"The essence of success is that it is never necessary to think of a new idea oneself. It is far better to wait until somebody else does it, and then to copy him in every detail, except his mistakes."

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Source : Aubrey Menen (2010). “Classic Aubrey Menen: Complete and Unabridged”, p.691, Penguin UK

Aubrey Menen

#Mistake Quotes #Humorous Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“But time has a way of stealthily deciding a personâ€™s mind without her conscious knowledge, and as she studied and procrastinated, Poison found one day that she had come to know her choice.”
“Rick Steiner is so stupid, it takes him an hour and a half to watch 60 Minutes.”
“Bad news sells because the amygdala is always looking for something to fear.”

Source : Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler (2014). “Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think”, p.32, Simon and Schuster
“I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are.”
“The human creature is alone in his carapace. Poetry is a strong way out.”
“All things want to float.”
“The dark today leads into light tomorrow. There is no endless joy, and yet no endless sorrow.”
“The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the originally false conception come true. The specious validity of the self-fulfilling prophecy perpetuates a reign of error. For the prophet will cite the actual course of events as proof that he was right from the very beginning.”

Source : "The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy" (1948)

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