"Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on courage
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"A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on creativity
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"A useless life is an early death."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on death
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"Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigor. With such people the gray head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life."

Dickens, Charles on age and aging
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"I have often thought the best way to define a man's character would be to seek out the particular mental or moral attitude in which, when it comes upon him, he felt himself most deeply and intensely active and alive. At such moments there is a voice inside which speaks and says: This is the real me!."

James, William on character   

"I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results."

Nightingale, Florence on talkativeness   

"Experts often possess more data than judgment."

Powell, Colin on experts   

"Passion is the genesis of genius."

Robbins, Anthony on passion
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"If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it."

Lincoln, Abraham on judgment and judges
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"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."

Churchill, Winston on victory
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"We have all seen with a sense of nausea the abject, squalid, shameless avowal made in the Oxford Union. We are told that we ought not to treat it seriously. The Times talked of the childrens hour. I disagree. It is a very disquieting and disgusting symptom. One can almost feel the curl of contempt upon the lips of the manhood of Germany, Italy, and France when they read the message sent out by Oxford University in the name of Young England. Let them be assured that it is not the last word. But before they blame, as blame they should, these callow ill-tutored youths, they must be sure that they have not been set a bad example by people much older and much higher up. "

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"He that won't be counseled can't be helped."

Franklin, Benjamin on learning
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"There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents."

Jefferson, Thomas on aristocracy   

"For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead..."

Jefferson, Thomas on truth
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"A loving heart is the truest wisdom."

Dickens, Charles on love
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"The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind."

Gandhi, Mahatma on control
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"Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions."

Kennedy, John F. on change
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"It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny."

Robbins, Anthony on destiny
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"If we don't see a failure as a challenge to modify our approach, but rather as a problem with ourselves, as a personality defect, we will immediately feel overwhelmed."

Robbins, Anthony on failure
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"Most people fail in life because they major in minor things."

Robbins, Anthony on failure
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"Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives."

Robbins, Anthony on focus
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"It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives."

Robbins, Anthony on giving
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"The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if: (1) You clearly decide what it is that you're absolutely committed to achieving, (2) You're willing to take massive action, (3) You notice what's working or not, and (4) You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want, using whatever life gives you along the way."

Robbins, Anthony on achievement
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"The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors."

Robbins, Anthony on mind
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"Live with passion!"

Robbins, Anthony on passion
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"Success is doing what you want to do, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you want."

Robbins, Anthony on success
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"The path to success is to take massive, determined action."

Robbins, Anthony on success
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"If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results."

Robbins, Anthony on success
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"All personal breakthroughs being with a change in beliefs. So how do we change? The most effective way is to get your brain to associate massive pain to the old belief. You must feel deep in your gut that not only has this belief cost you pain in the past, but it's costing you in the present and, ultimately, can only bring you pain in the future. Then you must associate tremendous pleasure to the idea of adopting a new, empowering belief."

Robbins, Anthony on belief
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"If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible."

Robbins, Anthony on belief
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"Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thin was changing what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming."

Robbins, Anthony on change
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"Create a vision and never let the environment, other people's beliefs, or the limits of what has been done in the past shape your decisions. Ignore conventional wisdom."

Robbins, Anthony on vision
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"We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not."

Robbins, Anthony on action
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"In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently."

Robbins, Anthony on action
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"Action is the foundational key to all success."

Robbins, Anthony on action   

"I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret."

Robbins, Anthony on commitment
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"To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others."

Robbins, Anthony on communication
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"One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular."

Robbins, Anthony on concentration   

"The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives."

Robbins, Anthony on communication
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"The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you."

Robbins, Anthony on control
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