"History is filled with examples of men and women who rendered highly effective performance without the conventional badges of accomplishment in terms of certificates, diplomas, or degrees. Diplomas and tests are useful servants, but Congress has mandated the commonsense proposition that they are not to become masters of reality."

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Source : Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424, (432), 1971.

Warren E. Burger

#Reality Quotes #Men Quotes #Example Quotes

“One of my movies was called 'True Lies.' It's what the Democrats should have called their convention.”
“All Art is a gift of the Holy Spirit. When this light shines through the mind of a musician, it manifests itself in beautiful harmonies. Again, shining through the mind of a poet, it is seen in fine poetry and poetic prose. When the Light of the Sun of Truth inspires the mind of a painter, he produces marvellous pictures. These gifts are fulfilling their highest purpose, when showing forth the praise of God.”
“If talk was money, you'd be a millionaire. If thoughts could kill, there'd be no one here.”
“That's what I want for my life. I want to go to Peshawar... Because there's more past than present there. Two and a half thousand years of history beneath its soil. How long a list of reasons do you need?”

Source : Kamila Shamsie (2014). “A God in Every Stone”, p.42, A&C Black
“No one is in your life by mistake.”

Source : James Van Praagh (2010). “Heaven and Earth: Making the Psychic Connection”, p.93, Simon and Schuster
“THE MORE PEOPLE YOU HELP BECOME SUCCESSFUL, THE MORE SUCCESSFUL YOU BECOME.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 24, 2012
“Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.”

Source : "Self-Care" by Pratibha, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 18, 2016.
“A sense of the value of time... is an essential preliminary to efficient work; it is the only method of avoiding hurry.”

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