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“For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival.”

Country Enough Able Poor Boys Worry Survival Army Constant Country Boy

Author:Mo Yan

“Don’t worry about being able to identify each of these plants (in your designs for clients). The world is full of botanists and horticulturists. All you have to do is design. You don’t have to be a botanist; you don’t have to be a bulldozer driver; you don’t have to be a fence builder; you don’t have to be an architect. What the designer has to do is look at the relationships.”

World Looks Able Worry Design Plant Designer Drivers Architect Clients Fence Builder Bulldozers

Author:Bill Mollison

“A player's effectiveness is directly related to his ability to be right there, doing that thing, in the moment. He can't be worrying about the past or the future or the crowd or some other extraneous event. He must be able to respond in the here and now.”

Moments Able Past Ability Worry Player Events Crowds Related Here And Now Effectiveness Worrying About The Past

Author:John Brodie

“There's a plane flying over me and I'm looking forward to being able to relax and not worry about the weather or boat speed.”

Able Worry Speed Flying Weather Boat Planes Relax Looking Forward

Author:Ellen MacArthur

“As we get older it is our short term memory that fades rather than our long term memory. Perhaps we have evolved like this so that we are able to tell the younger generation about the stories and experiences that have formed us which may be important to subsequent generations if they are to thrive.I worry though, about what might happen to our minds if most of the stories we hear are about greed, war, and atrocity”

Ifs Mind May Long Important War Stories Might Happens Able Term Memories Worry Generations Greed Long Term Thrive Fades Short Term Atrocities Younger Generation Short Term Memory

Book:How to Stay Sane

Source: How to Stay Sane

“My biggest fear is that we [Unilever company] at one point in time will not be able to attract the best and brightest [workers]. I don't worry so much about the business, the strategy. If we can continue to attract the best, I know they will ultimately figure out how to run the company in a very tough environment.”

Ifs Knows Running Able Company Worry Environment Figures Tough Strategy Workers Biggest Fear

Author:Paul Polman

“I'm planning to give up worrying. I want to, but I'm worried I won't be able to.”

Want Giving Able Worry Giving Up Planning Worried

Book:Sister Mother Husband Dog (Etc.)

Source: Sister Mother Husband Dog (Etc.)