust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.

—  Golda Meir, 1898-1978, Israeli Prime Minister

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Andy WarholIt’s not what you are that counts, it’s what they think you are.

—  Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American artist

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Noel CowardYou'll never decide what you want until you've decided who you are.

—  Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright

  
  World
VirgilHard work conquers all.

Labor omnia vincit.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

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Francis Scott FitzgeraldThe world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want.

—  Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer

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  Life
Albert EinsteinIf A is success in life, then A = x + y + z. Work is x, play is y and z is keeping your mouth shut.

—  Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist

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George BurnsThere's an old saying, 'Life begins at forty.' That's silly. Life begins every morning you wake up.

—  George Burns, 1896-1996, American comedian

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Zig ZiglarCreate a life you can’t wait to live.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Eleanor RooseveltLife is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.

—  Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president

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Napoleon HillIt takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.

—  Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American self-help writer

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  Right & Wrong
Peter DruckerManagement is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Bob MarleyNothing is wrong if it makes you happy.

—  Bob Marley, 1945-1981, Jamaican singer

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Lyndon JohnsonYou know, doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right.

—  Lyndon Johnson, 1908-1973, American President [1963-1969]

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Eleanor RooseveltDo what you feel in your heart to be right — for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

—  Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president

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  Faith
Martin Luther KingFaith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

—  Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement

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Peter PanAll it takes is faith and trust.

—  from the film Peter Pan

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Henry MillerBack of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

  
  Hell
Winston ChurchillIf you’re going through hell, keep going.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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  Present
Jim RohnHappiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Eleanor RooseveltYesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift... that's why they call it the present.

—  Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president

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  Timing
Dave LettermanNext in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger.

—  Dave Letterman, 1947-, American TV talk show host

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Marlen DietrichTiming: The alpha and omega of aerialists, jugglers, actors, diplomats, publicists, generals, prizefighters, revolutionists, financiers, dictators, lovers.

—  Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress

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Søren KierkegaardIt is very important in life to know when your cue comes.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

  
  Time
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

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Jim RohnEither you run the day or the day runs you.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Peter DruckerUntil we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Zig ZiglarLack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Charles DarwinA man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

—  Charles Darwin, 1809-1882, British scientist

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Bruce LeeIf you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

—  Bruce Lee, 1940-1973, Chinese-American actor

  
  Past
Lou HoltzIf what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.

—  Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach

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  Future
Mahatma GandhiThe future depends on what you do today.

—  Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader of independence

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Lyndon JohnsonYesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

—  Lyndon Johnson, 1908-1973, American President [1963-1969]

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryAs for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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  Age
Mark TwainAnyone who stops learning is old, whether twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing you can do is keep your mind young.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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  Procrastination
Ashleigh BrilliantI could do great things, if I weren't so busy doing little things.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

  
  Speed
Ralph Waldo EmersonIn skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Carl von ClausewitzIt is better to act quickly and be wrong than to hesitate and let the time for action pass.

—  Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist

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  Ending
Z.J. BlaineTo succeed in life you need not only initiative but also finishiative.

—  Z.J. Blaine,  (unidentified)

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  Learning
Pablo PicassoI am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Mark TwainAnyone who stops learning is old, whether twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing you can do is keep your mind young.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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George SantayanaThe wisest mind has something yet to learn.

—  George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher

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Isaac AsimovSelf-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

—  Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, American Sci-Fi writer

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Isaac AsimovPeople think of education as something they can finish.

—  Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, American Sci-Fi writer

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Jim RohnFormal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Dwight EisenhowerAlways try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

—  Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President

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Steve JobsStay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

—  Steve Jobs, 1955-2011, American businessman

     (ending comment in the Stanford Commencement in 2005)

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Henry FordAnyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

—  Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American industrialist, founder of FORD

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Bruce LeeAbsorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own.

—  Bruce Lee, 1940-1973, Chinese-American actor

  
  Distance
T. S. EliotOnly those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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  Road
RumiIt’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Vincent Van GoghNormality is a paved road. It’s comfortable to walk but no flowers grow on it.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Joseph ConradAll roads are long which lead to one's heart's desire.

—  Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, British-Polish writer

Joseph ConradI always went my own road and on my own legs where I had a mind to go.

—  Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, British-Polish writer

  
  Beginning
T. S. EliotEvery moment is a fresh beginning.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Zig ZiglarYou don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Walt DisneyThe way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

—  Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American businessman & cartoonist

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Vincent Van GoghThe beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn out all right.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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George HerbertBetter never begin than never make an end.

—  George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet

  
  Difference
Coco ChanelIn order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

—  Coco Chanel, 1883-1971, French fashion designer

  
  Similarity
Georg Christoph LichtenbergThere is no more important rule of conduct in the world than this: attach yourself as much as you can to people who are abler than you and yet not so very different that you cannot understand them.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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  Opposites
Ludwig WittgensteinIf people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

  
  Complexity
Henry KissingerBecause complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.

—  Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician

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  Adaptation
George Bernard ShawThe reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.When you can’t change the direction of the wind, adjust your sails.

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

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Charles DarwinIt is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

—  Charles Darwin, 1809-1882, British scientist

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  Usefulness
Dale CarnegieKnowledge isn’t power until it is applied.

—  Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer

  
  Futility
Stefan ZweigLife is futile unless it be directed towards a definite goal.

—  Stefan Zweig, 1881-1942, Austrian writer

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  No Change
Andy WarholSecurity breeds stagnation.

—  Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American artist

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Franklin RooseveltThere are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

—  Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945]

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  New
Georg Christoph LichtenbergOne has to do something new in order to see something new.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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Eleanor RooseveltWith the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

—  Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president

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  Confusion
Peter DruckerOnly three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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  Rules
Douglas MacArthurRules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.

—  Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, American general

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T. S. EliotIt's not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Zig ZiglarEverybody says they want to be free. Take the train off the tracks and it’s free but it can’t go anywhere.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Lou HoltzI follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

—  Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach

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