"No writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone, but is beyond control: luck."

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Source : FaceBook post by John Jakes from Mar 16, 2015

John Jakes

#Luck Quotes #Should Quotes

“The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.”
“When people who are seeking change start out, they are driven by commitment to a cause. But as internecine power struggles take over, one-time idealists fall prey to corruption. They become just as corrupt and manipulative as the system that they want to overthrow.”
“Through using our memory to its fullest we can unlock the vast reservoir of human potential that isn't currently being used.”
“Let us do our duty in our shop or our kitchen, in the market, the street, the office, the school, the home, just as faithfully as if we stood in the front rank of some great battle, and knew that victory for mankind depended on our bravery, strength, and skill. When we do that, the humblest of us will be serving in that great army which achieves the welfare of the world.”

Source : Theodore Parker (1872). “The Collected Works of Theodore Parker: Lessons from the world of matter and the world of man”, p.86
“I'm as interested in the families and communities that surround our soldiers.”
“Effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.”
“Love itself describes its own perfection. Be speechless and listen.”
“As soon as histories are properly told there is no more need of romances.”

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