"It is a great presumption to ascribe our successes to our own management, and not to esteem ourselves upon any blessing, rather as it is the bounty of heaven, than the acquisition of our own prudence."

-- Joseph Addison

#Success Quotes #Blessing Quotes #Heaven Quotes

“The only true disability is a crushed spirit”
“If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.”

Source : "Dick Cavett Show", PBS, July 17, 1978.
“Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.”
“There was one female role, which was Emily. When I did the audition, I flubbed up. It was my first audition back from Christmas break, and I flubbed up and was devastated. In the audition room, they were like, "Oh, you did great!," but you never really know. So, I left the audition in tears.”
“The vice of envy is not only a dangerous, but a mean vice; for it is always a confession of inferiority. It may promote conduct which will be fruitful of wrong to others, and it must cause misery to the man who feels it.”
“The big dramas that fascinate me are the quiet ones that happen behind closed doors in so-called ordinary families.”
“Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.”
“The meat and poultry industries are outstanding industries, and it's going to be a very natural fit for me.”

Source : Interview with Sam Gazdziak, www.provisioneronline.com. June 1, 2005.

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