“victory is not gained by counting reverses, but by refusing to yield to them.”
Wiston Churchill
Winston Churchill, A Biography Of Greatness And Grit, by RuGar #nr#nt
“All the money anyone needs is just enough to prevent one from being a burden to others.”
Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright
The Wright Brothers, David McCullough #nr#nt
"It wasn’t luck that made them fly; it was hard work and common sense; they put their whole heart and soul and all their energy into an idea and they had the faith." - John T. Daniels about the Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers, David McCullough #nr#nt
"If one were looking for perfect safety, he said, one would do well to sit on the fence and watch the birds. “But if you really wish to learn, you must mount a machine and become acquainted with its tricks by actual trial.” - Wilbur Wright
The Wright Brothers, David McCullough
"Man is the doer of his own deeds; as such he is the maker of his own character; and as the doer of his deeds and the maker of his character, he is the moulder and shaper of his destiny."
James Allen, Mastery of Destiny #nt#nr
"Welcome to the human race. Nobody controls his own life, Ender. The best you can do is choose to fill the roles given you by good people, by people who love you."
Ender's Game, @orsonscottcard#nr#nt
"Men imagine that thought can be kept secret, but it cannot; it rapidly crystallizes into a habit, and habit solidifies into circumstance."
James Allen, As A Man Thinketh #nr#nt
"... character is not a thing of favor or chance, but is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking..."
James Allen, As A Man Thinketh #nr#nt
"But once something has lost its spell and no longer enchants, no amount of force can bring it back to life."
@RobertGreene, The Laws of Human Nature, #nt#nr
"She could erase her old memories. It would be like they never happened. The heaviness she now felt would vanish. But without her memories, who would she be?"
Peter Brown, The Wild Robot Escapes #nt#nr
"We are not defensive or sitting back but completely active— everything we get from others, and most definitely their respect, must be earned. We have to continually prove ourselves."
@RobertGreene The Laws Of Human Nature #nt#nr
"...we must see this sense of entitlement as a curse. It makes us ignore the reality— people have no inherent reason to trust or respect us just because of who we are."
@RobertGreene The Laws Of Human Nature #nr#nt
"The most pleasurable things in life occur as a result of something not directly intended and expected. When we try to manufacture happy moments, they tend to disappoint us."
@RobertGreene The Laws Of Human Nature #nt#nr