"It was a cherished experience. I feel I got the chance to see the inner workings of the grand order of things. In the overall scheme of things, it proves that men can do about anything they want to if they work hard enough at it, and I knew that I could do it . . . and that leads, of course, to a strong suspicion that everybody else can do it if they want to."

-- Scott Carpenter

#Strong Quotes #Hard Work Quotes #Men Quotes

“Sure, I like my short hair. It also quadrupled my rate. I did get sick of seeing it on everybody, though - every stewardess, every salesclerk, and in every restaurant.”
“Asking the legal system to resolve divorce is like asking a boxing coach to be our marriage counselor.”
“Rich people believe - I create my life; poor people believe - life happens to me”
“Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first.”
“My feeling is, if I can describe the way a steak looks on the plate, when it's just kind of juices are coming out, and it's almost alive, and just wants to be eaten, I hope that people will feel it, more than they will feel me describing the tangy minerality of the dry-aged beef between my teeth.”
“Until you start thinking right, you will never start behaving right. Repentance always deals with the changing of the mind.”
“Black men of Carthage, Ethiopia, of Timbuktu and Alexandria gave the likes of civilization to this world”
“Humans will always tell you the story. Dogs can only tell you the truth. Trust your instincts and listen your dog.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 6, 2012

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