"Elegance is not an outer quality, but a part of the soul that is visible to others."
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"If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm with my quantity."
"Overconfidence is a powerful source of illusions, primarily determined by the quality and coherence of the story that you can construct, not by its validity."
"The universe and the Laws of Physics seem to have been specifically designed for us. If any one of about 40 physical qualities had more than slightly different values, life as we know it could not exist: Either atoms would not be stable, or they wouldn't combine into molecules, or the stars wouldn't form heavier elements, or the universe would collapse before life could develop, and so on..."
"Hope is the foundational quality of all change, and encouragement is the fuel which keeps hope alive."
"Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd."
"The quality of your life is the quality of where you live emotionally"
"To be effective, leaders must have the qualities and attitudes essential to work in a group setting."
"Don't settle for anybody just to have someone. Set your standards. What kind of love do you want to attract? List the qualities you really want in the relationship. Develop those qualities in yourself and you will attract a person who has them."
"Customers pay only for what is of use to them and gives them value. Nothing else constitutes quality."
"To be what I term a 'quality' human being one has to be transparently real and have the courage to be what he is."
"If the regular length of a shot is increased, one becomes bored, but if you keep on making it longer, it piques your interest, and if you make it even longer, a new quality emerges, a special intensity of attention."
"Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation."
"Always fight for quality, whether giving or receiving."
"My success is due more to my ability to work continuously on one thing without stopping than to any other single quality."
"I have always thought of our Service as an institution, more than any other bureau, engaged in a field essentially of morality--the aim of man to rise above himself, and to choose the option of quality rather than material superfluity."
"The desire to impress is an efficient means of bringing out one’s least impressive qualities."
"The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect."
"I am sure that in estimating every man's value either in private or public life, a pure integrity is the quality we take first into calculation, and that learning and talents are only the second."
"Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world."