"You seldom get a censorship attempt from a 14-year-old boy. It's the adults who get upset."

-- Robert Cormier

#Boys Quotes #Years Quotes #Upset Quotes

“My dad is such a good man. You know how when you are a child you think your dad is invincible? Well, I still think that - he is so wise and everything I do I ask my dad's advice about first.”
“I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”

Source : "King of Cyber-Commerce". Interview, www.achievement.org. May 4, 2001.
“Different shades of life make the painting more beautiful.”
“There's something to be said for giving and helping to change people's lives.”
“...being human always points, and is directed, to something, or someone, other than oneselfâ€”be it meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter. The more one forgets himselfâ€”by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to loveâ€”the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.... What is called self-actualization is not an attainable aim at all, for the simple reason that the more one would strive for it, the more he would miss it. In other words, self-actualization is possible only as a side-effect of self-transcendence.”
“The essential elements of singing are voice, musicianship, and story. It is the rare artist that has all three in abundance.”

Source : Linda Ronstadt (2013). “Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir”, p.196, Simon and Schuster
“None merits the name of Creator but God and the poet.”
“There's no use diversifying into unknown companies just for the sake of diversity. A foolish diversity is the hobgoblin of small investors. That said, it isn't safe to own just one stock, because in spite of your best efforts, the one you choose might be the victim of unforeseen circumstances. In small portfolios, I'd be comfortable owning between three and ten stocks.”

Source : Peter Lynch (2012). “One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In”, p.240, Simon and Schuster

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