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“It is the fate of every great achievement to be pounced upon by pedants and imitators who drain it of life and turn it into an orthodoxy which stifles all stirrings of originality.”

Turns Fate Achievement Originality Orthodoxy Drains Stirring Great Achievement Imitator Pedants

Book:Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer

Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer

“We are still waging Peloponnesian wars. Our control of the material world and our positive science have grown fantastically. But our very achievements turn against us, making politics more random and wars more bestial.”

World Stills War Turns Materials Achievement Material World

Book:The death of tragedy

Source: The death of tragedy

“Take thoughts and turn them into actions, turn them into results, turn your dreams into reality. That's really the science of achievement.”

Dream Reality Action Turns Results Achievement Your Dreams Dream Reality

Author:Tony Robbins

“Black people are the only segment in American society that is defined by its weakest elements. Every other segment is defined by its highest achievement. We have to turn that around.”

People Turns Black Elements Achievement Highest Defined Black People American Society

Author:Jewell Jackson McCabe

“Fantasy football is actually an amazing American pastime, because it takes the ultimate team sport, NFL and football, and turns it into the quest for individual achievement.”

Turns Individual Sports Fantasy Team Football Achievement Ultimate Nfl Quests Pastime Sports Team Individual Achievement Fantasy Football

Author:Jeff Schaffer

“I was able to turn to classical music many people, and this is one of the nicest achievements I can have.”

People I Can Able Turns Achievement Classical Music

Author:Aleksey Igudesman

“It is only an illusion that time is running out. This is where the problem of fear arises. We become anxious that "I don't have enough time and I have to do everything quickly." We need to turn our attention away from results, achievements and outcomes.”

Needs Enough Problem Running Turns Results Attention Achievement Illusion Arise Outcomes Anxious Enough Time Time Is Running Out

Author:Satish Kumar

“For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one’s predicament into a human achievement.”

Humans Matter Turns Bears Achievement Tragedy Witness Triumph Search For Meaning Human Potential Predicaments Mans Search For Meaning Incurable Disease Hopeless Situations Personal Tragedy

Book:Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition

Source: Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition

“The power of "can't": The word "can't" makes strong people weak, blinds people who can see, saddens happy people, turns brave people into cowards, robs a genius of their brilliance, causes rich people to think poorly, and limits the achievements of that great person living inside us all.”

“There are no events so disastrous that adroit men do not draw some advantage from them, nor any so fortunate that the imprudent cannot turn to their own prejudice.”

Men Success Turns Events Achievement Draws Advantage Prejudice Fortunate

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“What turns ordinary people into overachievers is the way they use their minds when they are called on to perform.”

People Way Inspirational Mind Use Turns Achievement Ordinary Ordinary People Overachiever

Book:Overachievement: The Science of Working Less to Accomplish More

Source: Overachievement: The Science of Working Less to Accomplish More

“We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one's predicament into a human achievement. When we are no longer able to change a situation-just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer-we are challenged to change ourselves.”

Source: Man's Search for Meaning: A Young Adult Edition

“When caring for your neighbor becomes a compulsory obligation imposed by government instead of voluntary, charity turns to confiscation and freedom to achieve to involuntary servitude. To liberals, compassion seems to be defined by how many people are dependent on the government; to conservatives, it's defined by how many people no longer need help. One promotes dependence, the other freedom, responsibility and achievement.”

“Knowledge paves the way to Love, and Love in its turn fosters understanding, and leads one along the path of great common achievements.”

Way Turns Understanding Common Path Achievement And Love

Author:Haile Selassie

“The apex of mathematical achievement occurs when two or more fields which were thought to be entirely unrelated turn out to be closely intertwined. Mathematicians have never decided whether they should feel excited or upset by such events.”

Feels Should Two Science Turns Events Fields Achievement Decided Excited Mathematical Upset Mathematician Intertwined Apex

Book:Indiscrete Thoughts

Source: Indiscrete Thoughts