"How can you expect to be rescued if you donâ€™t put first things first and act proper?"

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Source : William Golding (1954). “Lord of the Flies”, p.57, Penguin

William Golding

#Firsts Quotes #Put First Things First Quotes

“If you do not like Real Estate, all you have to do is make hamburgers, build a business around that hamburger, and franchise it.”
“Developing inner values is much like physical exercise. The more we train our abilities, the stronger they become. The difference is that, unlike the body, when it comes to training the mind, there is no limit to how far we can go.”
“On the stage, you alone hold the key, and on the night you have to trust that the director has inspired you enough to take the material and run with it.”
“We all spend so much time not saying what we want, because we know we can't have it. And because it sounds ungracious, or ungrateful, or disloyal, or childish, or banal. Or because we're so desperate to pretend that things are OK, really, that confessing to ourselves they're not looks like a bad move. Go on, say what you want. ... Whatever it is, say it to yourself. The truth will set you free. Either that or it'll get you a punch in the nose. Surviving in whatever life you're living means lying, and lying corrodes the soul, so take a break from the lies for just one minute.”
“Intellectual discourse and investigation is admittedly great fun but only truly meaningful when conducted in the service of others.”
“Reach for the sky, set goals, live life to fullest and always remember to wake up each day with a smile.”
“I want to be recognized as the best-no doubt about it. When they say all-pro middle linebacker, I want them to mean Butkus!”
“Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.”

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