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    Bernard M. Baruch
    “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
    ― Bernard M. Baruch
    tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter
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    Warren Buffett
    “Investors should be skeptical of history-based models. Constructed by a nerdy-sounding priesthood using esoteric terms such as beta, gamma, sigma and the like, these models tend to look impressive. Too often, though, investors forget to examine the assumptions behind the models. Beware of geeks bearing formulas. ”
    ― Warren Buffett
    tags: investing
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    William Nicholson
    “I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God- it changes me.”
    ― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play
    tags: inspirational-prayer
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    Mark Twain
    “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: aliteracy, attributed-no-source, literacy
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    Abraham Lincoln
    “If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
    tags: food, food-critics
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    Thomas A. Edison
    “We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work”
    ― Thomas A. Edison
    tags: laziness, opportunity, work
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    Murray D. Lincoln
    “People have within their own hands the tools to fashion their own destiny.”
    ― Murray D. Lincoln, Vice President in Charge of Revolution
    tags: business, inspirational
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    Mark Twain
    “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”
    ― Mark Twain
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    Mark Twain
    “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom
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    Mark Twain
    “Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: humor-facts
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    Albert Einstein
    “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: misattributed-to-einstein
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    Albert Einstein
    “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: attributed-no-source, mistakes
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    Abraham Lincoln
    “Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
    tags: inspirational
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    Elie Wiesel
    “The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
    ― Elie Wiesel
    tags: activism, apathy, hate, indifference, inspirational, love, opposite, philosophy
    42036 likes

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    C.S. Lewis
    “Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality. ”
    ― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
    tags: courage
    758 likes

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    Murray D. Lincoln
    “People believe that through the American way of life they can work together to encourage wider ownership of economic activities. In this way, they believe they can develop an economy of abundance which will provide a maximum of security and freedom.”
    ― Murray D. Lincoln, Vice President in Charge of Revolution
    tags: business, inspirational
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    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”
    ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
    tags: gratitude
    695 likes

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    Lou Holtz
    “You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.”
    ― Lou Holtz
    tags: inspiration, motivation
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    Winston S. Churchill
    “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
    ― Winston S. Churchill
    tags: bravery, courage, failure, inspirational, success
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    Thomas A. Edison
    “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't.”
    ― Thomas Edison
    tags: inspirational, wise-words
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    Martin Luther King Jr.
    “Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”
    ― Martin Luther King Jr.
    tags: education
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    Voltaire
    “Perfect is the enemy of good.”
    ― Voltaire
    tags: inspirational, misattributed-to-jim-collins, work-ethic
    380 likes

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    Antonio Gramsci
    “I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”
    ― Antonio Gramsci, Antonio Gramsci: Prison Letters
    tags: intellect, intelligence, optimism, pessimism, science, will
    838 likes

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    Oscar Wilde
    “A good friend will always stab you in the front.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: friends-betrayal
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    Peter F. Drucker
    “The best way to predict your future is to create it”
    ― Peter Drucker
    tags: business
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    Peter F. Drucker
    “Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems. ”
    ― Peter Drucker
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    Peter F. Drucker
    “Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you.”
    ― Peter F. Drucker
    tags: leadership
    94 likes

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    Peter F. Drucker
    “It is more productive to convert an opportunity into results than to solve a problem - which only restores the equilibrium of yesterday.”
    ― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
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    Warren Buffett
    “No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.”
    ― Warren Buffett
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  • #30
    Warren Buffett
    “It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.”
    ― Warren Buffett
    172 likes



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