"Behavior precedes belief - that is, most people must engage in a behavior before they accept that it is beneficial; then they see the results, and then they believe that it is the right thing to do....implementation precedes buy-in; it does not follow it."

-- Douglas B. Reeves

#Believe Quotes #People Quotes #Doe Quotes

“..avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts, which unavoidable wars may have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burthen, which we ourselves ought to bear.”
“Nicole Baart has written a novel that satisfies on every level.Â Sleeping In Eden is a compelling mystery, a tragic love story, a perceptive consideration of the callous whim of circumstance and, perhaps mostÂ important, a beautiful piece of prose.Â I guarantee this is a book that will haunt youÂ long after you've turned the last page.”
“You can't blame a writer for what the characters say.”

Source : Lawrence Grobel, Truman Capote (1985). “Conversations with Capote”, E P Dutton
“Whoever said you can't buy Happiness forgot little puppies.”

Source : Gene Hill (2013). “A Hunter's Fireside Book: Tales of Dogs, Ducks, Birds, & Guns”, p.62, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
“Dealing with the old school rappers, you see a lot of humility. When you're new, nothing is wrong. Everything is tight. Because you're trying to hype the world into believing in you.”
“I spent so many years with people saying, 'Hey, you're like America's boyfriend!”

Source : "Luke Wilson's Over Being 'America's Boyfriend'" by Ashley Terrill, www.elle.com. October 10, 2011.
“It was Vivaldi's Mandolin Concerto, Francesca Abraham realized as the radio alarm went off. Lively, unrelentingly upbeat, it was the perfect tempo in which to start the day. Covering her head with a pillow, she reached out blindly and urgently, desperate to shut the damn thing off.”

Source : Naomi Ragen (2001). “The Ghost of Hannah Mendes”, p.69, St. Martin's Griffin
“The higher the voice the smaller the intellect.”

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