"An ounce of performance is worth more than a pound of preachment."

-- Elbert Hubbard

#Inspirational Quotes #Pounds Quotes #Performances Quotes

“Don't Just Do Something: Stand There. Don't Just Stand There: Do Something.”
“I'd rather be an adviser. I don't wanna become a trainer because I think with the knowledge and the business sense that I've accomplished through my career and have credibility, why would I reduce myself down to being in a gym with a bunch of training which is not a bad thing to give advice, but I can do that with a suit and tie on and also be there when the cheques are written. I don't wanna be there when the cheques are handed down from 3 or 4 people's hands and then it hits mine as a trainer because 9/10 times, deductions have come out of that.”
“Throw out and keep throwing out. Elegance means elimination.”
“The world is not made for the prosperous alone, nor for the strong.”

Source : George William Curtis (1856). “Works: Potiphar papers”, p.211
“Before this government came to power, many failing schools were simply allowed to drift on in a pattern of continuing failure. The government is determined to break that pattern and is successfully doing so.”

Source : "General strike brings Greece to a surprisingly calm halt" by Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. December 1, 2011.
“I'm so critical of my own work that it's difficult for me to disassociate myself and watch it as an audience.”
“I'm a beer man. I tried to drink whiskey and Scotch but I don't get it. It smells like a girl who didn't shower and just splashed a lot of perfume on.”
“Nature itself is the best physician.”

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