“Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.”
– Hanlons Razor
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Angels sing – Carrie Fisher
“I heard someone say once that many of us only seem able to find heaven by backing away from hell. And while the place that I’ve arrived at in my life may not precisely be everyone’s idea of heavenly, I could swear sometimes–I hear angels sing.”
– Carrie Fisher
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Growth – Edward Abbey
“It isn’t compulsory to earn more money, achieve more goals, realise our potential on every dimension, or fit more in. Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”
– Edward Abbey
“At some point I realised everything that you do is you, even it it’s the lies you tell. Even if it’s an act, it’s part of the real me because it’s what I want people to think I am.”
– Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (George Michael)
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Children – Abigail Van Buren
“If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.”
– Abigail Van Buren
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Reproach resentment – Tacitus
“To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.”
– Tacitus
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Yesterdays – Brendan Francis
“No yesterdays are ever wasted for those who give themselves to today.”
– Brendan Francis
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Rain – Clint Eastwood
“If you think it’s going to rain, it will.”
– Clint Eastwood
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Tomorrow – Jimmy Lyons
“Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man.”
– Jimmy Lyons
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Fear and lack of self-confidence
“Nothing sabotages a career as effectively as fear and lack of self-confidence. The way to conquer anxiety is identify what scares you and then ask yourself the question – What can I do to overcome this fear?”
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Measure with judgment – Agnes Repplier
“…we are less likely to fail if we measure with judgment our chances and our capabilities.”
– Agnes Repplier
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The money will come – Greer Garson
“Starting out to make money is the greatest mistake in life. Do what you feel you have a flair for doing, and if you are good enough at it, the money will come.”
– Greer Garson
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Sadness – Jean de La Fontaine
“Sadness flies away on the wings of time.’
– Jean de La Fontaine
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It’s better – Sister Elizabeth Kenny
“It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.”
– Sister Elizabeth Kenny
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Every difficulty – Albert Einstein
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”
– Albert Einstein