"If a man achieves worldly success and does not blend into his life a program of self-improvement to bring about a sensible balance, he no doubt will end up as a failure."

-- John H. Vandenberg

#Men Quotes #Self Quotes #Doubt Quotes

“Teaching people skills without giving them a vision for a better future - a vision based on common values - is only training.”
“From 143rd Street in Harlem to the center court at Wimbledon is about as far as one can travel.”
“I always ask myself why old heavyweights come back, but I plan to stay out of the ring.”
“Germany has always stood for an E.U. of the 27 countries. But in light of Britain's continued resistance to further integration steps, as we saw with the fiscal pact, there are limits to my optimism in this regard. It's quite possible that we will have to create the new institutions for the euro zone first.”
“In my view, immigrants today aren't any different from immigrants who have come to America throughout our nation's history. They bring new ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit and close family ties. They place a high value on education. And they are eager to achieve the American Dream. ... It's to our benefit to keep our doors open, and to keep enriching our economy and culture. I'd like to see America continue to do so.”
“Imagine somebody says you are going to die in a few weeks; I'd really rather not know.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Proclaim your pride and bitterness loudly to the world, but to me speak softly, and tell me simply that she doesn't love you.”
“I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it.”

Source : "Now on PBS" with David Brancaccio, www.pbs.org. September 12, 2003.

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