Arthur Twining Hadley famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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It is not enough to get things done; they must be done right.
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Poe wrote like a drunkard and a man who is not accustomed to pay his debts.
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If you value the world simply for what you can get out of it, be assured that the world will in turn estimate your value to it by what it can get out of you...If you pursue truth, people will be true to you.
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The world is more than a game of cards. History is more than a record of gambling operations.
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The neccessity for making a living keeps our minds so bound down to the details of professional success that we sometimes forget there is anything except professional success to live for. The necessity of conforming our habits and standards to the habits and standards of those about us, in order that we may do efficient work, makes us forget that there is a point where conformity ceases to be a virtue.
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Pursue truth and people will be true to you.
-- Arthur Twining Hadley
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Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far and as wide as you possibly can? I would rather fail in an attempt at something new and uncharted than safely succeed in a repeat of something I have done.
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I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.
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But it's true, when you see some television, you carry it with you. It's like 90210. Tell me what young shows were being done then... We were thrilled about the ratings around the world.
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Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.
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I love movie-making. I'm interested in writing and directing, and I've dabbled, but I haven't done anything I care to brag about. Yet.
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The world isn't going backward, if you can just stay young enough to remember what it was really like when you were really young.
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The best technology is aimed far enough in the future that it stands out, but close enough to the present that it blends in.
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No, you can’t force other people to change. You can, however, change just about everything else. And usually, that’s enough.
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Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.
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It is bad enough to be bad, but to be bad in bad taste is unpardonable.
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