"You must be prepared to work always without applause."

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Source : Ernest Hemingway (2014). “The Hemingway Collection”, p.1053, Simon and Schuster

Ernest Hemingway

#Work Quotes #Applause Quotes #Be Prepared Quotes

“Mrs. Murdo, walkind even more briskly to keep her spirits up, was crossing Harken Square when something fell to the pavement just in front of her with a terrific thump. How extraordinary, she thought, bending to pick it up. It was sort of a bundle. She began to untie it.”

Source : Jeanne DuPrau (2016). “The City of Ember Complete Series”, p.198, Random House Books for Young Readers
“When I started in fashion, I had already adopted the sailor-striped sweater as my uniform; that way, I wouldn't have to drive myself crazy trying to figure out what to wear.”
“Imagine how our own families, let alone the world, would change if we vowed to keep faith with one another, strengthen one another, look for and accentuate the virtues in one another, and speak graciously concerning one another. Imagine the cumulative effect if we treated each other with respect and acceptance, if we willingly provided support. Such interactions practiced on a small scale would surely have a rippling effect throughout our homes and communities and, eventually, society at large.”

Source : Gordon B. Hinckley (2009). “Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes”, p.57, Harmony
“Were wisdom to be sold, she would give no price; every man is satisfied with the share he has from nature.”

Source : Henry HOME (Lord Kames.) (1789). “Introduction to the Art of Thinking. Fourth edition, enlarged, etc”, p.28
“With the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree.”
“Maybe people, maybe the world writes things off as impossible a little too quickly, when they really aren't - when they just haven't reached out and figured out how to utilize their resources to the fullest degree or created pioneering systems in their lives.”

Source : Source: www.afb.org
“To my mind the single essential element on which all discoveries will be dependent is human freedom.”
“Turn to yourselves rather than to your Gods or to your idols. Find what hides in yourselves; bring it to the light; show yourselves!”

Source : Hakim Bey (2003). “T.A.Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism”, p.146, Autonomedia

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