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“If one defines the term 'dropout' to mean a person who has given up serious effort to meet his responsibilities, then every business office, government agency, golf club and university faculty would yield its quota.”

Ifs Mean Persons Government Given Term Work Effort Responsibility Serious Office Golf University Clubs Agency Faculty Yield Given Up Quota Golf Clubs Dropouts Government Agencies

Book:The Recovery of Confidence

Source: The Recovery of Confidence

“The "value" or "worth" of a man is, as of all other things, his price; that is to say, so much as would be given for the use of his power.”

Men Use Would Be Values Given Work

Author:Thomas Hobbes

“Whatever work you undertake, do it seriously, thoroughly and well; never leave it half-done or undone, never feel yourself satisfied unless and until you have given it your very best. Cultivate the habits of discipline and toleration. Surrender not the convictions you hold dear but learn to appreciate the points of view of your opponents.”

“Working from home meant we could vary snack and coffee breaks, change our desks or view, goof off, drink on the job, even spend the day in pajamas, and often meet to gossip or share ideas. On the other hand, we bossed ourselves around, set impossible goals, and demanded longer hours than office jobs usually entail. It was the ultimate "flextime," in that it depended on how flexible we felt each day, given deadlines, distractions, and workaholic crescendos.”

“I'm not serving in office because I desperately needed 99 new friends in the U.S. Senate. Given the choice between being reviled in Washington, DC, and appreciated in Texas, or reviled in Texas and appreciated in Washington, I would take the former 100 out of 100 times.”

Wisdom Choices Politics Given Community Leadership Work Policy Needed Office Strategy Former Serving Texas Senate Appreciated New Friends Washington Dc

Author:Ted Cruz

“If you see in any given situation only what everybody else can see, you can be said to be so much a representative of your culture that you are a victim of it.”

Ifs Said Ideas Culture Given Work Situation Creativity Innovation Victim Representatives Peer Pressure

Author:S. I. Hayakawa

“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.”

“Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.”

“Love is not a given, it's a state that we work toward and experience gradually.”

Love States Given Work Love Is

Author:John Pierrakos

“There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given talent, you just touch it up once in a while.”

Men Kind Made Two Hard Given Work Talent Natural Talent God Given Talents Real Talent Talent And Hard Work

Author:Pearl Bailey

“Too much credit is given to the end result. The true lesson is in the struggle that takes place between the dream and reality. That struggle is a thing called life!”

Inspirational Ends Dream Reality Given Work Results Education Struggle Too Much Inspirational Life Lessons Credit Recreation Dreams And Reality End Results

Author:Garth Brooks

“Love animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don't harrass them, don't deprive them of their happiness, don't work against God's intent. Man, do not pride yourself on superiority to animals; they are without sin, and you, with your greatness, defile the earth by your appearance on it, and leave the traces of your foulness after you - alas, it is true of almost every one of us!”

Source: The Brothers Karamazov (English Russian Edition illustrated): Братья Карамазовы (англо-русская редакция иллюстрированная)

“Existence was given us for action, rather than indolent and aimless contemplation; our worth is determined by the good deeds we do, rather than by the fine emotions we feel. They greatly mistake who suppose that God cares for no other pursuit than devotion.”

Feels Care Action Given Work Emotion Existence Mistake Fine Deeds Determined Pursuit Devotion Contemplation Good Deeds

Book:Proverbs for the people: or, Illustrations of practical godliness drawn from the Book of wisdom

Source: Proverbs for the people: or, Illustrations of practical godliness drawn from the Book of wisdom

“The more is given the less the people will work for themselves, and the less they work the more their poverty will increase.”

People Political Given Work Poverty Increase

Book:The Works of Lyof N. Tolstoi

Source: The Works of Lyof N. Tolstoi

“As the British Constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.”

Men Purpose Given Work Brain Wonderful Constitution Historical British Subtle Progressive Organisms Constitution Of The United States Us Constitution Constitutional Convention American Constitution British Constitution

Author:William E. Gladstone

“Just because you're part of 'Twilight' does not mean you're a superstar. It means that you're given the opportunity to maybe become one later if you work hard. Once fandom goes away, which it will very soon, it's all about having your priorities straight and working hard.”

Ifs Mean Doe Hard Opportunity Given Work Hard Work Priorities Twilight Superstar Fandoms

Author:Nikki Reed

“To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.”

Source: The lonely life: an autobiography

“Wages cannot be considered as a gift, because they are due to work, but God has given free grace to all men by the justification of faith.”

Men God Faith Given Religious Work Grace Saint Dues Justification Wages Spiritual Gifts

Author:Hilary of Poitiers

“The faster you work and the more you get done, the better you feel. Most successful people work at a higher tempo of activity than unsuccessful people. They don't necessarily do different things, but they get things done more efficiently in a given time than the average person.”

Source: Time Power: A Proven System for Getting More Done in Less Time Than You Ever Thought Possible

“If men are given food, but no chastisement nor any work, they become insolent.”

Ifs Men Given Work Chastisement Insolent

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated)

“The fruit of our labors is sweet when the work is consecrated to God. But we have to be able to weather the conditions - the winds, the rain or the drought, the brilliant sun and sometimes the bitter cold. Sometimes our work needs to be directed at improving our ground rather than excusing our own harvests because the place we have been given is a little hard; there are too many rocks, too many hills, too little top soil. If we focus on where we are instead of what we can do with our plot, we will find our efforts significantly diminished.”

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