Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"He who is firm in will molds the world to himself. [Ger., Aber wer fest auf dem Sinne beharrt, der bildet die Welt sich.]"
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Edith Wharton
Novelist, Short Story Writer
"To know when to be generous and when firm—that is wisdom."
Zig Ziglar
Author, Motivational Speaker
"Be firm on principle but flexible on method."
Ovid
Poet
"It is something to hold the scepter with a firm hand. [Lat., Est aliquid valida sceptra tenere manu.]"
William Blake
Poet, Painter
"Does a firm persuasion that a thing is so, make it so?"
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"I'm a firm believer that things happen as they should. The universe unfolds just as it's supposed to."
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"I'm a firm believer that it's not the way you look or what you have, but what you've got inside."
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"I'm one of those firm believers that good music will prevail."
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"Stand firm, don't flutter!"
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"I'm a firm believer in doing things that scare you."
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"Be firm or mild as the occasion may require."
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"For who so firm that cannot be seduced?"
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"Maintain a firm grasp of the obvious at all times."
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"All great change in business has come from outside the firm, not from inside."
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"Who is so firm that can't be seduced?"
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"Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains."
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"Im a firm believer in learning by heart."
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"Often we are firm from weakness, and audacious from timidity."
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"All this marked them as vaguely liberal, although their ideas would never congeal into anything like a firm ideology; in this, too, they were American."
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"I am a firm believer that you don't do anything significant by yourself. Again, maybe there are exceptions. There's the Picasso or the Mozart."
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"Nobody can predict the future; the idea is to have a firm grasp of the present."
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"Once firms had to pay to pollute, they became incredibly inventive at figuring out cheaper ways to eliminate their SO2 emissions."
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"It is my firm faith that man is by nature going higher."
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"To avoid being drawn into error, keep a firm grip on the truth."
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"I'm a firm believer that you learn a hell of a lot more from your failures than you do from your successes."
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