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“The world has corrected the Bible. The church never corrects it; and also never fails to drop in at the tail of the procession-and take the credit of the correction.”

World Church Failing Credit Tails Corrections Procession

Book:Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

“Not everyone in an organization is in a position to accumulate power through competent performance because most people are just carrying out the ordinary and the expected - even if they do it very well. The extent to which a job is routinized fails to give an advantage to anyone doing it because 'success' is seen as inherent in the very establishment of the position and the organization surrounding it. Neither persons nor organizations get 'credit' for doing the mandatory or the expected.”

People Ifs Giving Wells Persons Jobs Work Failing Position Ordinary Advantage Performances Organization Credit Expected Establishment Inherent Competence Competent

Author:Rosabeth Moss Kanter

“I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits.”

School Actors Failing Needed Decided Credit

Author:Dustin Hoffman

“Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector.”

Facts Government Failing Habit Blame Credit Private Sector

Author:Thomas Woods

“The laws keep up their credit, not by being just, but because they are laws; 'tis the mystic foundation of their authority; they have no other, and it well answers their purpose. They are often made by fools; still oftener by men who, out of hatred to equality, fail in equity; but always by men, vain and irresolute authors.”

Men Wells Made Stills Law Purpose Answers Failing Fool Authority Hatred Foundation Credit Vain Equity Mystic

Book:The Essays of Montaigne

Source: The Essays of Montaigne

“I wanted to be a jazz pianist, but I wasn't good enough. I got into city college because I didn't have the grades to get into university. I took acting because it was a way to get three credits. I just needed three credits and my friend told me to take acting because it was like gym - nobody fails you. I took it and that's literally how I got involved in acting.”

Way Life Enough Wanted Three Acting Cities Destiny Failing College Needed Involved Directors My Friends Jazz University Credit Cinema Grades Good Enough Gym Involvement Involving Pianist

Author:Dustin Hoffman

“Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.”

Giving Government Failing Mankind Duty Failure Aim Credit

Book:Paine and Jefferson on Liberty

Source: Paine and Jefferson on Liberty

“The credit belongs to those of us who are actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood. We strive valiantly and sometimes there's the triumph of achievement but at the worst, we fail, but at least we fail while daring greatly." That has really changed my life. Profoundly changed my life.”

Sometimes Faces Failing Blood Worst Changed Achievement Strive Credit Dust Triumph Sweat Daring Arena Changed My Life Daring Greatly

Author:Brené Brown