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An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.
An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.
Great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities, but to make
them.
Great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities, but to make
them.
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
If one has not given everything, one has given nothing.
If one has not given everything, one has given nothing.
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk read more
Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
The consciousness of being deemed dead, is next to the presumable unpleasantness of being so in reality. One feels like read more
The consciousness of being deemed dead, is next to the presumable unpleasantness of being so in reality. One feels like his own ghost unlawfully tenanting a defunct carcass.
The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too many people
come to the fountain of life with read more
The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too many people
come to the fountain of life with a sieve instead of a tank car...a
teaspoon instead of a steam shovel. They expect little and as a result
they get little.
In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the
goalposts are.
In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the
goalposts are.
