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“Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.”

Men Strong Leadership Work Fire Appreciate Gold Tests Adversity Ballet Overcoming Adversity Being Strong Strong Man Inspirational Adversity Adversity And Character Adversity And Strength Strength In Adversity

Author:Martha Graham

“I rise in the dawn, and I kneel and blow Till the seed of the fire flicker and glow; And then I must scrub and bake and sweep Till the stars are beginning to blink and peep; And the young lie long and dream in their bed.”

Long Dream Young Lying Stars Work Fire Bed Aging Blow Motherhood Seeds Dawn Blink Flicker

Book:The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats

Source: The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats

“the compulsion to work long years in pursuit of some inner vision must be fueled by stubborn fires.”

Years Long Passion Work Vision Fire Pursuit Stubborn Compulsion

Author:Silvia Tennenbaum

“Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.”

Men Made Turns Work Effort Fire Labor Tasks Enthusiasm Pleasant Embers Enthusiasm For Life Daily Work

Author:James A. Baldwin

“It can be liberating to get fired because you realize the world doesn't end. There's other ways to make money, better jobs.”

World Way Ends Jobs Realizing Work Fire Making Money End Of The World Liberating Better Jobs Downsizing

Author:Ron Livingston

“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”

“I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place.”

Humor Funny Used Work Fire Comedy Parks Factories Work Humor

Author:Steven Wright

“One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.”

Motivation Work Responsibility Fire Genius Characteristics Strongest Lighting

Book:The life and thoughts of John Foster

Source: The life and thoughts of John Foster