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Routes Quotes

If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished.

Nixon, Richard M. (1971). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1969”, p.645, Best Books on

Happiness ... leads none of us by the same route.

Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.), Charles Caleb Colton (1861). “Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'.”, p.165

My feeling, based on my own experience, is that aiming for grandiosity is the fastest route to failure.

"The seven habits of highly effective mediocre people" by James Altucher, therumpus.net. February 13, 2013.

There's never an easy route to the things that matter.

Charles de Lint (2002). “The Onion Girl”, p.177, Macmillan

The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance.

Dan Simmons (2014). “The Hyperion Cantos 4-Book Bundle: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion”, p.1816, Spectra

Every once in a while, take the scenic route.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (2012). “Life's Little Instruction Book: Simple Wisdom and a Little Humor for Living a Happy and Rewarding Life”, p.401, Thomas Nelson Inc

Dance is the fastest, most direct route to the truth.

"Gabrielle Roth Quotes: Inspirational Words To Remember The Meditative Dance Teacher". www.huffingtonpost.com. October 25, 2012.

People will only follow you if they see you're ahead, are convinced you know the route, trust you, and want to get there too.

Patrick Dixon (2005). “Building a Better Business: The Key to Future Marketing, Management and Motivation”, p.43, Profile Books

Always take the most unexpected route

Jennifer Estep (2012). “Widow's Web”, p.3, Simon and Schuster

I took the route favoured by all worldly failures and became a spiritual success.

"Falling short: seven writers reflect on failure" by Diana Athill, Margaret Atwood, Julian Barnes, Anne Enright, Howard Jacobson, Will Self, Lionel Shriver, www.theguardian.com. June 22, 2013.