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“Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.”
“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.”
Source: Elvis: Inspirations
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
Source: Remembrance of Things Past
“Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.”
“Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester.”
Source: Atlas Shrugged
“The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.”
“Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.”
“You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile.”
Source: Essays on the powers of the human mind: An essay on quantity. An analysis of Aristotl's logic
“A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.”
“We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.”
“It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.”
“There is a trade off - as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity.”
“It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.”
Source: Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Coolidge Years, 1925-1927
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
“To understand is to perceive patterns.”
Source: Historical inevitability
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
“A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Letters: The days of Armageddon, 1909-1914
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“With self-discipline most anything is possible.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.”
“The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.”
Source: The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations
Source: Last Essays
“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?”
Source: Emile: Or, On Education
“It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”