Quotations

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“Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.” – Abraham Lincoln

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” – Antoine de Saint Exupery

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” – Alvin Toffler

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Anonymous

“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” – Harry Truman

“I must say that, as a litigant, I should dread a lawsuit beyond almost anything short of sickness and death.” – Judge Learned Hand

“I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s” – William Blake

“Arrange whatever pieces come your way.” – Virginia Woolf

“Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens

“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” – Cicero

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” – Hal Borland

“No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.” – William Blake

“The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” – Douglas Adams

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty”.
– Sir Winston Churchill

“Life is known only by those who have found a way to be comfortable with change and the unknown. Given the nature of life, there may be no security, but only adventure.” – Rachel Naomi Remen

“Happiness is not so much in having or sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Sir Norman Duckworth Kerr MacEwen 

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Published on May 21, 2009 at 1:12 pm  Comments Off on Quotations