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There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people
visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is read more
Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people
visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible.
And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible.
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of read more
When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of a contradiction you've
detected that is threatening your current model of the world or some
aspect of it, pay attention. You are about to learn something. This
discomfort and intellectual conflict is when learning is taking place.
The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said read more
The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said to stand or, more accurately, to tremble on the threshold of conversion, as the representative American.
Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry read more
Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps.
A boy becomes an adult three years before his parents think he does,
and about two years after he thinks read more
A boy becomes an adult three years before his parents think he does,
and about two years after he thinks he does.
Prejudice is the child of ignorance.
Prejudice is the child of ignorance.
