"Never give up. The bankers and financial people did not take me seriously initially. Everyone thought I would fail. My attitude was that 'No' is an unacceptable answer when it comes to financing."

-- Debbi Fields

#Giving Up Quotes #Attitude Quotes #People Quotes

“After the falling out with my father, I worked on a couple of ranches - thoroughbred layup farms, actually - out toward Chino, California. That was fine for a little while, but I wanted to get out completely, and twenty miles away wasnt far enough.”
“I think any time people behave in a way that's truly them, then they'll never fail. You get in trouble when you try to copy others.”
“You are the first President to whom the opportunity was ever offered constitutionally to inaugurate such a day. If you fail us now, you may be the last.”
“We should not be discouraged or depressed by our shortcomings. No one is without weakness. As part of the divine plan, we are tested to see whether we master weakness or let weakness master us. Proper diagnosis is essential to proper treatment. The Lord gave us this remarkable assurance: "Because thou hast seen thy weakness thou shalt be made strong" (Ether 12:37). But wishing for strength won't make us strong. It takes faith and work to shore up a weakened cord of integrity.”
“I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker.”
“Learning from programmed information always hides reality behind a screen.”
“We're fine together, just like this: Our silence protects us from ourselves”

Source : Yasmina Khadra (2005). “The Attack”, Nan A. Talese
“Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.”

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