"Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others."

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Source : Brandon Mull, Brandon Dorman (2007). “Fablehaven”, p.152, Simon and Schuster

Brandon Mull

#Leadership Quotes #Real Quotes #Mistake Quotes

“Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely, nothing else to do but close my mind. I sure hope the road don't come to own me, there's so many dreams I've yet to find. But you're so far away.”
“If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important rule of beauty, which is: who cares?”

Source : "Bossypants". Book by Tina Fey, April 5, 2011.
“Self-conceit is the enemy of progress.”

Source : "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers". Book by Diogenes Laërtius, Book IV, 50,
“And you know what? If there is a God, and it's that same God who's so eager to have temples built in honor of his greatness, and wars fought over him, and people dropping to their knees telling him what a wonderful, magnificent being he is? If this all-powerful, all-knowing creature for some reason just can't get by without my worship? Then let him give me some proof. Or at least get over himself if I decide to go out and get some.”

Source : Robin Wasserman (2012). “The Book of Blood and Shadow”, p.302, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“Archaeology in general is the recovery and study of the material culture of past civilizations. Biblical archaeology is as an application of the science of archaeology to the field of biblical studies. Through the comparison and integration of Scripture with the evidence of history and culture derived from archaeology, new insights into the biblical context of people and events, and sometimes the interpretation of the text itself, are possible. In this way archaeology serves as a necessary tool for biblical exegesis and for apologetic concerns.”
“Moviegoers love the intricacies of a crime all the more when it's for a good cause.”
“John Kerry, windsurfing dilettante”
“It's good to get stage fright. It is necessary to be scared, otherwise you have too much confidence in yourself and you start to get pretentious and do shitty things. It's good to not be so confident in yourself.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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