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Anatole France: Vain sounds
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The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them. –Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)
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Elbert Hubbard: Flattery
“A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself. ”
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Alexander Osborn: Creativity and praise
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“Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us put out more and better ideas if our efforts are truly appreciated.”
—Alexander Osborn
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Dream no small dreams
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“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.”
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Unknown: Success unexpected in common hours
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dream, and endeavours to live the life which he had imagines, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
—Unknown.
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Words
If words are to enter men’s minds and bear fruit, they must be the right words shaped cunningly to pass men’s defenses and explode silently and effectually within their minds. –J.B. Phillips, writer and clergyman (1906-1982)
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Adventure
Adventure is the result of poor planning.
—Colonel Batchford Snell
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Flattery
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What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering. –George Bernard Shaw, writer, Nobel laureate (1856-1950)
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Constantine Karamanlis: Cult of personality
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“We are given to the cult of personality; when things go badly we look to some messiah to save us. If by chance we think we have found one, it will not be long before we destroy him. ”
—Constantine Karamanlis.
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Albert Schweitzer: Inner Fire
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“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” –Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (1875-1965).
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Erma Bombeck: Dreams and dreamers
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Dreams have only one owner at a time. That’s why dreamers are lonely. –Erma Bombeck, author (1927-1996)
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Liberal congratulations?
"The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own." A Vindication of Natural Society. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations. ”
—Edmund Burke
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Chinese proverb: Single conversation
A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a months study of books.
—Chinese Proverb
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Edmund Burke: Confusion
“One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good. ”
Edmund Burke.
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Rob Curedale: Design
Design is creativity with strategy.
– Rob Curedale
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Massimo Vignelli: Design, discipline and intelligence
There is no design without discipline. There is no discipline without intelligence.
– Massimo Vignelli.
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