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Ray Kroc

"Achievement must be made against the possibility of failure, against the risk of defeat. It is no achievement to walk a tightrope laid flat on the floor. Where there is no risk, there can be no pride in achievement and, consequently, no happiness. The only way we can advance is by going forward, individually and collectively, in the spirit of the pioneer. We must take the risks involved in our free enterprise system. This is the only way in the world to economic freedom. There is no other way."

Source : Ray Kroc (2016). “Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's”, p.161, St. Martin's Griffin

Ray Kroc

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“If we set out with... a scrupulous regard to the Constitution, the government will acquire a spirit and a tone productive of permanent blessings to the community. If on the contrary,... the Constitution is slighted, or explained away, upon every frivolous pretext, the future of government will be feeble, distracted and arbitrary. The rights of the subjects will be the sport of every party vicissitude. There will be no settled rule of conduct, but everything will fluctuate with the alternate prevalency of contending factions.”
“Is there an answer to the question of why bad things happen to good people?...The response would beâ€¦to forgive the world for not being perfect, to forgive God for not making a better world, to reach out to the people around us, and to go on living despite it allâ€¦no longer asking why something happened, but asking how we will respond, what we intend to do now that it has happened.”

Source : Maya Banks (2012). “Echoes at Dawn”, p.207, Penguin
“I never went to drama school, I don't have any certificates saying: 'He's a qualified actor.' But I did think that 'House' was something I didn't have to apologise for. It was something I was really proud of and it was sort of... whether you liked it or not, it was undeniable.”
“Vans are the vehicles of murderers. Serial Killers. Rapists. Thieves. Nothing good ever happens in a van. Police should be allowed to arrest van drivers without cause. The van is the cause, asshole.”

Source : Shalom Auslander (2012). “Hope: A Tragedy: A Novel”, p.142, Penguin
“I married an archeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me.”
“At the heart of science is an essential balance between two seemingly contradictory attitudes-an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new. This is how deep truths are winnowed from deep nonsense.”
“Zidane is probably the best player there has been in the past 20 years ... France have recovered the best Zidane and they have progressively grown throughout this tournament.”
“You know, I'd love to do a Maxim shoot. But I'm not going to do it, because that's just stupid to do.”

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