Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Brooks Adams: Influence of an author
“The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by 500 readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the 500, he reaches the five hundred thousand. ” ~Brooks Adams.
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Oscar Wilde: Faces
A man’s face is his autobiography. A woman’s face is her work of fiction. —Oscar Wilde
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Albert Einstein: Sorry lot indeed
“If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.” —Albert Einstein. Embed from Getty Images
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Mark Twain: Illusions
“Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.” —Mark Twain
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Norman Angell: Force of war
The force which makes for war does not derive its strength from the interested motives of evil men; it derives its strength from the disinterested motives of good men. ~ Norman Angell ~
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Bruce Lee: Mistakes
“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” —Bruce Lee.
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Original
When you’re the original, you can, if you wish, stray from the script. Hell, it’s your life, it’s your story.
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Dean Acheson: One day at a time
“Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.” —Dean Acheson.
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Michael Jordan: Others’ expectations
“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.” —Michael Jordan.
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Buddha: Happiness
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. —Buddha. Embed from Getty Images
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Meredith Norwood: Selfish creativeness
To some degree, to be creative you have to be selfish. – Meredith Norwood
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Isaac Asimov: Jokes
Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments. -Isaac Asimov, scientist and writer (1920-92). Embed from Getty Images
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Robert C Solomon: Spirituality
“Spirituality can be severed from both vicious sectarianism and thoughtless banalities. Spirituality, I have come to see, is nothing less than the thoughtful love of life.” —Robert C. Solomon.
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Brian Tracy: Attitude of gratitude
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. —Brian Tracy
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Kevin Rose: Agile
Don’t spend too much time planning, release early and often, some things will work, others won’t, refine and move forward and above all forget the money, just make sure you love what you’re doing. – Kevin Rose
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Dave-Jedicheetah: Bad things, good people
“Most of all, just realize that life is fleeting and we should appreciate each and every day, because bad things happen to good people.” -Dave-Jedicheetah.
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Desiree Davila: Marathons are fun
“Marathons are fun. You have all those people out there acting like you’re a big deal, it’s kind of awesome to soak that in for your one day.” —Desiree Davila’s thoughts about running the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials.
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Ryan Hall: Rest
“I constantly remind myself that resting takes confidence. Anyone can train like a mad man but to embrace rest and to allow all the hard training to come out takes mental strength.” —Ryan Hall.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Happiness
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” —Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/91757078
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James Thurber: Light
There are two kinds of light — the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. -James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)
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Kristie Cranford: It's personal
It’s about you. It’s personal. You’re not racing against anyone else. You only get one first time, so just enjoy the experience. Kristie Cranford, Runner’s World Challenger of the Week
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Adrian Shaughnessy : Graphic design
“Graphic design has been likened to a wine glass. When we drink wine we barely notice the glass it’s served in. It wouldn’t be true to say that we don’t care what glass we drink out of – we wouldn’t choose to drink a rare vintage out of a Tupperware mug, for example – but…
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Henry Ward Beecher: No man is sane
“No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.” —Henry Ward Beecher. Embed from Getty Images
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Albert Einstein: Problems
We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. – Albert Einstein
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Mahatma Gandhi: Customers
A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption of our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider to our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favour…
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William Faulkner: Experience, observation and imagination
A writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination, any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of the others. -William Faulkner, novelist (1897-1962)
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Bertrand Russell: None but a coward
“None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear. ” —Bertrand Russell
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Charles Bukowski: You’ve still got a soul left to lose
“If you’re losing your soul and you know it, then you’ve still got a soul left to lose. ” —Charles Bukowski
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Charles Caleb Cotton: Reputation
“There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter. ” —Charles Caleb Cotton
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Paul Attwood: Decisions on artwork by committee
“Decisions on artwork by committee end up being made on the premise of not turning people off rather than turning people on.” – Paul Attwood
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery: Forgotten truth
And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author and aviator (1900-1945)
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Christina G Rosetti: Forget and smile
“Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad. ” —Christina G. Rossetti.
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Oscar Wilde: Friends
“I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones.” —Oscar Wilde. Embed from Getty Images
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Carl Schurtz: Ideals
“Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them.” -Carl Schurtz.
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Jeffrey Zeldman: Best work
Whether the task is writing, design, or hanging a picture straight, it is obvious that we do our best work when healthy, rested, refreshed, alert, and eager to do the job for its own sake. – Jeffrey Zeldman
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George A Smith: More recklessly
“Yet none use their words more recklessly than the strong, who have not been sobered by the rebuffs and uncertainties of life. ” —George A. Smith.
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Fred Rohe: Running rewards
There are no standards and no possible victories except the joy you are living while dancing your run. You are not running for some future reward-the real reward is now! Fred Rohe, author of The Zen of Running
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Henry Miller: Sin, guilt, neurosis
“Sin, guilt, neurosis; they are one and the same, the fruit of the tree of knowledge. ” —Henry Miller
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Edna O’Brien: In hotels of the soul
“Writers really live in the mind and in hotels of the soul. “ —Edna O’Brien.
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Desiree Davila: Running
Running is just you, the work you put in, and the clock. You can’t cheat yourself. If you don’t put in the miles, you can’t go to the starting line thinking you’re going to pull a miracle out of nowhere. You get out exactly as much as you put in. Desiree Davila
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Calvin Coolidge: Bewilderment
“When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous. ” —Calvin Coolidge
