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"And before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you've depended on more than half of the world. This is the way our universe is structured, this is its interrelated quality."
"A leader can't make excuses. There has to be quality in everything you do. Off the court, on the court, in the classroom."
"The most universal quality is diversity."
"Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity."
"Sincerity is a soul quality that God has given to every human being, but not all express it."
"When work is no more than a means to an end, it cannot be of high quality."
"When things are shaky and nothing is working, we might realize that we are on the verge of something. We might realize that this is a very vulnerable and tender place, and that tenderness can go either way. We can shut down and feel resentful or we can touch in on that throbbing quality. (9)"
"We must infer that all things are produced more plentifully and easily and of a better quality when one man does one thing which is natural to him and does it at the right time, and leaves other things."
"My worst quality is impatience."
"Wiles and deceit are female qualities."
"Praise never gives us much pleasure unless it concur with our own opinion, and extol us for those qualities in which we chiefly excel."
"Beauty is a harmonious relation between something in our nature and the quality of the object which delights us."
"You cannot increase the quality or quantity of your achievement or performance except to the degree in which you increase your ability to use your time effectively."
"If you have difficulty sleeping or are not getting enough sleep or sleep of good quality, you need to learn the basics of sleep hygiene, make appropriate changes, and possibly consult a sleep expert."
"Investing requires qualities of temperament way more than it requires qualities of intellect."
"The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect. You need a temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the crowd or against the crowd."
"Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides."
"The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze."
"A good essay must have this permanent quality about it; it must draw its curtain round us, but it must be a curtain that shuts us in not out."
"To create an extraordinary quality of life, you must create a vision that's not only obtainable, but that is sustainable."
