"Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself."

-- Horace

#Character Quotes #Lasts Quotes #Consistent Quotes

“Blanche, prosaic in a pale yellow sweater and blue jeans, was wondering again if anything matteredâ€”-life, faith--specifically, finishing homework assignments.”
“How big can we get before we get bad?”
“Your brain has a capacity for learning that is virtually limitless, which makes every human a potential genius.”

Source : Michael J. Gelb (1996). “Lessons from the Art of Juggling: How to Achieve Your Full Potential in Business, Learning, and Life”, Three Rivers Press
“There's an African proverb: 'When death finds you, may it find you alive.' Alive means living your own damned life, not the life that your parents wanted, or the life some cultural group or political party wanted, but the life that your own soul wants to live.”

Source : "Your Own Damn Life". Interview with John Malkin, www.thesunmagazine.org. November 2011.
“If there is one thing that marks families with money in the long term it is this: delayed gratification.”

Source : Bill Bonner (2012). “Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years”, p.12, John Wiley & Sons
“When Mussolini decided on war he did not take my advice or that of any other Army chief. In August 1939 the Duce had not been so sure about the invincibility of the Germans, and he told us that he had sought to persuade Hitler not to act.”

Source : "Twenty Angels Over Rome: The Story of Fascist Italy's Fall" by Richard McMillan, (p. 70), 1945.
“It's a sick thing, right: people are afraid of public speaking. I do public speaking, except my public speaking involves the audience only having one type of emotion and one type of reaction. If they have anything other than laughter, it's a failure. That's an absurd thing for a human to try to seek. The main thing to realize is that whatever I say, it's my truth and I believe in it, and if I don't get a laugh off that, then it's not working.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Thoughts can hurt like real pain.”

Source : Alice Childress (2000). “A Hero Ain't Nothin But a Sandwich”, p.19, Penguin

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