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longones - longer quotes than a line or two
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” – Mohandas Gandhi
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” – Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
“The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental or spiritual.” – John Stuart Mill, On Liberty.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear” – Mark Twain
“Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.” – Mark Twain
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain
“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” - Hunter Stockton Thompson
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” - JFK
“Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.” - Stephen King
“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” – Zig Zigler
“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough” - Mario Andretti
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle”, - Albert Einstein
“One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes
“If she’s amazing, she won’t be easy. If she’s easy, she won’t be amazing. If she’s worth it, you won’t give up. If you give up, you’re not worthy.”
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” - Mahatma Gandhi
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” - Alexander Pope
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle
“People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.” — David H. Comins
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Excellence can be obtained if you: ...care more than others think is wise; ...risk more than others think is safe; ...dream more than others think is practical; ...expect more than others think is possible”
“One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.” — Josh Billings
“Always do right — this will gratify some and astonish the rest.” — Mark Twain
