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James Russell Lowell |
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James Russell Lowell . Enjoy these inspirational and motivational quotes.
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All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action. |
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As life runs on, the road grows strange With faces new,-and near the end The milestones into headstones change, 'Neath every one a friend. |
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But all God's angels come to us disguised... |
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In creating, the only hard thing is to begin a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak. |
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It is not the insurrections of ignorance that are dangerous, but the revolts of the intelligence. |
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Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. |
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One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning. |
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Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. |
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There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat. |
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They talk about their Pilgrim blood, Their birthright high and holy A mountain-stream that ends in mud Methinks is melancholy. |
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We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder 'censorship,' we call it 'concern for commercial viability.'. |
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Wealth may be an ancient thing, for it means power, it means leisure, it means liberty. |
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Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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Management is nothing more than motivating other people. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't. |
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Author: Eleanor Roosevelt
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Friendship often ends in love but love in friendship - never. |
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Author: Charles Caleb Colton
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The pupil who is never required to do what he cannot do, never does what he can do. |
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Author: John Stuart Mill
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. |
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Author: Martin Luther King Jr
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The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks. |
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Author: Rupert Murdoch
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Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. |
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Author: Pablo Picasso
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Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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Management is nothing more than motivating other people. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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Incompetency begets incompetency. The last thing a guy who isn't sure of himself wants is a guy backing him up who is sure of himself. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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People want economy and they will pay any price to get it. |
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Author: Lee Iacocca
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