Inspirational Quotes - Page 40

• Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

  Elvis Presley

  Life, Motivational, Success

  "Heroes and Hero-Worship". Book by Thomas Carlyle, 1840.

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• I was made to be a perfectionist at everything I did. Everything was more important than what I wanted.

  Dennis Quaid

  Perfection, Excellence, Important

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• If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

  Carl Sagan

  Nature, Hipster, Food

  Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.242, Ballantine Books

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• A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Life, Motivational, Friendship

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• Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

  William Shakespeare

  Life, Success, Death

  'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 5, l. 16

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• If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Dance, Witty, Funny Life

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?

  George Bernard Shaw

  Love, Life, Motivational

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• I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not. You have to move on.

  Stephen Sondheim

  Moving On, Mistake, Choices

  Performing Arts Journal Inc, James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim (1986). “Wordplays 5: An Anthology of New American Drama”, Paj Publication

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• There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.

  Roger Staubach

  Motivational, Positive, Inspiring

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• If you shut your door to all errors truth will be shut out.

  Rabindranath Tagore

  Motivational, Truth, Adversity

  "Stray Birds".

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• Life is not a dress rehearsal.

  Rose Tremain

  Life, Leadership, Dresses

  "Sebastian Coe must be running on Jedi mind control" by Emma John, www.theguardian.com. August 17, 2011.

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• Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Motivational, Happy Birthday

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• A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.

  Mark Twain

  Success, Education, Wisdom

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• Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.

  Mark Twain

  Success, Sarcastic, Sarcasm

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• Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.

  Mark Twain

  Strength, Happiness, Strong

  The Mysterious Stranger ch. 10 (1916)

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• I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Wisdom, Humor

  The Innocents Abroad (1869) ch. 7

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• The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.

  Mark Twain

  Inspiring, Education, Witty

  Mark Twain (2015). “The Prince and the Pauper (StoneHenge Classics)”, p.154, StoneHenge Classics

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• Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.

  Mark Twain

  Success, Smart, Good Luck

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.210, Courier Corporation

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• Necessity is the mother of taking chances.

  Mark Twain

  Mother, Fear, Business

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.320, Courier Corporation

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• To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.

  Mark Twain

  Life, Diversity, Noble

  Mark Twain (2000). “The Jumping Frog: And 18 Other Stories”, p.102, Book Tree

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• At the end of the day, love and compassion will win.

  Terry Waite

  Winning, Compassion, The End Of The Day

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• Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

  George Washington

  4th Of July, Heart, Compassion

  George Washington, Thomas J. Fleming (1967). “Affectionately Yours, George Washington: A Self-portrait in Letters of Friendship”, New York : Norton

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  I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.

  Ron White

  Funny, Encouraging, Uplifting

  "Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again". Comedy, Documentary, www.imdb.com. 2004.

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• Never mistake activity for achievement.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Motivational Sports, Business

  John Wooden (1997). “Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court”, p.8, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.

  Randy Pausch

  Life, Motivational, Perseverance

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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