Nixon Waterman famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Though life is made up of mere bubbles 'tis better than many have, for while we've a whole lot of troubles the most of them never occur.
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Do not falter or shrink; But just think out your work, And just work out your think.
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No man can feel himself alone The while he bravely stands Between the best friends ever known His two good, honest hands.
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A rose to the living is more Than sumptuous wreaths to the dead.
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If I knew you and you knew me- If both of us could clearly see, And with an inner sight divine The meaning of your heart and mine I'm sure that we would differ less And clasp our hands in friendliness: Our thoughts would pleasantly agree, If I knew you and you knew me.
-- Nixon Waterman
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To worry is to acknowledge that the world is unpredictable, and there is power in understanding one's own powerlessness at times. But too often worry takes on life of its own. Men are quite prone to this. They'll plague themselves with so many 'what if's and 'if only's that they soon forget to ponder the true possibilities before them. Which inevitably lead to poor decisions. Whatever happens will happen. Sometimes we have say over the future. Sometimes we don't. Either way, worrying alone never accomplishes anything.
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Startups often win because it's easier to see what comes next when you don't have to worry about maintaining what came last.
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We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God? Sometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.
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I don’t have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like
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Paradoxically, life is worth living for those who have something for which they will gladly give up life.
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Life is like an analogy.
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I've got the 30 drive right now. You turn 30, I don't know, life is exciting again; thirties is when you've got it all figured out. You start reaching some of your goals, and achieving some great things.
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Life is not meaningful...unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.
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The trouble with many religions, accused of wishful thinking, is that they are not wishful enough. They show a deplorable lack of imagination.
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Time trouble is blunder time.
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