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“Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically.”

Thinking Want I Can Wanted Achieve Honest Son Dad Prove My Dad Athlete Being Honest

Author:Joe Manganiello

“All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of the human advancement may for the most part be overcome by steady good conduct, honest zeal, activity, perseverance and above all, by a determined resolution to surmount.”

Way Humans May Seems Honest Activity Prove Overcoming Perseverance Determined Thrown Resolution Steady Advancement Zeal Impediments

Book:Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct

Source: Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct

“We study the glory of God, and the honour and liberty of parliament, for which we unanimously fight, without seeking our own interests... I profess I could never satisfy myself on the justness of this war, but from the authority of the parliament to maintain itself in its rights; and in this cause I hope to prove myself an honest man and single-hearted.”

Source: Oliver Cromwell's letters & speeches: with elucidations

“There would not be any absolute necessity for reserve if the world were honest; yet even then it would prove expedient. For, in order to attain any degree of deference, it seems necessary that people should imagine you have more accomplishments than you discover.”

People Ifs World Should Seems Order Imagine Honest Prove Degrees Absolutes Accomplishment Reserves Deference

Book:Essays on Men and Manners

Source: Essays on Men and Manners

“You cannot prove realism to a complete sceptic or idealist; but you can show an honest man that he is not a complete sceptic or idealist, but a realist at heart. So long as he is alive his sincere philosophy must fulfil the assumptions of his life and not destroy him.”

Men Heart Long Philosophy Shows Reality Alive Honest Prove Assumption Sincere Realism Skepticism Idealism Honest Man Realist Idealist Sceptic

Book:Essays in critical realism: a co-operative study of the problem of knowledge

Source: Essays in critical realism: a co-operative study of the problem of knowledge

“My theory of self-made men is, then, simply this; that they are men of work. Whether or not such men have acquired material, moral or intellectual excellence, honest labor faithfully, steadily and persistently pursued, is the best, if not the only, explanation of their success... All human experience proves over and over again, that any success which comes through meanness, trickery, fraud and dishonour, is but emptiness and will only be a torment to its possessor.”

Source: The Essential Douglass: Selected Writings and Speeches