Success and Failure
376 aphorisms · 9 comments
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tiny.ag/cgb5omnm · submitted 1997
They are able because they think they are able.
tiny.ag/n3oab9iu · submitted 1997
The biggest things are always the easiest to do because there is no competition.
tiny.ag/h5blv72l · submitted 1997
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
tiny.ag/7kxpl9yw · submitted 1997
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence -- and then success is sure.
tiny.ag/6ksjcdo8 · submitted 1997
If you cannot convince them, confuse them.
tiny.ag/nvfl7j9k · submitted 1997
Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.
tiny.ag/kiehwrll · submitted 1997
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
tiny.ag/u9pdixbi · submitted 1997
He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much.
Bessie Stanley, in Happiness and Misery and Success and Failure
tiny.ag/of4kcoqn · submitted 1997
There are really not many jobs that actually require a penis or a vagina, and all other occupations should be open to everyone.
tiny.ag/ki5uq3ph · submitted 1997
The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
tiny.ag/5hbi0ras · submitted 1997
Bravery and stupidity go hand in hand.
David Summers, in Success and Failure and Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/15hrdjm4 · submitted 1997
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
tiny.ag/s2pjkz1e · submitted 1997
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Publilius Syrus, in Success and Failure and Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/yxd6qmth · submitted 1997
If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.
tiny.ag/xajujcev · submitted 1997
Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
tiny.ag/1kqijph2 · submitted 1997
When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.
tiny.ag/kfrp7mf8 · submitted 1997
Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not.
tiny.ag/iyraxvda · submitted 1997
Advertising is 85% confusion and 15% commision.
tiny.ag/pdvztxjj · submitted 1997
You can run with the big dogs or sit on the porch and bark.
tiny.ag/zsgksyjo · submitted 1997
Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.
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