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Quote by James C. Collins

“The drive for progress doesn't wait for the external world to say "It's time to change."”

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James C. Collins was an American author known for his works in the fields of business management and organizational leadership. His writings delve into the key factors of corporate success and how individuals and teams can achieve excellence. more

“The cat will keep his side of the bargain. He will kill mice, and he will be kind to babies when he is in the house, just so long as they do not pull his tail too hard. But when he has done that, and between times, and when the moon gets up and night comes, he is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him. Then he goes out to the Wet Wild Woods or up on the Wet Wild trees or on the Wet Wild roofs, waving his wild tail and walking by his wild lone.”

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Book:Just So Stories and the Jungle Book

Source: Just So Stories and the Jungle Book

“The cat makes himself the companion of your hours of solitude, melancholy and toil.”

Hours Solitude Cat Companion Melancholy Toil

Author:Theophile Gautier

“Refined and delicate natures understand the cat. Women, poets, and artists hold it in great esteem, for they recognize the exquisite delicacy of its nervous system; indeed, only coarse natures fail to discern the natural distinction of the cat.”

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Book:The Cat, Past and Present

Source: The Cat, Past and Present

“There are many worse friends than the soft, silent, furry, cat-folk.”

Cat Silent Folks Furry

Author:Lucy Maud Montgomery

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