“When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection. The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood, - a flourishing country should show its prosperity. "When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.” IfsWayNeedsGivingShouldLooksCountryShowsAttentionPleaseDecidedProsperityCarefulAppearanceFarmsBe YouBe CarefulSparesHeedFlourishingInspectionNeighbourhoods Book:Delphi Complete Works of Cato the Elder (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Cato the Elder (Illustrated)
“I have never known a concern to make a decided success that did not do good, honest work, and even in these days of fiercest competition, when everything would seem to be a matter of price, there lies still at the root of great business success the very much more important factor of quality. The effect of attention to quality, upon every man in the service, from the president of the concern down to the humblest laborer, cannot be overestimated.” MenStillsImportantMatterSeemsLyingPresidentAttentionQualityKnownEffectsHonestConcernRootsDecidedCompetitionEvery ManFactorsThese DaysBusiness SuccessLaborersGreat BusinessHonest Work Book:Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography Source: Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography
“I decided that I want to live the rest of my life happy with what I'm doing. So when I play tennis again, I have to play it for the right reason. I don't want to play to get my No. 1 ranking back. I don't want to play for the attention, or to earn more. I don't even want to play because the world wants to see me do it, even though it's nice to know that the world is interested. I only want to play because I love the game, which is the reason I began to play at age seven in the first place.” KnowsWorldWantFirstsReasonPlayAgeGamesAttentionNiceDecidedSevenTennisHappy LifeRanking Author:Monica Seles
“I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they needed constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do.” DarkAttentionFlowerGrewNeededOne DayGardenDecidedFilledConstantThings To DoDark ThoughtsBetter Things To Do Author:Brian Andreas
“If you're trying to get a bit of attention, you can smash up your hotel room or spend all your time going to openings or doing the gossip column thing. I just decided to do gigs in French, German, Spanish, and in America.” IfsTryingAmericaBitsRoomsAttentionDecidedOpeningHotelGossipGigsColumnsHotel Rooms Author:Eddie Izzard
“I decided that I was ready to assume this position when I discovered that the chance to save the country was very meager. I was prepared to sacrifice myself for this country and its 90 million people. They want food, fuel and electricity and yearn for a decent life. Any president who does not pay attention to such details or is unable to provide the minimum level of stability should leave office.” PeopleWantShouldDoeCountryPresidentChanceLevelsPayAttentionMillionsSacrificePositionReadyOfficeDecidedAssumingPreparedDetailsPay AttentionDecentFuelStabilityMinimumElectricityDecent Life Author:Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
“Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.” CountryUsePurposeCommunityResultsAttentionMovementPositionDecidedInternationalColleaguesComradeInternational CommunityUsing Me Author:Nelson Mandela