"To quote the exceptional teacher Marva Collins, "I will is more important than IQ." It is wonderful to have a terrific mind, but it's been my experience that having outstanding intelligence is a very small part of the total package that leads to success and happiness. Discipline, hard work, perseverance, and generosity of spirit are, in the final analysis, far more important"

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Source : Rafe Esquith (2008). “There Are No Shortcuts”, p.156, Anchor

Rafe Esquith

#Perseverance Quotes #Teacher Quotes #Hard Work Quotes

“There is the truth of history, and there is the truth of what a person remembers.”

Source : Rebecca Wells (2004). “Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: a novel”
“Mia, I'm not sorry. And I'll wait. Love, Michael.”
“Winning is about believing you're never out of a game. I've always believed that.”
“The Stoics also teach that God is unity, and that he is called Mind and Fate and Jupiter, and by many other names besides.”
“A photo is always a kind of lie. Truth is only present for a matter of a fraction of a second.”
“My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Gorillas would be less scary with bunny ears. Actually, what isn't less scary with bunny ears? Osama Bin Laden with bunny ears. Ha! So cute.”

Source : FaceBook post by Dana Gould from Jun 20, 2013
“Iâ€™m very proud of Seungri. I worked over a year for my album, but one day YG told Seungri to make an album and he made one in just 2 weeks. Ah, maybe 3 weeks. Heâ€™s a true genius. Iâ€™m jealous of his propulsion.”

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