"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."

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Source : Truman Capote, M. Thomas Inge (1987). “Truman Capote: Conversations”, p.189, Univ. Press of Mississippi

Truman Capote

#Inspirational Quotes #Success Quotes #Perseverance Quotes

“I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief.... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”

Source : Wendell Berry (2012). “New Collected Poems”, p.79, Counterpoint Press
“I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.”
“I'm a Ronald Reagan conservative, I'm an economic conservative, I'm strong military. But I also voice and speak and work hard on the social issues.”
“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”
“Fantasy allows you to get past defenses.”
“The dull flat falsehood serves for policy, and in the cunning, truth's itself a lie.”
“I think that the failures of Enron and WorldCom and other companies are partially failures of investors to recognize companies that are selling for a thousand times nothing, but chances are they may be worth only that.”
“Tender-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains. 'Tis the same with common natures: Use 'em kindly, they rebel; But be rough as nutmeg-graters, And the rogues obey you well.”

Source : 'Verses Written on a Window in Scotland'

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