Success and Failure
376 aphorisms · 9 comments
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tiny.ag/4wuke9ix · submitted 1997
People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them that Benjamin Franklin said it first.
tiny.ag/xts9pvd0 · submitted 1997
Perfection is only achieved on the point of collapse.
Unknown, (from Bjarne Stroustrup's book on C++), in Success and Failure
tiny.ag/rcehbv9s · submitted 1997
Putt's Law: Technology is dominated by two types of people: Those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.
tiny.ag/jb6usc1h · submitted 1997
Reach for the moon and if you miss at least you will land among the stars.
tiny.ag/p0z9jdbr · submitted 1997
Silverman's Law: If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will.
tiny.ag/tkee56g3 · submitted 1997
Small minds are the first to condemn great ideas.
tiny.ag/s1xthnqz · submitted 1997
Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.
tiny.ag/qwjktm2e · submitted 1997
Some day my boat will come in, and with my luck I'll be at the airport.
tiny.ag/yojpg6ut · submitted 1997
Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant.
tiny.ag/oxjpvl03 · submitted 1997
Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.
tiny.ag/sm4gracz · submitted 1997
Strategy: A long-range plan whose merit cannot be evaluated until sometime after those creating it have left the organization.
tiny.ag/7tiaqkyk · submitted 1997
Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.
tiny.ag/0dnzu8o7 · submitted 1997
Success is a journey, not a destination.
tiny.ag/d0mk6ixb · submitted 1997
The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.
tiny.ag/wj0czhzk · submitted 1997
The more you put into life, the less you will get.
tiny.ag/31pmzh6f · submitted 1997
The number of people watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your action.
tiny.ag/tglvjgxa · submitted 1997
The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it.
tiny.ag/wvpojnsh · submitted 1997
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
tiny.ag/juykxd68 · submitted 1997
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
Unknown, (Russian proverb), in Success and Failure
tiny.ag/tp4xrqcg · submitted 1997
There are two types of dirt: the dark kind, which is attracted to light objects, and the light kind, which is attracted to dark objects.
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