"He who gives back at the first repulse and without striking the second blow, despairs of success has never been, is not, and never will be a hero in war, love, or business."

-- Frederic Tudor

#War Quotes #Hero Quotes #Blow Quotes

“Nefarious. This is what we get when we hire a Yale boy.â€ â€œYou missed sacrosanct earlier. And taciturn and glowering,â€ Jack said. â€œWhatâ€™s glowering?â€ â€œMe, apparently.â€ Wilkins pointed. â€œNow that has to be a joke.â€ He turned to Davis. â€œYou heard that, right?â€ Davis didnâ€™t answer him, having spun his chair around to type something at his computer. â€œLetâ€™s see what Google saysâ€¦ Ah â€“ here it is. â€˜Glowering: dark; showing a brooding ill humor.”
“I do love doing films; I love going out and creating different characters for each film, and not having to be stuck with one role for many, many years. It's a creative liberty that I love.”
“For years I have told my students that I been trying to train executives rather than clerks. The distinction between the two is parallel to the distinction previously made between understanding and knowledge. It is a mighty low executive who cannot hire several people with command of more knowledge than he has himself.”
“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”

Source : Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine (2011). “Last Chance to See”, p.132, Ballantine Books
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions, even though I long ago came to the conclusion that I was not a political person and could have no comfortable place in any political group.”

Source : Georgia O'Keeffe, Robert Pincus-Witten, Hirschl & Adler Galleries (1986). “Georgia O'Keeffe: selected paintings and works on paper : April 26 through June 6, 1986”, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Incorporated
“Strong families use the word we a lot, but I is never forgotten. Family members know they have the freedom to go off on their own, even if the direction is one that we have never followed before. The family message is, We're behind you, so you can be you.”
“In every aspect of life, purity and holiness, cleanliness and refinement, exalt the human condition . . . Even in the physical realm, cleanliness will conduce to spirituality.”
“The willingness to keep learning is, I think, the most important thing about trying to be good at anything. You never want to stop learning.”

Source : Interview with Filip Vukcevic, www.ign.com. September 19, 2007.

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