“If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad? The most famous men created arms, laws, and empires only. They founded, if anything at all, no more than material powers which often crumbled away before their eyes. This man moved not only armies, legislations, empires, peoples, dynasties, but millions of men in one-third of the then inhabited world; and more than that, he moved the altars, the gods, the religions, the ideas, the beliefs and the souls.” IfsMenWorldHumansMeanIdeasSoulEyeLawPurposeThreeBeliefResultsMillionsGreatnessMaterialsArmsGeniusThirdsArmyMovedDareCompareGreat MenEmpiresLegislationCriteriaAltarsAstonishingMuhammadDynastySmallness Author:Alphonse de Lamartine
“Aim for the high mark and you will hit it. No, not the first time, not the second time and maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect. Finally you'll hit the bull's-eye of success.” FirstsEyePerfectPracticeGunFirst TimeThirdsMarkAimShootingGun ControlBulls Author:Annie Oakley
“Giving his lecture for the third time freed Dr. Lionel Gift from paying much attention to it. He had a naturally expressive style of delivery, hones over the years in elementary-econ lecture halls. He knew, without even thinking, to address the middle rows of the hall, but to occasionally "shoot" the listeners in the back corners. He knew how to make eye contact and solicit the attention of those who were thinking of other things.” ThinkingGivingYearsEyeAttentionTeachingMiddleStyleThirdsCornersContactAddressesHallsListenersDrsLecturesDeliveryExpressiveEye ContactThird TimeThinking Of Others Author:Jane Smiley
“And you want to know why track and field is dying in this country? Kids today can watch Kobe Bryant go end-to-end and Randy Moss run a down-and-out and Ichiro Suzuki go from first to third and they will see it start to finish, in real time, the outcome happening before their eyes. But the men's 400 relay finals at the world championships? On your mark, get set . . . we'll show it to you in four hours on another network.” KnowsMenWorldWantFirstsRealEndsCountryShowsEyeRunningKidsTodaySportsHoursWatchesFourDyingFieldsHappeningsThirdsMarkDown AndFinalsTrackOutcomesHockeyChampionshipMossTrack And FieldRandyRelays Author:Mike Penner
“I remember once in high school the umpire called me out at third base when I was sure I was safe. I got so mad I took out my glass eye, handed it to him and said, 'Try this.' I got such a laugh you wouldn't believe.” TryingBelieveSaidEyeSchoolRememberLaughingSafeHigh SchoolThirdsMadGlassesUmpires Author:Peter Falk