"A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat, but not too much, above his last achievement."

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Source : "Resolving social conflicts; selected papers on group dynamics" edited by Gertrude W. Lewin New York: Harper & Row, 1948, p. 133; as cited in "Schooling & Capitalism: A Sociological Reader" by Roger Dale, Madeleine MacDonald, Geoff Esland, (p. 111), 1976.

Kurt Lewin

#Time Quotes #Successful Quotes #Goal Quotes

“When I am old, I shall wear purple”

Source : "Older and wiser: Carol Ann Duffy introduces poems of ageing". www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2010.
“Even now I try to make each page compelling for the readers to get absorbed in the book.”
“But we know that freedom cannot be served by the devices of the tyrant. As it is an ancient truth that freedom cannot be legislated into existence, so it is no less obvious that freedom cannot be censored into existence. And any who act as if freedoms defenses are to be found in suppression and suspicion and fear confess a doctrine that is alien to America.”
“I have to figure out why I worked at a job I hated for years. I have to find out why I canâ€™t see what everyone else sees in me. I donâ€™t feel beautiful. When I look in the mirror, I never saw beautiful. For this to happen to someone like me, itâ€™s devastating, Jonas. I donâ€™t want you to think itâ€™s vanity, it isnâ€™t. I canâ€™t see me and I need to be able to do that. I need to find out what Iâ€™m like and what I want. I have to be comfortable in my own skin before I can be in a relationship the way you want.”

Source : "What I see in the mirror" by Luke Goss, www.theguardian.com. September 14, 2012.
“A word, and all the infinite fluctuations it may possess. Like that moment when you know you have something to say, and you know you're speaking, even, but you still have no idea how you will say it. Or the moment when, as a reader, you're reading, and you are understanding what you are reading, but still have utterly no idea what will come next for you, what precisely the author wants to say. For me, that is the ultimate level of literary depth, of literary density.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I would no more teach children military training than teach them arson, robbery, or assassination.”
“All it takes for generosity to flow is awareness. By actively pursuing awareness and knowledge, we can make choices that cause less harm and greater good to others in the global community of our shared earth.”

Source : Zoe Weil (2009). “Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life”, p.56, Simon and Schuster
“Look at Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster: It's an incredible performance.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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