"Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence."

-- Patrick Lencioni

#Persistence Quotes #Common Sense Quotes #Discipline Quotes

“You can't expect to make all this money and not go through problems. You can't expect God to give you everything you want without taking something away.”

Source : "French Montana ends marriage, shares ‘dumb’ spending habits" by Theo Bark, theboombox.com. September 7, 2012.
“The British government has urged its citizens to abstain from alcohol at least two days a week. Or to make it easier to remember, whenever they brush their teeth.”
“I'm sure I wouldn't have been asked to judge the Man Booker if it weren't for 'Downton.'”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Sometimes you're not getting the laughs you want or at the place you want but that doesn't mean it's not funny. It means you haven't explored it enough.”
“Really it is very wholesome exercise, this trying to make one's words represent one's thoughts, instead of merely looking to their effect on others.”

Source : Elizabeth Gaskell (2010). “The Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (20+ Books)”, p.47, BookCaps Study Guides
“For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed; And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still!”
“Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.”
“All men lie when they are afraid. Some tell many lies, some but a few. Some have only one great lie they tell so often that they almost come to believe it... though some small part of them will always know that it is still a lie, and that will show upon their faces. (a servant in the House of Black and White)”

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