"Being patient does not mean being silent."

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Xanana Gusmao

#Mean Quotes #Doe Quotes #Patient Quotes

“But if we hide ourselves away, afraid to grow and learn, we might wake up in the flames of the ignorance that burns and we'll never be much more than only casualties of war in a struggle we can't win if we have no faith to begin. We've got to tip the lid and let some sunlight in.”

Source : "Song: 'The People of The Boxes' ('The Prophet's Hands')". 2003.
“I was talking to my friend from New York yesterday, and I used the expression, 'You can't polish a turd'. He looked at me, disgusted, and said, 'No, you can't, but you can roll it in glitter'. He's a lovely guy but I wouldn't want to go to a craft fair with him”
“Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.”

Source : Rick Pitino (1997). “Success is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life”, Broadway
“Oh, where is man That mortal god, that hath no mortal kin Or like on earth? Shall Nature's orator The interpreter of all her mystic strains Shall he be mute in Nature's jubilee?”

Source : Hartley Coleridge, Derwent Coleridge (1851). “Poems”, p.285
“I love to remember my enemies and I love to get my enemies. I had some enemies. I had people that really I helped a lot. And when I needed the help, in some cases, they were not there for me.”
“If you are not trying new ways every single day in your company, you will not get to your optimal point.”
“The one appearance that I made for President Kennedy, he, as I understand, had his choice or was asked to make a list of the people he would like to have perform, and I was fortunate enough to be one of them.”
“Above, the stars shone hard and bright, sparks struck off the dark skin of the universe.”

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