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Quote by Zig Ziglar

“Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him one of yours. ~”

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Ziglar was an American author, motivational speaker, and coach. He is renowned for his motivational books and speeches that encouraged personal development and success. His work emphasized the power of positive thinking and the significance of goal setting. more

“‎W. H. Auden once suggested that to understand your own country you need to have lived in at least two others. One can say something similar for periods of time: to understand your own century you need to have come to terms with at least two others. The key to learning something about the past might be a ruin or an archive but the means whereby we may understand it is--and always will be--ourselves.”

Needs May Mean Two Country Might Past Term Century Keys Periods Ruins Archives Auden

Author:Ian Mortimer

“You can't become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There's life in a nutshell.”

Fall Numbers Get Up Decent Horsemen

Book:Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The Autobiography

Source: Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The Autobiography

“There is no doubt that I have lots of words inside me; but at moments, like rush-hour traffic at the mouth of a tunnel, they jam.”

Moments Hours Doubt Mouths Patience No Doubt Traffic Jam Tunnels Rush Hour

Book:Self-consciousness: memoirs

Source: Self-consciousness: memoirs

“When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away - even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.”