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Inspirational Quotes - Page 88

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

"The Fables of La Fontaine: Book II". Book by Jean de La Fontaine, 1668.

Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.

"Turn on, tune in - or drown in a sea of mediocrity" by Simon Caulkin, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2006.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

The Education of Henry Adams ch. 6 (1907)

I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.

Harry S. Truman, Ralph Keyes (1995). “Wit and wisdom of Harry Truman”, Harpercollins

One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings

Attributed to Diogenes of Sinope in "Let a simile be your umbrella" by William Safire (p. 364), 2001.

For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

Carl Sagan (1997). “Contact”, p.430, Simon and Schuster

After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 19 July 1988, Atlanta GA

My philosophy has always been, do what you love and the money will follow.

"Amy Weber...bikini babe". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Quoted in Thomas J Peters and Robert H Waterman Among Friends (1982).