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“After all, how many people can count as many as ten years of happiness in their whole lives?”

Book:The Same Old Story

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The Same Old Story

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Ivan Goncharov

Russian realist novelist, born on June 18, 1812, and died on September 27, 1891. Ivan Goncharov is renowned for his delicate psychological portraits and profound insights into the life of Russian society. more

“There had been a time when I owned my life and now I felt like I was coming around to myself again. It's like I've finally discovered bones in myself I never knew I had. I discovered that it takes bravery to be one's self. I now know that the only thing I needed to be afraid of was of not finding my true self and having the courage to be me.”

Inspirational Awareness Confidence Knowledge Of Self Authencity

Book:Acting Out: A Novel

Source: Acting Out: A Novel

“When you do anything from a clear judgment that it ought to be done, never shrink from being seen to do it, even though the world should misunderstand it; for if you are not acting rightly, shun the action itself; if you are, why fear those who wrongly censure you?”

Responsibility Confidence

Book:Enchiridion and Selections from the Discourses

Source: Enchiridion and Selections from the Discourses

“Your appearance, attitude, and confidence define you as a person. A professional, well-dressed golfer, like a businessperson, gives the impression that he thinks that the golf course and/or workplace and the people there are important.”

Attitude Confidence Appearance

Book:Targeting Success, Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace

Source: Targeting Success, Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace

“Well i am just going to try!" she thought confidently!”

Confidence Happy

Book:The Musical Mermaid

Source: The Musical Mermaid

“Jobs also used the meetings to enforce focus. At Robert Friedland's farm, his job had been to prune the apple trees so that they would stay strong, and that became a metaphor for his pruning at Apple. Instead of encouraging each group to let product lines proliferate based on marketing considerations, or permitting a thousand ideas to bloom, Jobs insisted that Apple focus on just two or three priorities at a time. " There is no one better at turning off the noise that is going on around him," Cook said. " That allows him to focus on a few things and say no to many things. Few people are really good at that.”

Focus Confidence Concentration Business Culture

Book:Steve Jobs

Source: Steve Jobs

“It was pretty silly, quoting poetry around free and easy like that. It was the act of a silly damn snob. Give man a few lines of verse and he thinks he's the Lord of all Creation. You think you can walk on water with your books. Well, the world can get by just fine without them.”

Poetry Reading Literature Knowledge Books Confidence Verse

Book:Fahrenheit 451

Source: Fahrenheit 451

“When you are truly stunning, gorgeous and beautiful, you won’t have to prove that to anyone visually.”

Beauty Confidence Self Love

Author:Alexandra Elle

“So that I could be happy right where I am, I decided to do things 'in moderation.' So that I can look after myself and those I care about, I work at a moderately busy workplace, earn a moderate wage, have fun in moderation. . . . People look at me and say I lack ambition. But isn't 'moderation' the greatest ambition we can have? I'm being really ambitious in trying to stay happy and within the lines of moderation.”

Happiness Ambition Moderation

Book:The Healing Season of Pottery

Source: The Healing Season of Pottery

“He thinks himself rather an exceptional young man, thoroughly sophisticated, well adjusted to his environment, and somewhat more significant than any one else he knows.”

Humor Confidence Significance Sophistication Self Importance

Book:The Beautiful and Damned

Source: The Beautiful and Damned

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